Turtle Wing and PAT to offer Early Childhood Workshop on How Behavior is Communication

Turtle Wing Foundation will again be partnering with Schulenburg/Weimar Area Parents as Teachers to provide quality training for early childhood educators, daycare providers, their staff, and all parents of young children. The next training will be on Thursday, November 19 from 6-8 PM at the Sacred Heart Catholic School Family Life Center in Hallettsville. The presenter is Kadee Bludau, M.A., CCC-SLP and speech therapist for Complete Hometown Physical Therapy. The program will cover how “Behavior is Communication.” Objectives to be covered include but may not be limited to: -Why are we having difficulties communicating? -How do I handle or respond to my child's tantrum? -Are our behaviors developmentally appropriately? Terrible twos? -Why do we cry easily when frustrated? -Is this a behavior problem or language issue? This training is open to anyone interested, but an RSVP is requested to help with planning the meal that will be provided. To RSVP call 979-505-5090 or e-mail phyllis@turtlewingfoundation.org and leave the names of attendees so that certificates may be prepared. Two workshop hours will be provided for those needing continuing education for their workplace. This workshop is free of charge thanks to a grant from Fayette Electric Co-Op and Co-Bank. To learn more about PAT visit their website at www.sw-pat.org. For information on how Turtle Wing Foundation helps families in rural areas with children who have learning challenges visit www.turtlewingfoundation.org or like and follow them on Facebook. Complete Hometown Physical Therapy (https://completehometownpt.com/) has three locations in Hallettsville, Shiner and Yoakum. Their speech language pathologists specialize in working with children and adults with a variety of speech and language disorders and speech therapy needs. They use a floor time approach to get on the child's level and make therapy functional, while focusing on caregiver-training and family-driven goals.