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WORKSHOPS

A Place of Our Own / Los Niños en su Casa Workshops
Based on the daily television series A Place of Our Own, this FREE workshop for adults focuses on developing children's language and literacy skills. This month's theme is preventing childhood obesity and will include clips from the children's program, Sid, The Science Kid. Participants will receive a Workshop Caregiver Kit complete with episode DVD, activity cards and a children's book.

South Regional Library, The Woodlands
Sat, Feb 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Theme: Conflict Resolution
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South Houston Library
Sat, March 6, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Theme: TBD
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A Place of Our Own Los Niños en su Casa
M-F 12:30 p.m. L-V 5:00 a.m.

RESOURCES

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America at a Crossroads
National Website

African American Lives
Local Resources
National Website

Dr. Becky Bailey
Conscious Discipline Website

Childhood Cancer/Other Life-Threatening Conditions
Local Resources
Frequently Asked Questions

Children's Mental Health
Use the online resource page to start your search for information.
Local Resources

FRONTLINE's Living Old
Use the online resource page to start your search for information.
Local Resources

Rx For Survival
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Rima, Fuego and the Children
Rima, Fuego Y Los Ninos" is a series of interstitials directed at pre-school and early elementary school-age children, ages 4 to 8, and their caregivers. Each program is designed to promote family reading by modeling the fun of reading contemporary children's books.
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Join HoustonPBS in welcoming one of the newest resources available to child care providers. A Place of Our Own and it's Spanish counterpart, Los Niños en su Casa make up a daily television series, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children. Both programs share ways for us all to help children acquire cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills, as well as nurture language and literacy development.

Visit A Place of Our Own website.

BILINGUAL WORKSHOPS

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Talleres de los Ninos en su Casa basado en una serie de televisión diaria extensivo dedicado al desarrollo del lenguaje y la alfabetización, la leccion de este mes es resolviendo conflictos y va a incluir segmentos del programa, Los Ninos en su Casa, y tambien unos de nuestros programas infatiles, Sid, El nino cientifico. El tema de este mes es resolviendo conflictos. Participantes recibiran un paquete del taller para cuidadores, un DVD del episodio que vieron, y tambien cartas de actividad y un libro de ninos.

Sutton Elementary
sabado, 20 de febrero, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Theme: Resolviendo Conflictos
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NEWS & EVENTS

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PBS KIDS GO! Writing Contest!!!
The Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest has a new name! The contest deadline is open to all Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade authors and artists. The HoustonPBS 2010 Contest deadline is March 15. Download official 2010 contest entry form and rules here!
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Houston Family Magazine
Annual Camp Fair
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COMMUNITY PROJECTS

African American Lives Ancestry Project Submissions