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Parenting Moments

presented by Healthier Urban Families at Wayne State University

November 2024

Welcome to the month of November!

It is shaping up to be a beautiful fall. Commit to spending as much family time as possible outdoors. Many families will celebrate Thanksgiving this year. Look at your guest list and think about someone who traditionally does not come but who might really appreciate an invitation. Please see the list of food pantries in our resource list and consider donating goods and/or your time to one. World Communications Week is observed the first week of November. It is a week designated to the recognition of the importance of communicating well with each other. Please see this month’s Guide on language development in children. Most of us know of a child who has experienced speech challenges and the PowerPoint done by one of Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute’s predoctoral students, Sadaf Salehi,  provides information on what language development looks like and how we as parents/caregivers can support it.

– Beverly Weathington MPSI, Community Engagement Coordinator

Resources

Find Food Pantries Near You

https://www.feedingamerica.org/need-help-find-food/thanksgiving

Feed America Website

Parenting Moments Guide

Sadaf Salehi is a PhD student in Wayne States Department of Communication Sciences and Disorder since 2022, and a clinical Speech pathologist since 2019. Sadaf completed her bachelor's and master's degrees at Iran University of Medical Sciences. She has worked with children with various disabilities and their families for three years as a Speech Pathologist. At present, she collaborates with Dr. Derek Daniels in the Stuttering Lab at Wayne State Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her research focuses on the psychosocial aspects of stuttering, parental experiences of having a child with disability, and the role of family in their child's psychosocial health.

Promoting Language DevelopmentGuide (PDF)

Family Fun

Fun on Ice

https://downtowndetroit.org/experience-downtown/things-to-do/the-rink/

Detroit Tree Lighting

https://downtowndetroit.org/event/21st-annual-detroit-tree-lighting/

Make Your Own Tile

https://www.pewabic.org/pages/plan-your-visit?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmt24BhDPARIsAJFYKk2inDt_fng7gvOFuBN-cVFTrMflpNeXn1ytgTqQN7ASmJYxH8ae748aAo2DEALw_wcB

STEM

fun and activities at the library

https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/events/event/997216500397

50 Thanksgiving Family Activities

https://www.today.com/life/holidays/thanksgiving-activities-rcna38875


Parade Tour

https://theparade.org/tours/

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