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Managing Challenging Behaviors

A Message from Child Care Aware of Virginia Parenting is a joyful and rewarding experience, but it also comes with its share of challenges and stressful moments. Navigating your child’s […]

Learn More About Internet Safety

A Message from Child Care Aware of Virginia The internet has become an integral part of our daily lives, and now more than ever, children are spending a significant amount […]

Safe Sleep Saves Lives

A Message from Child Care Aware of Virginia Babies spend a large amount of their early lives asleep – it’s crucial to ensure that they’re sleeping safely! Sudden Infant Death […]

September is Baby Safety Month

A Message from Child Care Aware of Virginia September is Baby Safety Month Baby Safety Month highlights the importance of providing babies and families with safe, quality environments. Making children’s […]

Don’t Be Scared. Be Prepared!

Although we wrapped up National Preparedness Month in September, we are still in the thick of hurricane season. As we prepare for cooler weather, it’s important to ensure your family […]

Virtual Learning 101

A new school year is approaching and many parents and teachers have to take an unconventional approach to educate children. Over the past few weeks, return to school has been […]

Summer Science Sparks

While summer is typically associated with learning loss, we challenge you to make this is summer full of fun opportunities to keep the gears turning during the summer break. School […]

Look Before You Lock! Prevent Hot Car Deaths

Each summer we see heartbreaking headlines about children being left unattended in hot vehicles.  According to Kids and Cars, over 940 children have died in hot cars nationwide since 1990, […]

Trauma and Behavior: What You Need to Know

Children feel stress just like we do. They may experience stress from school, learning how to ride a bike by themselves, an upcoming performance, or traumatic events like natural disasters, being […]

Keeping Your School-Ager Close

While February seems to be the month focused on relationships and love, we can continue to build and maintain these long-lasting connections everyday with our children. From Valentine’s Day in […]