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5 Ways to Be a Great Dad Today

Being a great dad doesn't have to be difficult.  We have five things you can do today:

  1. Look at your children and call out their best.    Be your kid's biggest fan. Your children are waiting for you to call out their best. They are waiting for you to give them praise and affirmation. Call out what they did right in their choices and actions. Call out what you like best about them. Call out the fact that you love them deeply.
  2. Love your children by touching them gently and speaking to them softly.  There is nothing so powerful as a father's touch. A soft and gentle touch - a hug, a kiss on the head - can make a child feel safe and secure. father and son
  3. Listen to what your children are saying and to what they are not saying.  Spend time listening to your children talk about their day. Ask them questions and listen to what they are not saying.  Listening will only take a few minutes, but the impact will last a lifetime.
  4. Leave a legacy by giving your children a memory.  Make a plan to do something simple but something that your children can always remember. Read the same story each night for a month, play a certain game each week, fix the same dinner or breakfast every Saturday.
  5. Laugh with your children.  Allow your children to find the joy in life that comes with innocence. Then laugh with your children in these moments and find the deepest joy that is known in the heart of a parent.

If you take the time to love, laugh, look, listen, and leave a legacy-you will connect with your kids and be the dad they need and want you to be.  

RESOURCES FOR FATHERING 

Ideas for Fathers Day Outings or Field Trips for child care programs

Check out this jam packed resource guide filled from top to bottom with wonderful field trip ideas.   Plan the best summer ever with your children using this great resource.  If you have any questions about summer field trip planning please contact Crystal Schneider, School-Age Specialist at 440-960-7187 Ext: 236 or crystals@ccrcinc.com.

   

COME CELEBRATE WITH US!

Wine, Hors d'ouveres and the Paper Moon Vineyard

(Did we mention that it's FREE?) 

 

The CCRC would like to invite you to come and celebrate with us!

We have had the pleasure to work with, serve and to know you and on June 26th we want to celebrate the successes of the year with you.  Join the CCRC staff and Board of Directors at Vermilion's Paper Moon Winery from 6- 8pm.  We look forward to a wonderful evening.  Please take a minute and register below.  See you on the 26th.  

REGISTER HERE

This is our opportunity to celebrate the hard work you put in everyday serving the children and families of north central Ohio.  If you have any questions or need additional information on the celebration please contact:

Sarah Gatliff

 440-960-7187  ext. 230             

sgatliff@ccrcinc.com

The Project Approach

The Project Approach builds on natural curiosity, enabling children to interact, question, connect, problem-solve, communicate, reflect, and more. This kind of authentic learning extends beyond the classroom to each student's home, community, nation, and the world. It essentially makes learning the stuff of real life and children active participants in and shapers of their worlds.

Join the CCRC on Saturday, June 22 from 9:00-3:00 pm for the Project Approach workshop.  Family childcare providers earn Child Development training; childcare centers earn SUTQ approved training!
                                                     
     

First Aid & CPR 

Need First Aid & CPR for yourself, a staff person, or your substitute caregiver?   

We can help!

 

The CCRC is offering  Pediatric First Aid & CPR for Caregivers and Teachers on Saturday, June 29 from 9:00-4:00 pm for $60 per person.  Space is limited and we are not offering it again until September.

register now