Watch Me Grow 2009-2010 Calendar

Watch me Grow
Healthy, Happy and Strong!
A CALENDAR for MICHIGAN FAMILIES

2009 2010

Newborn Screening
Saves Lives!
Michigan law requires the screening of all
newborn infants for rare but serious disorders
which can be treated if identified early.

m Early diagnosis, treatment or other interventions can prevent
irreversible disabilities and even death.

m Your birthing hospital staff or midwife will collect a screening
specimen ideally between 24 and 36 hours of age for testing.

m Check with your pediatric health care provider about your baby’s
newborn screening results.

REMEMBER . . .
Newborn screening detects certain treatable medical disorders.
Confirm with birthing staff that your newborn infant has
received a newborn screening test.

To learn more about newborn screening and genetic disorders,
visit the Michigan Department of Community Health website
at www.michigan.gov/newbornscreening or
For more information contact the Michigan Newborn www.migeneticsconnection.org.
Screening Program toll-free at 1-866-673-9939 or e-mail us at
mdch-newbornscreening@michigan.gov.

Creating Your Family Health History
What is a family health history?
A family health history is a collection of information about diseases that
run in your family, along with eating habits, activities, and environments
which your family members share.

How do I obtain family health history information?
Talk to your family members! Use family events like holidays or
birthday celebrations as an opportunity to gather information. Collect
information on yourself, your parents, your brothers and sisters, your
children and other extended family members such as aunts/uncles
and grandparents.

What should I ask?
Learn basic information such as: date of birth/death, ethnicity or race,
and cause of death. Find out about any health conditions in your
relatives as well as the age which symptoms started. Be sure to ask
about a history of birth defects, cancer, mental health disorders,
developmental delays, heart disease, and pregnancy complications How can MAGC help?
including miscarriage, stillbirth and infertility.
The mission of the Michigan Association of Genetic Counselors
(MAGC) is to champion quality genetic counseling services in
What do I do with my family health history information?
the State of Michigan. Genetic counselors are specially trained
• Create a family health history tree — a drawing of your relatives
to provide information and support to families who are affected
and their health history.
by a genetic condition, or the possibility of one.
• Share the information with your relatives.
For more information about family health
• Share the information with your health care provider and find history and other genetic resources, visit
out more about the diseases in your family and what you can do www.magcinc.org, www.geneticalliance.org
to prevent them. or www.hhs.gov/familyhistory.

Getting Fit for Pregnancy . . .
. . . is a great way to take control of your health to improve the odds of a healthy
pregnancy for you and your baby. Plus, take these steps — before and during
pregnancy — to better health for mother and baby:

) Eat a variety of foods with plenty of ) Wash hands often, especially when
vegetables, fruits and fortified grain caring for young children. It’s the best
products. way to reduce the spread of infection.

) Take a vitamin with 400 mcg (0.4 mg) ) Practice safer sex/use condoms to
folic acid every day—it helps to protect against sexually transmitted
prevent some kinds of birth defects. diseases (STD).

) Have a medical check-up before ) Live smoke-, alcohol- and drug-free.
you get pregnant. Discuss health
problems and healthy changes you ) Avoid using hot tubs and saunas when
can make to get fit for pregnancy. pregnant or planning pregnancy.

) Ask your doctor about the safety of ) Eat fully cooked meat. If you eat Great
your medicines or supplements in Lakes fish, follow the Michigan Fish
pregnancy. Advisory. Call 1-800-648-6942 or visit
www.michigan.gov/mdch-toxic.
) Find out if tests (like x-rays) and
procedures are safe during pregnancy. ) Don’t handle cat litter. Avoid rats,
mice and other rodents—they may
) Talk to your doctor if you have a spread infections that can harm
child or other family member with a unborn babies.
birth defect, genetic disorder or
developmental disability. ) Avoid toxic substances and chemicals
at home and work.

) Get prenatal care early and keep every appointment!

