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FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS MUSCATINE COMMUNITY YMCA
Family Program Services Newsletter
April, May, June
2020
Join us for Blue Out Day April 3, 2020 is Blue Out Day in Muscatine County
Take a photo of your family, business, organization or yourself wearing blue and post the picture to Facebook using the hashtag:
#greatchildhoodsmuscatine
Together we can create Great Childhoods! This April, all around Muscatine, you’ll be seeing blue in an effort to bring awareness to the causes and effects of child abuse, and what we can all do to keep kids safe and healthy in our community.
Pinwheel Bouquets Throughout April, you will see Pinwheel Bouquets on display at various businesses and organizations to remind us that all children deserve a great childhood! You can even make one yourself in your yard or garden.
Muscatine Rocks– Literally! Join us in April as we celebrate the joy of childhood by creating, hiding, and finding rocks with images and messages celebrating the fun of childhood. Get creative and share pictures on Facebook using the same hashtag:
#greatchildhoodsmuscatine
Child Sexual Abuse Community Forum
April 9, 2020—6:30-8:00pm
Please join us for this informative community discussion on Child Sexual Abuse. We will be learning how our local law enforcement processes child sexual abuse reports, the frequency of these reports, internet child sexual abuse, and methods parents can use to reduce the risk for their children to become victims of sexual abuse.
Presented by:
Detective John Hessling Muscatine Police Department
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
FAMILY PROGRAM SERVICES: Program Staff
Tasha Anderson
Daniela Artola
Donna Berger
Bill Dyar
Julie Echevarria
Emmalee Havel
Samantha Kerr
Executive Director
Bret Olson
Program Director
Diana Broderson
Program Staff
Tim Miller
Chrissy Nations
Cindy Ochoa
Rachel Sulzberger
Lindsay Thomas
Araceli Vasquez
Jessica Whitlock
April 3rd!
Upcoming Workshops and Events
April 3—Blue Out Day—Wear blue to support #greatchildhoodsmuscatine
April 8—Mississippi Valley Child Protection Center/Rebecca Valladares (6:30-8:00pm)
April 9—Child Sexual Abuse Community Forum/Detective John Hessling MPD (6:30-8:00pm)
April 10—Mississippi Valley Child Protection Center/Kadie McCory (10:00-11:45am)
April 16—Foods and Chemicals/Vera Stokes ISU University Extension (6:30-8:00pm)
May 13—Infant and Toddler Nutrition/Vera Stokes ISU University Extension (6:30-8:00pm)
May 15—Healthy and Homemade/Vera Stokes ISU University Extension (10:00-11:45am)
May 21—Family First Aid/Mel Steckel HPS Muscatine Community YMCA (6:30-8:00pm)
May 22—Family First Aid/Mel Steckel HPS Muscatine Community YMCA (10:00-11:45am)
June 18—Volunteerism/Nichole Sorgenfrey United Way of Muscatine (6:30-8:00pm)
June 19—Volunteerism/Nichole Sorgenfrey United Way of Muscatine (10:00-11:45am)
Myth: There’s nothing for kids to do in Muscatine!
Fact: There’s a ton of youth and teen programs at the Muscatine YMCA!
April 14, 2020 9:00—10:30 a.m. Family Restaurant
April 28, 2020
1:00—2:30 p.m. Peking
May 12, 2020
9:00—10:30 a.m. Red Berry
May 26, 2020
1:00—2:30 p.m. El Allende
June 9, 2020
9:00—10:30 a.m. Happy Joe’s
June 23, 2020
1:00—2:30 p.m. Pizza Ranch
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren April May June 2020
www.Muscatiney.org [email protected]
“Like” us on Facebook www.facebook.com/muscatiney www.facebook.com/familyprogramservices
APRIL is
Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Thank you for all that you do to protect children!
Family Program Services Muscatine Community YMCA 1823 Logan P.O. Box 978
Muscatine, IA 52761 563-263-9996 telephone
Visit www.Grandfamilies.org and sign up for the quarterly newsletter, The Grand Voice and keep updated on grandfamilies news.
Grandfamilies or kinship families are families in which children reside with and are being raised by grandparents, other extended family members, and adults with whom they have a close family-like relationship such as godparents and close family friends. About 7.8 million children across the country live in households headed by grandparents or other relatives. About 2.5 million grandparents report they are responsible for their grandchildren’s needs. In about a third of these homes neither of the children’s parents are in the home. Despite facing many barriers, research shows that the children in grandfamilies thrive. Caregivers also experience benefits like an increased sense of purpose in life. www.grandfamilies.org
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
All topics
marked with a blue
ribbon are specifically related to
Child Abuse Prevention
1 Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Parenting
First Steps 6:30-8:00pm
Positive Discipline
2 Moments for
Moms 6:30-8:00pm
Positive Discipline
3 Mujeres Latinas
9:30-11:45am Positive
Discipline
Blue Out Day
4
Kids’ Night Out at the
YMCA
Check the Program for
more information!
