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As a parent, it can be thrilling to watch your child achieve developmental milestones. After mastering a new skill, such as using the toilet or separating from a parent, it can be confusing and upsetting if your child shows signs of regression. Regression is when a child loses skills they have developed or take steps backwards in their progress. Regression can look like a child who is potty trained suddenly having accidents or wetting the bed. It can be the child who bounced excitedly into his classroom every day suddenly clinging to Mom and having difficulty separating. It can be a child wanting a bottle after they have transitioned away from needing one. Baby talk, temper tantrums, sleep regression and thumb
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PARENTING MATTERS Graziella Simonetti
REGRESSION from page 1B sucking are ways in which a child may demonstrate regression. Regression can be a typical aspect of development that occurs before a developmental leap is set to happen. Life changes can also lead to regression. A child may regress after starting a new school or having a new child care provider. Divorce or a death in the family can cause regression. A pregnancy or new sibling can lead to regression, as can a child’s sickness. Even events that adults may perceive to be happy ones, such as a move, can be experienced as stress to a child which can result in regression. These events can make a child feel insecure or scared without the skills to communicate these feelings. They may regress in an attempt to get more affection or to return to a time in life that felt safer and more predictable.
Identify the issue It can be challenging for young children to express what they are feeling and why. Identify the change of behavior without judgment or punishment. “I notice that you have been wetting your pants and not using the toilet.” Help him brainstorm
possible reasons. “Could it be because you are in a new classroom and is a bigger bathroom and maybe feels a little scary?” or “is it because baby sister wears a diaper and you feel sad that Mommy changes her diaper and helps her?” Demonstrate sensitivity Let your child know that you understand how hard the change is for him. Validate his emotions, and let him know that you understand he may be feeling scared or confused. Tell him that it is normal to feel that way in a new situation and that those feelings will go away soon. Acknowledgment and reassurance can help him move passed the regression to achieve the next step developmentally. Fix what you can Spend special one on one time with your child who is having a hard time coping with a new sibling. Set up a plan with the school to ease anxiety for the child having difficulty adjusting. Set up her new bedroom with familiar items. Ask her to tell you what might make her feel better and let her be a part of the solution.
Extra TLC Offer additional affection and attention as big transitions occur. Sometimes, the regression presents as baby-like behavior as a way to communicate that the additional time and affection they got during that phase is needed again. Remember that this stage is most likely temporary and the additional physical and emotional support may help them move forward. Regression can be a typical phase of child development and usually lasts a few days or weeks. If the regression lasts longer or worsens, or is the result of significant trauma, consult your child’s doctor. Graziella Simonetti is a parent educator for EAC Network’s Long Island Parenting Institute and works as an early childhood social worker for the New York City Department of Education. She holds an advanced certificate in parent education from Adelphi University and is a NYSPEP credentialed parenting educator.
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Sunrise Day Camp Breaks Grou BY TARYN SCHOFIELD
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Pictured: President and CEO of Sunrise Association, Arnie Preminger, the Miller family and the Rosenberg family from the Laura Rosenberg Foundation.
Three years ago, while volunteering as a counselor at Sunrise Day Camp, a program coordinated by the Sunrise Association, which offers year-round programs, day camps and in-hospital recreational activities to children fighting cancer and their siblings free of cost, Roslynnative Max Miller made a connection with a young camper named Lane as they sat on the sidelines of the basketball court. It was then that Miller realized there was something missing from the opportunities and activities at the camp. “I was talking to him about Pokémon Go and were talking about technology,” said Miller. As a self-proclaimed “computer geek,” Miller prefers coding languages and robotics over playing sports or joining a band. “The camper said that he really wished that the camp had a computer lab so that I could teach him how to code,” explained Miller. “He was always interested in it, but he never knew an easy place to do it or where to learn it.”
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That night, Miller went home and immediately started a crowdfunding campaign to raise the funds to build a computer lab at the camp. This is how the S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Shack came to be. “Max recognized that children are not homogeneous,” said Artie Preminger, president and CEO of the Sunrise Association. “We offered a lot of outdoor activities and sports for the campers, but not every child enjoys or is capable of those activities.” One of Miller’s goals in helping to create this program was to embrace
the differences among the campers. “One of the best things is that kids who go to this camp are all very different,” said Miller. “Some have mental or physical disabilities that prevent them from being able to go out and play sports or do physical activity. To give them something like technology could really just change their life.” Each day over the summer, an average of 100 to 125 children participate in S.T.E.A.M. activities, giving them the opportunity learn valuable skills that can translate to future careers, especially if they miss long periods of school due to their illness. “They fall behind in school, some don’t even get into college, but to give them technology, it is one of the most useful things to know,” said Miller. “To give kids who may slip through the cracks or fall behind skills that are so useful and so prevalent is really just an amazing thing.” After two years of development in a mobile classroom, Miller’s crowdfunding efforts have transformed into a program with more than 30 corporate sponsors and
more than half a million dollars raised. Now, the next step is building the S.T.E.A.M. Shack so the program can continue to grow and expand the opportunities it offers campers. On March 15, the dreams of having a S.T.E.A.M. activity center became a reality when the con-
To just finally have it being built is amazing. —Max Miller
struction team broke ground and began to carry out of this next crucial step. The Sunrise Day Camp has been around since 2006 and this new building is an enormous addition to their efforts to “bring back the joys of childhood” to children with cancer and their siblings. “This operation has been building upon itself since 2006,” said Preminger. “To get to this point is just an incredible milestone.” Family and friends of Max
Miller, members of the Sunrise Association’s executive board, Sunrise Day Camp staffers, and proud sponsors all came out to celebrate the commencement of the building’s construction and the impact the program and the camp has on their participants. “In 2006, when this program became an idea, we were the first contributor and the gateway for the program to gain campers at Sloan Kettering,” said Michael Rosenberg, a representative for the Laura Rosenberg Foundation, a major sponsor of the project. “It’s been a while since we’ve done a project and of course this is just larger than life.” The hope is that the S.T.E.A.M. Shack will be completely finished for the upcoming 2019 summer camp. Miller is mostly concerned with how happy the campers will be to have a new activity space. “To just finally have it being built is amazing,” said Miller. “I’ve been telling the campers that it’s coming and now the ground’s finally being broken and it’s happening. I’m just so excited for the campers to see it.”