For more information on birth defects and possible risk factors, contact:
March of Dimes Pregnancy and Michigan Birth Defects Program National Center on Birth Defects Organization of Teratology
Newborn Health Education Center Call: 1-866-852-1247 (toll-free) and Developmental Disabilities Information Specialists
E-mail: askus@marchofdimes.com E-mail: BDRFollowup@michigan.gov Call: 1-800-232-4636 (toll-free) Call: 1-866-626-6847 (toll-free)
Visit: www.marchofdimes.com Visit: www.MIGeneticsConnection.org Visit: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd Visit: www.otispregnancy.org

January is Birth Defects Prevention Month!
2009
January
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
December February 1 Have you had your 2 3
S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
furnace checked this
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 winter?
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
28 29 30 31 NEW YEAR’S DAY

4 Folic Acid Awareness
Week
5 6 7 8 9 Share a funny story
10
with your kids!

11 12 13 Washing hands 14 15 16 17
prevents colds.

18 19 20 21 22 Let your child read 23 24
a story to you.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
DAY

Folic Acid — Every 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Woman, Every Day!

February is Responsible Fatherhood
Awareness Month!
Responsible Fathers are Men Who:
w Put their children’s interest before their own.

w Serve as role models to their children (leading by example).

w Separate other relationship issues from their relationships with their children.

w Play an active role in their child’s emotional and academic development.

Nurturing Men — Thriving Children — Healthy Families

Hey Dad! What do you want your relationship with your child to look like 20
years from now? What are you doing right now to achieve that relationship?

Be the Best Dad You Can Be — Be Interested, Be Involved!

Proud Fathers-Proud Parents
www.michigan.gov/dhs

Governor Jennifer Granholm has declared February as Responsible Fatherhood Awareness Month in order to provide an opportunity for Michigan
citizens to learn more about how fathers impact the lives of their children. Fathers who actively participate in the lives of their children
diminish the risk of childhood poverty, mental illness, juvenile delinquency, early sexual activity, teen pregnancies, substance abuse and failure
to complete high school, among many other things.

"Fatherlessness is the most
harmful demographic trend of
this generation. It is the
leading cause of declining child
well-being in our society."

—David Blankenhorn
2009
February

February is Dental 1 2 Medicine should be 3 4 5 6 7
Health Month taken as directed.
Ask your doctor.

GROUNDHOG DAY

Ask your child to
National Child 8 9 10 help you plan a fun
11 12 13 14
Passenger Safety
Week family activity.

ST. VALENTINE’S DAY

Healthy breakfasts
15 16 17 18 19 are a great way to
20 21
start your day!

PRESIDENTS’ DAY

Turn space heaters
off when you leave
22 23 24 25 Read to your baby 26 27 28
and young child
a room. daily.

ASH WEDNESDAY

January March

1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31

Lead Poisoning Is Preventable!
Tell your health care provider that your child must be tested for lead
poisoning if 1) your insurance is Medicaid/MIChild or 2) you live in one
of Michigan’s 14 target communities (Battle Creek, Benton Harbor,
Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Hamtramck, Highland
Park, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Muskegon/Muskegon
Heights, Pontiac, and Saginaw).

Find out the age of your home. If it was built before
1978, ask someone from the health department about
special cleaning tips.

Ask your babysitter/daycare provider if their facility is
“leadsafe.”

If anyone in the home has a job or hobby involving
lead, find out about “take-home” lead.

When you (or anyone else) is doing maintenance or
renovation in your home, require the use of “leadsafe
work practices.”

If you are pregnant (or planning a pregnancy), talk to
your health care provider about your present (and
past) environmental lead exposures.

For further information see www.michigan.gov/leadsafe or contact:
■ Childhood Lead Poisoning ■ Lead Hazard Remediation Program ■ Your county health department’s
Prevention Program 866-691-LEAD (866-691-5321) Childhood Lead Poisoning
517-335-8885 or 888-322-4453 To find professionals to help identify and control lead Prevention Program
To learn more about lead poisoning prevention, blood paint hazards and to learn how to remodel and repaint
lead testing, sources and management of hazards, a older homes safely.
speaker for your group, and to get the name of a lead
program contact at a local health department.

For information about the Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention Program, call
(517) 335-8885 or (888) 322-4453.
2009
March
March is
Save Your Vision
1 2 Use dental floss to
clean between teeth.
3 4 5 6 7
Month: Vision USA

Turn clocks ahead
and check smoke
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
detector batteries.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
BEGINS PURIM BEGINS

Celebrate your
National Poison 15 16 17 family. Create a
18 19 20 21
Prevention Week
family tree!

