by Leah Langby | Jan 18, 2022 | Keeping Up With Kids
Last week I got a few reminders about the importance and delight of engaging with and supporting families with young children for a multitude of reasons, including that it is a great way promote early literacy practices and social-emotional learning and...
by Leah Langby | Dec 3, 2021 | Keeping Up With Kids
At a recent youth services check-in, someone mentioned that their small town had lost four people to COVID-related deaths in the past week, and two were pillars of the community. She mentioned that the whole town is muted and she is looking for ways to support the...
by Leah Langby | Nov 1, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Last year, a grandparent who is raising a grandchild approached Cindy at the youth services desk in Park Falls and expressed a desire for parenting support. Cindy found her online resources and books, but this person was really looking for more support. A Parent...
by Leah Langby | Jun 3, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
Pew Research Center has a new survey report out about the way teens and parents view screen time. I read the overview , and here are a few things I thought were interesting: More than half of parents feel like teens are distracted from in-person...
by Leah Langby | Feb 25, 2019 | Keeping Up With Kids
I’m working with a few IFLS-area libraries and a marvelous load of other partners on the Talking Is Teaching Chippewa Valley initiative. The goal is to empower parents and caregivers with the knowledge that the more they talk (and listen!) to their kids,...
