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Featured Donor:

Jackie Gagner-Richter

Featured Volunteer:

Honeywell

The clinging arms. The screams. The tears. It seems appropriate that a young child would feel anxious when the person who protects and cares for them is gone. Typically, separation anxiety fades as your child becomes more accustomed to experiences with familiar and safe caretakers. In the meantime, here are some ways to support a child experiencing separation anxiety.

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Our speech therapy rooms are just one of our completed projects! The thoughtfully-designed rooms provide a calm, spacious space with natural light and feature sinks for water play and ceiling hooks for hang swings. The room size and observation windows allow for more family involvement and their side-by-side location allow for ease of collaboration and transitions.

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Local organizations are teaming up with St. David's Center to make a difference in our community!  

• Mom Enough™ will post a show January 30 that features a discussion with our therapists on self regulation issues such as building routines and sleeping and eating problems. Watch for it here.
• Barnes & Noble - Minnetonka hosted a December bookfair with 10 percent of proceeds benefitting St. David's Center. 
• Whole Foods Market - Minnetonka donated $1240 to St. David's Center through its One Dime at a Time program, where shoppers can choose to donate their reusable bag refund to a local charity.

Join us at the 2012 St. David's Center Make Them Shine Gala on Saturday, March 10 at International Market Square. The event features a silent auction, dinner, program by Megan Gunnar, Ph.D., director of the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota, and music by the Paul Peterson Orchestra. Many thanks to our Premier Sponsors: Anchor Bank, McGough Construction and Pope Architects.

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Like our Early Childhood Education program? Vote for it as one of Lake Minnetonka's best preschools in Lake Minnetonka Magazine's annual reader survey. (You must be a Lake Minnetonka area resident and vote for 15 items for your vote to count.)

Stay updated and show your support for St. David's Center by connecting with us socially.

January 19: Job Fair

February 10: Be Mine Ball

February 23: Understanding Your Child's Developing Brain

March 10: Gala

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