ST. PATRICK’S DAY FIRST DAY OF SPRING

Re-read a favorite
22 23 24 25 26 27 story.
28

Add chopped apple February April
29 or sliced banana to
30 31 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

pancakes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30

®
April is the Month of the Young Child
Early Years Are Learning Years™ . . .
Make Them Count!
Children’s early years are the foundation for growth
and development. Children are constantly
developing and learning. What they are learning
depends on their physical health, social-emotional
health, relationships, and daily interactions and
experiences. The 2009 Month of the Young Child®
Focus Weeks highlight children’s development.

MOYC® 2009 Focus Weeks
April 1–11 Physical Development

April 12–18 Social-Emotional Development

April 19–25 Cognitive Development

April 26–30 Language and Literacy

Help celebrate the Month of the Young Child®

For information: (517) 336-9700 or (800) 336-6424
E-mail: MOYC@MiAEYC.org
Web site: www.MiAEYC.org

Month of the Young Child and MOYC are registered service marks of the
Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children.

Call MiAEYC, (517) 336-9700 or (800) 336-6424, for
more information on Month of the Young Child®.
2009
April
March May
Bend and stretch and 1 2 3 4
reach for the sky!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 Exercise daily with your
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 child.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24
29 30 31 31 25 26 27 28 29 30

5 6 7 8 9 10 Stage a home fire 11
drill this month.

PALM SUNDAY PASSOVER GOOD FRIDAY

12 Recognize and show 13 14 15 16 17 18
appreciation for your
child’s efforts and
accomplishments.

EASTER SUNDAY

19 20 21 22 23 Encourage children 24 25
over age 2 to drink
water. The brain needs
to be properly hydrated
to be alert.

EARTH DAY

National Infant
26 27 Read aloud to your 28 29 30 April is Month of the Young Child® and
Immunization week child everyday. It is Child Abuse Prevention Month.
essential for language
development and for
information on Month of the Young Child.
preparing your child to
succeed as a reader. Call Children’s Trust Fund, (517) 373-4320, for
information on Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Your first thought when you wake up and your last one
before you fall asleep is your family.

Their health and future mean everything to you.

The Food Stamp Program cares, too. That is why they
offer FREE nutrition education for you and your family.

You already know that healthy eating is important for the
entire family. And you know the Food Stamp Program
provides help with food if times get tough.

Michigan State University Extension nutrition education
can also help you:

e Cook easy, quick and tasty meals that your whole
family will love.

e Get your kids to eat more fruits and vegetables and
like them.

e Stretch your food dollars.
e Get your family to be more physically active and
have fun.

Contact your local MSU
Extension Office to learn more! This program is partially funded by USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by way of the Michigan Department of Human Services and
the Michigan Nutrition Network at Michigan State University Extension. MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity provider and employer.
Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity,
religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. The Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program can help provide a healthy diet and nutrition assistance to people with low income. To find out more, contact your local DHS
office, check online at http://www.mfia.state.mi.us/mars/index.asp or call 1-800-481-4989 for the Food and Nutrition Helpline.

Hugs and smiles are encouraging! 2009
May
April June
Run cold water for 1 2
several minutes before
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 drinking or cooking
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 with it.
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30

3 4 5 Go to the library. 6 7 8 9

CINCO DE MAYO

Make sure everyone 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
gives Mom a hug
today!

MOTHER’S DAY

17 18 Iron-rich foods: lean 19 20 21 22 23
meat, eggs, beans,
greens and cereals.

24 25 26 27 28 Schedule an eye 29 30
exam.

31 MEMORIAL DAY

HEAD START
A Child and Family Development Program
What Head Start offers you and your child:
% A preschool program for children of income-eligible
families and families of special needs children, at no cost
% Nutritious snacks and meals
% A learning environment sensitive to children’s individual
and group needs
% Activities fostering cognitive, emotional, social and physical
development
% Inclusion of children with disabilities
% A variety of ways for parents to volunteer and participate
in their child’s learning
% Opportunities and support for families
% Medical and dental services for children

% Programs designed to meet the needs of families all over Michigan:

• Migrant Head Start
• Early Head Start (for children from birth to age three and
their families)
• Native American Head Start
• Full Day, Full Year as well as Half Day
• Home Base Head Start
• Bilingual support services

For more information about Head Start in Michigan, please call the
Michigan Head Start Association at 517-374-MHSA (6472) or toll free 1-866-320-6472,
or visit our web site at www.mhsa.ws. 2009
June

Small, round and 1 2 3 4 5 6
sticky foods are
choking hazards.