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New STEM Student Challenge Focuses On Water Quality Protection A new “STEM” competition has been launched that is designed to challenge middle school students to design projects to reduce nitrogen pollution on their school grounds. On Long Island, excess nitrogen from aging residential septic systems, fertilizer and stormwater runoff, and other sources has led to deteriorated surface and groundwater quality. The Long Island Water Quality Challenge was created by the Long Island Regional Planning Council, which along with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Nassau and Suffolk Counties, is implementing the Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan, or LINAP, is a multi-year effort to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering Long Island ground and surface waters. Nitrogen is the leading cause of water quality deterioration in Long Island’s estuaries threatening ecosystem health as well as the region’s economic well-being. Excess nitrogen causes toxic algal blooms that lead to low oxygen conditions, fish kills, and degraded wetlands and marine habitats. Nitrogen
and plant varieties; and “Stormwater Treatment on School Grounds,” in which students will design projects to collect and/or treat runoff on their school grounds to help reduce pollutants. At the final competition, teams will be evaluated by a panel of experts on originality, quality of ideas, practicality, technical merit, digital and oral presentation, and team collaboration. There will be an awards ceremony where the top projects and teams will be honored. Any state accredited educational institution in Nassau and Suffolk counties serving students in grades 6, 7 and 8 is eligible. Each school may submit up to two teams of any size; however, well-being of Long Island. “The Council also contaminates the groundwater schools should identify a faculty lead which is the sole source of Long Island’s recognizes the need for greater interfor each team or one lead for both action between professionals engaged drinking water supply. teams. Schools are encouraged to cre“Our goal is to connect students, in STEM pursuits and our schools to ate collaborations with other schools in teachers, and their communities with key generate interest and excitement about the district or across districts. issues that are actively being addressed project learning and STEM careers.” To receive more information by LINAP to control nitrogen pollution As part of the STEM Challenge, loads impacting our water,” said John schools will choose one of two categories about the Long Island Water Quality Challenge and to submit a letter of Cameron, chair of the Long Island to examine: “Low Input Landscaping interest visit www.lirpc.org, email Regional Planning Council. The Council on School Grounds,” in which students info@lirpc.org or call 516-571-7613. serves as the Island’s chief planner and will identify ways to reduce the use of Letters of Interest are due by April 5. a leading advocate for issues affecting fertilizers, pesticides and overwatering —Anton Media Group the economic, environmental and social by choosing different landscape designs
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learning space to gain information about the law and youth mental health. MHANYS created the Resource & Training Center to help implement the state’s mental health education law, which went into effect in July 2018. The Center provides school districts and individual educators with assistance and guidance and is available to offer treatment and support options and information about the recovery process. The center is supported through $1 million in grant funding that the New York State Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo included in last year’s state budget. For more information, contact call 518-434-0439 or visit www.mental healthednys.org. —Anton Media Group
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New Online Training Program For Mental Health The School Mental Health Resource & Training Center, an initiative of the Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. (MHANYS), has launched a new self-paced online training program to further prepare educators, administrators and other school staff with an indepth understanding of how to support the mental health of students. The online course outlines New York State’s firstin-nation law requiring mental health instruction in all K-12 schools, and it explains how individual school personnel can do their part to help implement it. The launch of the online training program follows an impactful first seven months for the School Mental Health Resource & Training Center. Already, more than 10,800 individual users have visited the Center’s website/online
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The welcome mat has been rolled out for the Camp Jacobson’s new Assistant Director, Adam Grundfast, whose lifelong involvement in camp along with his career experience over the last 11 years make him the ideal fit for this position. Most recently, Grundfast worked for two years at Camp Pontiac in Copake overseeing a group of middle schoolaged boys, supervising campers across campus-wide activities, and in the training and development of camp counselors. Before that, he worked across sales and marketing, in the training and development of camp counselors, and as a camp supervisor for five years at Pierce Day Camp in Roslyn. At Camp Jacobson, Grundfast will assist Paul Isserles, Camp Jacobson Director, in the creation and implementation of strategic planning along with the overall program development and supervision
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