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6
7 Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm-MCSA
8 Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Parenting
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Child Protection
Center
9 Moments for
Moms 6:30-8:00pm Child Sexual
Abuse Community
Forum
10 Mujeres Latinas
9:30-11:45am Child Protection
Center
NO School Day
11
12
Happy Easter!
13
14 GRG
9-10:30am Family Rest.
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm–MCSA
15 Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Parenting
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Screen Times
16 Moments for
Moms 6:30-8:00pm
Foods and Chemicals
Vera Stokes
17 Mujeres Latinas
9:30-11:45am Budgeting
for Emergencies
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21 Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm-MCSA
22 Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Parenting
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Types
Child Abuse
23 Moments for
Moms 6:30-8:00pm
Types of Child Abuse
24 Mujeres Latinas
9:30-11:45am Types of
Child Abuse
25
Little Run-A-Thon
at the YMCA
26 27
28 GRG
1-2:30pm Peking
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm-MCSA
29 Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Parenting
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Budgeting for
Emergencies
30 Moments for
Moms 6:30-8:00pm
Budgeting for
Emergencies
APRIL
#greatchildhoodsmuscatine
www.pcaiowa.org
Ideas for conversations in the car with your children #Describe a favorite childhood memory #Share a story about a special person to you #Talk about a treasured family tradition #Ask about the best/worst part of their day #Ask what they learned or found interesting today #Ask what they are looking forward to this week
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
Mujeres
Latinas
9:30-11:45am
Bedtime
Routines
2
3
4
Screen-Free
Week
May 4-10
5
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm-MCSA
6
Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Bonding
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Active Parenting
7
Moments for
Moms
6:30-8:00pm
Building
Your
Savings
8
Mujeres
Latinas
9:30-11:45am
Appropriate
Child
Expectations
9
10
Happy
Mother’s
Day!!
11
12
GRG
9-10:30am
Red Berry
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm–MCSA
13
Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Bonding
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Infant/Toddler
Nutrition
14
Moments for
Moms
6:30-8:00pm
25 Ways to be a
loving parent
15
Mujeres
Latinas
9:30-11:45am
Healthy and
Homemade
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19
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm-MCSA
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Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Bonding
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Active Parenting
21
Moments for
Moms
6:30-8:00pm
Family
First Aid
22
Mujeres
Latinas
9:30-11:45am
Family
First Aid
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24
Congratulations
Graduates!
25
YMCA
Memorial
26
GRG
1-2:30pm
El Allende
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm-MCSA
27
Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Bonding
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Active Parenting
28
Moments for
Moms
6:30-8:00pm
Words every child
needs to hear
29
Mujeres
Latinas
9:30-11:45am
Group Rules
30
7 Special Traditions to Honor Heroes with Your Kids on Memorial Day Weekend
1. Spend a quiet moment together—observe a moment of remembrance at 3 p.m.
2. Take part in a parade—attend a local parade or watch a Memorial Day parade on television.
3. Send a note of thanks—write and hand deliver a note of thanks to active or retired military.
4. Pay your respects—go to a cemetery or memorial and take park in the ceremonies.
5. Read, watch, and learn—read about heroes, watch a documentary series, go to the Library.
6. Make art—print a free Medal of Honor Coloring Book or draw pictures of the U.S. flag.
7. Brighten someone’s day—deliver care packages to a hospital or visit an elderly living facility.
Amy Lynch
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm-MCSA
3
Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Relationships
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Active Parenting
Last Day School
4
Moments for
Moms
6:30-8:00pm
Importance of
Family Mealtime
5
Mujeres
Latinas
9:30-11:45am
Community
Resources
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7
8
9
GRG
9-10:30am
Happy Joe’s
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm-MCSA
10
Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Relationships
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Active Parenting
11
Moments for
Moms
6:30-8:00pm
Effective
Communication
12
Mujeres
Latinas
9:30-11:45am
Effective
Communication
13
14 15
16
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm–MCSA
Lip Sync
Battle
Missipi Brew
17
Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Relationships
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Active Parenting
18
Moments for
Moms
6:30-8:00pm
Volunteerism
19
Mujeres
Latinas
9:30-11:45am
Volunteerism
20
21
Happy
Father’s
Day!!