7 8 9 10 11 Milk and fruit shakes 12 13
make nutritious
snacks!

14 15 16 Raise your child in a 17 18 19 20
smoke-free world. If
you smoke, QUIT.

FLAG DAY

Make sure 21 22 23 24 25 26 Put crayons and 27
everyone gives paper out for your
Dad a hug today! child.

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

FATHER’S DAY

May July
28 29 30 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S

1 2 1 2 3 4
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
24
31 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31

Great Start Readiness Program
Elements of a high-quality Great Start Readiness Program classroom include:

Adults and Children are
Play is Children’s Work. Partners in Learning. Adults:
Classroom Materials:
Their work: Outdoor Play: • Observe and listen to children.
• Encourage exploration,
• Is displayed (e.g., • Encourage children to talk about
• Provides children with many experimentation and
artwork, photos of block what they do.
choices about how they play (e.g., discovery.
structures, samples of
climbing, pouring, jumping, • Follow children’s lead in play.
beginning writing). • Appeal to multiple senses.
sorting or pretending, playing
• Stems from the children’s alone or in groups). • Use children’s words. • Are available in a large
interests and ideas. • Offer suggestions to extend play. amount of real and
• Provides an opportunity for
manufactured materials.
• Is prominently displayed adults to actively engage with • Use a variety of teaching
at children’s eye level. children as they supervise strategies such as open-ended
outdoor play. questioning.

Children who experience just one year in the Great Start Readiness Program experience significant developmental gains.
http://www.highscope.org/content.asp?contentID=225.

Michigan Department of Education • Early Childhood Education and Family Services • (517) 373-8483 • www.michigan.gov/ece

Eat 5 or more servings of FRUITS and
VEGETABLES every day for better health! 2009
July
June August
Child Safety 1 2 3 4
Restraints: it’s the
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 law!
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24
28 29 30 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 INDEPENDENCE DAY

5 6 Talk about the 7 8 9 10 11
things you see and
hear.

Children love to 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
plan picnics.

19 20 21 22 23 Cold water cures a 24 25
hot day!

26 27 Protect your 28 29 30 31
children from
second-hand
smoke.

Michigan 4C Association
One Call for Child Care 1-866-424-4532
Resources for Parents Seeking Child Care:
Quality Assured Program
• Learn how to identify a high quality child care provider.
• Talk to a Child Care Resource and Referral Specialist to identify options
for child care.
• Find a quality licensed child care provider in your area using a network of 16
regional 4C offices. Many of the offices have achieved accreditation by the
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.

Training and Resources for Child Care Providers:
Michigan Child Care Futures
• Topics covered in trainings include Basic and Advanced Topics in Child Care,
Infant and Toddler Care, Inclusive Child Care, Child Care Administration,
Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP), Communicable Diseases, and more. Courses
range from 5–16 hours.
• Individuals can use these trainings towards meeting state licensing and Child
Development Associate (CDA) requirements, to obtain CEUs, and to earn
college credit for some courses.
• Training is offered throughout the State of Michigan at times and locations
convenient to child care providers.
• Support is available for accreditation for child care centers through the
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the
National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) Accreditation for child
care family and group homes.

Visit our website for more information:
http://www.mi4c.org

August is Children’s Learning
and Vision Month!
2009
August
July September 1

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30

2 3 4 5 Protect your 6 7 8
summer fun—
use sunscreen!

Eat some raw 9 10 11 12 13 14 Write letters with 15
vegetables for a your finger in
snack. sand.

16 17 Catch your child 18 19 20 21 22
being good!

RAMADAN BEGINS

23 24 25 Keep babies 26 27 28 29
under 6 months
out of direct sun.

30 31

Support for Families of Children with
Special Needs
The Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS) is part of the Michigan Department of Community Health.
CSHCS is for children and some adults with special health care needs, and their families.
CSHCS Family Phone Line 1-800-359-3722
• Solve a CSHCS problem • Reach your local health department toll-free
• Get information and resources related to children with special needs for parents, grandparents and other relatives

