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What is Family Place? |
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Family Place is a program offered by Martin Library to
parents and their children from birth to age
three.
The parents and children participate in a series
of free workshops.
This series of five workshops give parents,
families and caregivers the opportunity to play with
their children and interact with their peers in a
comfortable, supportive environment.
At the same time, they have the opportunity to
interact with a variety of child developmental
specialists from Family Child Resources.
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- We invite you to come with your child to
play, share, and learn together using toys,
books, music, simple art activities and games.
- You will take part in a 5 week series of
workshops for parents, families and care-givers
and children from ages birth to three years old
designed to strength parenting skills.
- You will have the opportunity to play and
read with your child while you chat with
community professionals about resources of
benefit to you and your family.
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Benefits of the
Family Place Program
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- Caregivers & children
spend quality time together learning to play.
- Caregivers can develop a network of new
friends that will connect them to new
opportunities.
- Children have the opportunity to try new
experiences in a safe environment.
- After completing the 5 week program,
participant may attend play group sessions.
- Caregivers will learn about other program
opportunities at the library.
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The Workshops
Weekly sessions
will cover the following topics.
(All families registered should
plan to attend all five workshops in the series)
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Orientation Week
Paula Gilbert,
Director of Youth Services at Martin Library or Lisa
Schmittle, Children’s Program Manager, will present
the resources available at Martin Library for both
parents and children.
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Physical Therapy Week
Therapists will
discuss with caregivers ideas for developmentally
appropriate ways to play and interact with their
children.
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Nutrition Week
Sharon Cervanek, Feeding Specialist with Early
Intervention Services
will interact with
families and answer questions related to early child
development and nutrition
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Child Development Week
Early education
specialists will discuss issues such as potty
training and sleep habits. They will also address
other parenting concerns of families.
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Speech, Hearing and Language
Development Week
Early Intervention
Speech/Language therapists for Family Child
Resources will speak with each family about
concerns or questions they may have in these areas.
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