22
23
GRG
1-2:30pm
Pizza Ranch
Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm-MCSA
24
Teen Parents
5:30-7:00pm
Relationships
First Steps
6:30-8:00pm
Meal Planning
25
Moments for
Moms
6:30-8:00pm
Age Appropriate
Discipline
26
Mujeres
Latinas
9:30-11:45am
Importance of
Family Mealtime
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Dad’s Group
6-7:30pm–MCSA
J.U.N.E. J- Jumping and screaming at the start of each day
U- Uniting the hot and windless play
N- New paves we stray and click moments that forever stay
E- Encouraging the other to sit and chat, every day in JUNE is just
like that. unknown
JUNE
Have a Birthday Party at the YMCA
Birthday Parties are available for booking on Saturdays and Sundays from 12-2pm.
Each party package includes a party room, at least one activity, and Party Specialist!
Contact the YMCA at least two weeks (30+ days recommended) before your event.
Birthday Party Packages to choose from: 1. Pool + Gym Party (ages 1 and up) 2. Adventure Ctr + Gym Pty (ages 2-8)
3. Spectacular Sports, Arty Party, Mad Scientist, or Make Over Madness (K-5th Grade).
Call 563-263-9996 for more information!
Family Program Services Weekly Groups: Teens as Parents: This group is for parents who are 19 years of age and younger. Moms and dads are welcome to attend. This is an opportunity for
teen parents to meet and gain support from others in similar situations.
Dad’s Group: Especially for fathers, this group covers the “24/7 Dad” curriculum, focusing on dad’s role in parenting and caregiving.
A child support forgiveness option is available for fathers who graduate from this 8-week course.
First Steps: This group is for moms and dads parenting children birth-elementary school. Parenting education topics are offered as well as support for
individual needs. “Active Parenting” is one of the curriculums used, along with other resources and knowledgeable speakers from the community.
Moments for Moms: This group is for moms parenting children middle-high school. Talk with others about child rearing, working, and childcare, along
with topics specific to raising pre-teens and adolescents.
Mujeres Latinas: Un programa para mujeres que hablan espanol. Educacion para madres en la lengua familiar. Cuidado para los ninos es gratis.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: This is a bi-monthly support group for people raising or caring for their grandchildren or other relative’s
children. This group provides support/information on community resources pertaining to the specific needs of Grandparents in these situations.
Parenting Skills Study Group: 6-week class using “Active Parenting” Curriculum. Class is offered on an individual basis. Call the Y for an appointment.
Turn off the TV, unplug from your
electronic devices, and tune into your family
during Screen FREE Week!
Some Alternatives to TV:
Learn to play a musical instrument. Put together a puzzle.
Visit the library. Go ice skating or roller skating.
Visit the zoo. Paint a picture, a mural or a room.
Attend a high school sporting event. Go swimming. Join a community swim team. Read a book aloud to your younger sibling. Volunteer for a community organization.
Play with your pet. Write a letter to a friend or relative.
Learn to cook. Read magazines or newspapers.
Plan a slumber party. Start a neighborhood basketball game.
Go camping (even if it's just in the backyard!). Start a diary/journal.
Go to a museum. Play cards.
Research your family history. Go listen to a local band.
Make crafts to give as gifts. Make up a story and write it down.
Learn to say simple phrases in a new language. Learn some new riddles or jokes.
Bake a batch of cookies for a neighbor.
May 4-10, 2020 Visit www.screenfree.org
Handwashing 101
Handwashing is one of the most effective means to reduce the spread of infectious disease. It also helps protect against food borne illness outbreaks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately half of all food borne illness outbreaks is due to people not washing their hands properly.
To properly wash your hands, follow these steps:
1. Wet hands to help loosen dirt, oil, and germs.
2. Apply soap to remove the dirt, oil, and germs from hands.
3. Rub your hands together for 15 to 20 seconds to make sure all parts of both hands are washed. Don’t forget about cleaning around your fingernails, which are ideal for trapping dirt and germs.
4. Rinse off all the soap and loosened dirt from the hands under running water.
5. Dry your hands with a clean, dry towel or by using a hand dryer.
Article provided by: Vera Stokes, Human Sciences Nutrition & Wellness Specialist with Iowa State
University Extension
For more information: Visit http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm508450.htm
Source: Adapted from Words on Wellness Newsletter, July 2013, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Teen Parents Group Being a teen is tough. So is being a parent. If you’re doing both at the same time, you
have to face some very difficult challenges. As a teen parent – whether you’re a
mom or a dad—you are now in charge of raising a happy, healthy child, all while
figuring out school, work, your future, and teenage life. Every teen parent has a
different path and different challenges. We want to help support you in your goal to
be a great parent and fulfill the other dreams and goals you have chosen.
Teen Parent Group meets every Wednesday night from 5:30-7:00
Childcare and transportation are provided.
This quarter topics will continue to address:
April—Fundamental Parenting Skills: Comforting, Nutrition, Routines, Health
May—Bonding with Your Child: Attachment, Self-Esteem, Play, Nurturing
June—Relationships & Personal Well Being: Support, Conflict, Interaction, Goals