Family Center for Children and Youth available to Michigan young adult(s) between
with Special Health Care Needs the ages of 16–25 to help cover expenses to
All Michigan families of children with special attend a conference related to their diagnosis,
needs may take part in: condition, or treatment, or a conference related
to disability advocacy, and education.
ä Family Support Network of Michigan —
Our parent-to-parent network offers
Specialty Medical Care
information and emotional support.
We cover diagnostic tests to check for a special
Parents can ask for one-to-one support
health need.
from a trained peer who also has a child
with special needs. More than 2,700 diagnoses qualify for CSHCS
coverage. Eligibility is determined based on
ä Heart-to-Heart Information Update —
each person’s medical report.
Our free monthly sheet covers CSHCS,
events and resources just for families of For children—and some adults—who qualify,
children with special needs. CSHCS provides:
ä Relatively Speaking — Children and teens ä referral to specialty doctors.
that are siblings of children with special
needs can share their unique issues in a ä coverage of office visits, prescription drugs,
weekend of structured activities. special equipment and more.

ä Conference Scholarships — We help ä referral to services to help families care for
parents of children with special needs go to children at home and maintain routines.
conferences related to the diagnosis,
treatment or care of their children with ä coverage of transportation costs to medical
special needs. Scholarships are also Photo by The Center for Children with Chronic Illness and Disability, University of Minnesota appointments related to an eligible diagnosis.

Encourage your kids to express themselves!

2009
September
August October 1 2 Breast milk — the 3 4 5
Gold Standard.
1 1 2 3
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
23 24
30 31 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

LABOR DAY

Healthy babies sleep 13 14 15 16 A visit to your 17 18 19
on their backs alone child’s school
in their own crib eases the
without extra transition.
blankets or bedding.

ROSH HASHANAH BEGINS

20 Use describing words 21 22 23 24 25 26
when you talk.

RAMADAN ENDS FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN

National Adult 27 28 29 Talk about good 30
Immunization Week health habits with
your child.

YOM KIPPUR

Protect Your Child from Scary Diseases
Your child needs vaccines at these ages:

d Birth d 12–15 months
d 2 months d 18 months
d 4 months d 4 – 6 years
d 6 months d 11–12 years

All children from 6 months through 18 years of age should
get vaccinated against the flu every year.

Protect your baby
1. Be sure your baby gets all of her (or his) vaccines
on time.
2. Get your vaccines on time, too, including flu
vaccine every year.
3. Make sure that family members and other people
who spend time with your child have gotten their
vaccines.

You Can Keep Your Child Healthy!
For more information call your doctor, your local health
department or 1-888-76-SHOTS.
For more information, go to www.vaccinateyourbaby.org.
Michigan Department of Community Health

October is Halloween Safety Month!
2009
October
September November
1 Pack a piece of fruit 2 3
in everyone’s lunch.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
27 28 29 30 29 30

National Fire 4 5 6 7 Teach your child a
8 9 10
Prevention Week nursery rhyme.

11 12 13 Buckle up! 14 15 16 17

COLUMBUS DAY

Prevention is well- 18 19 20 21 22 Time is the best 23 24
balanced meals. thing you can spend
on your child.

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

HALLOWEEN

WIC helps Women, Infants and Children
WIC may help if you:
È Are pregnant or breastfeeding.

È Have an infant or children
up to age 5.

È Want to improve your family’s
health with good nutrition.

The Women, Infants and Children
Program (WIC) may be able to help with
the right food and advice on nutrition,
health care and immunizations.

WIC supports every mother’s choice
to breastfeed.

WIC helps working families, too.

Call today 1-800-26-BIRTH
Michigan Department of Community Health
Michigan WIC Program
www.michigan.gov/wic • www.wichealth.org
WIC is an equal opportunity program

Babies were born to be breastfed!
2009
November

1 2 Remember to vote! 3 4 5 6 Breast milk or 7
iron-fortified
formula is
essential during
the first year.

ENDS ELECTION DAY

8 Untreated ear 9 10 11 12 13 14
infections can lead
to hearing loss.

VETERAN’S DAY

15 16 17 18 19 Put books out 20 21
where she can get
to them.

Keep all medicines 22 23 24 25 What are you 26 27 28
in their original thankful for?
containers.

THANKSGIVING DAY
October December
29 Thank your 30 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
children whenever
they are being 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

helpful! 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31

Project Find Everyone can learn.

Helping Young People
Succeed in School 1-800-252-0052
www.ProjectFindMichigan.org
Young People Develop At Different Rates
Sometimes, a young person can have more difficulty learning
TTY: 517-668-2505
than others do. He or she may have difficulty seeing or hearing,
service available for persons with hearing
as well as difficulty getting along with others, or learning in
and/or speech difficulties.
school. These are reasons for concern.

Why Is an Evaluation Important?
Project Find refers individuals for a free evaluation to help
identify specific conditions that prevent a young person
from learning. The evaluation is the first step in getting the
help he or she needs. A free evaluation is available for
individuals from birth to age 26.

Information Is Confidential
t
All information contained in the evaluation and Projec
Find
educational program is confidential. Everyo
ne
can
learn.
Who Can Help?
Anyone can refer individuals, birth to age 26, for special
educational services. It can be a parent, a foster parent, a
teacher, a counselor, a friend, a relative, or the person who
finds learning difficult.

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION This project material was produced and distributed through an IDEA (2004) Mandated Activities Project
Kathleen N. Straus, President John C. Austin, Vice President for Project Find Michigan awarded by the Michigan Department of Education. The opinions expressed
Carolyn L. Curtin, Secretary Marianne Yared McGuire, Treasurer herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Michigan Department of Education, State
Nancy Danhof, NASBE Delegate Elizabeth W. Bauer Board of Education or the U.S. Department of Education, and no endorsement is inferred. This document
Reginald M. Turner, Board Member Eileen Lappin Weiser
is in the public domain and may be copied for further distribution when proper credit is given. For further
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS information or inquiries about this project, contact the Michigan Department of Education, Office of
Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor Special Education and Early Intervention Services, P Box 30008, Lansing, Michigan 48909.
.O.
Michael P Flanagan Superintendent of Public Instruction
.

Project Find Michigan 1-800-252-0052
www.ProjectFindMichigan.org
Fax: 517-668-0446
TTY: 517-668-2505 service available for persons with
hearing and/or speech difficulties.
2009
December

December is Toy 1 2 Talk about sounds 3 4 5
Safety Month that letters make.

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

HANUKKAH BEGINS

How about baked 13 14 15 16 17 18 You are a star in 19
sweet potatoes for your family’s life!
dinner?

20 21 22 Always leave 23 24 25 26
emergency
instructions with
your babysitter.

FIRST DAY OF WINTER CHRISTMAS DAY KWANZAA BEGINS

27 28 Relax and hold 29 30 31 November January
your baby close
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2
during feeding.
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30

Parenting is for a Lifetime
Good parenting includes:
1. Showing kids love, concern and
respect at all times.

2. Giving kids a safe place to live
and play.

3. Listening to what your kids
are saying.

4. Helping your kids express all
their feelings appropriately.

5. Giving your kids appropriate
choices whenever possible.

6. Having reasonable rules that
are understood by all.

7. Being and responsible and teaching
your kids to be responsible.

8. Spending time together with
your kids.

9. Setting an example by what you
say and do.

10. Asking for help when you need it.

The Michigan Foundation for Education LeadershipTM (MFEL) is a nonprofit organization established
in 1990 to receive, hold, invest and administer funds and to make expenditures to aid in the fulfillment of
educational needs and create new avenues for educational excellence throughout the State of Michigan.

Loving eye contact builds trust and security.
2010
January
December February
January is Birth
Defects Prevention
1 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Month
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
27 28 29 30 31 28 NEW YEAR’S DAY

Nursing moms 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
need healthy
diets.

10 11 12 Try a new recipe 13 14 15 16
for your favorite
vegetable.

17 18 19 20 21 22 Are dangerous 23
materials out of
harm’s way?

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
DAY

24 25 Trade off child 26 27 28 Teach your child 29 30
care with a friend. a new word.

31

Are You Concerned About
Your Child’s Development?
Don’t worry. But don’t wait. Call 1-800-Early-On. Does your baby
Most parents wonder at times if their child is growing and developing like seem a little too quiet?
other children. If you question how your child is developing, call Early On®
Michigan to find out what you can do. Does she smile less than
Early On helps families get the help they need for their children, from birth to you think she should?
three years of age. Your child may be eligible for a free evaluation.
If the evaluation shows that your child needs help, we’ll connect Is he having a hard
you to the help you need, at little or no cost. time with his crawling
Call 1-800-Early-On (1-800-327-5966) for free information
or walking?
about your child’s development and Early On services, or visit
us on the web at:
www.1800EarlyOn.org
1-800-Early-On
(1-800-327-5966)
TTY: (517) 668-2505
service available for persons with
hearing and/or speech difficulties.

For information about Early On®,
call (800) EARLY ON.
2010
February

February is Dental 1 2 Breastfeeding…a 3 4 5 6
Health Month gift of love that
lasts a lifetime.

GROUNDHOG DAY

7 8 9 10 11 Talk about a book 12 13
you’ve just read.

National Child 14 15 16 17 Are your 18 19 20
Passenger Safety emergency
Week numbers posted
by the phone?

ST. VALENTINE’S DAY PRESIDENT’S DAY ASH WEDNESDAY

21 22 23 24 25 26 Displaying 27
children’s
artwork promotes
self-esteem.

January March
Routine dental 28 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
visits should
begin at age 1. 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
24
PURIM BEGINS 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31

From Polio to Prematurity
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by
preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The mission is
carried out through programs of research, community services, education
and advocacy.

KNOW THE SIGNS OF PREMATURE BIRTH.
Contact the March of Dimes Pregnancy & Newborn Health Education Center
at askus@marchofdimes.com to answer your questions about:

• Prematurity • Labor and Delivery • Breastfeeding
• Preconception • Caring for your Baby • Newborn Screening
and other health related mother/baby topics.

Help give all babies their 9 months.

If your baby is born too small or too soon — connect with other families who
have or have had baby/babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Contact SHARE – an online community for parents of premature babies at
www.shareyourstory.org.

MARCH OF DIMES MICHIGAN CHAPTER
www.marchofdimes.com/michigan • E-mail: MI630@marchofdimes.com

2010
March

March is 1 2 A varied diet makes 3 4 5 6
Save Your Vision a healthy body.
Month: Vision USA

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Turn clocks ahead 14 15 16 17 18 Work a puzzle with 19 20
and check smoke your child.
detector batteries.

BEGINS ST. PATRICK’S DAY FIRST DAY OF SPRING

21 22 23 24 Point out words that 25 26 27
rhyme.

February April
28 29 Make regular dental 30 31 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
checkups.
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

PALM SUNDAY PASSOVER 28 25 26 27 28 29 30

Make It Michigan
2 great ways to increase the number of Michigan grown fruits
and vegetables that mothers and their young children eat.

Project FRESH Farm to School
Project FRESH provides participating Women, Infants and Programs that promote Michigan-grown and Michigan-produced
Children (WIC) Program families with nutrition education, as well food in schools. These can include:
as supplemental coupons to purchase Michigan-grown fresh fruits P School meals P Starting a school garden
and vegetables. Coupons are redeemed at local farmer’s markets P Field trips to farms P Fundraisers using Michigan food
and farm stands.
P Cooking in the classroom

A partnership between the USDA, the WIC division of the Michigan Department For more information contact the C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems
of Community Health and Michigan State University Extension. at Michigan State University, (517) 432-1612.

At home or at school — Make it Michigan!
2010
April
March May
April is Month of the Young Child® and Relax and hold your 1 2 3
Child Abuse Prevention Month. baby close during
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 feeding.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
information on Month of the Young Child.
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Call Children’s Trust Fund, (517) 373-4320, for
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24
information on Child Abuse Prevention Month.
28 29 30 31 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 GOOD FRIDAY

4 5 Babies were born to 6 7 8 9 10
be breastfed.

EASTER SUNDAY

11 12 13 You are your child’s 14 15 16 Don’t call medicine 17
best advocate. “candy.”

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

EARTH DAY

25 26 27 28 29 Talk about the 30
things you see and
hear.

Michigan Family-to-Family
Health Information & Education Center
(F2FHIEC)
e Educational Opportunities
F2FHIEC offers onsite and on-line learning opportunities, available for
families and professionals.

e Family Phone Line
Families can call health providers, local health departments, obtain
health resources or seek and offer support to other families through
our toll-free number. Interpreters are available to assist families
who do not speak English.

e Lending Library
Books, videos, and informational pamphlets are available
through our library.

e Website
A virtual center you can visit for information, education and/or
parent-to-parent support.
Visit: www.bridges4kids.org/f2f

F2FHIEC is administered by the Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, a section of the Children’s Special
Health Care Services (CSHCS) program of the Michigan Department of Community Health. It is funded by a federal grant from the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau. The Center has 31 statewide partners.

For More Information visit: www.bridges4kids.org/f2f or call 1-800-359-3722

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