Parents and Kids: Play Smart
from the Start! A Town Hall meeting w/ Gov. Jennifer Granholm & Friends
Parents and Kids: Play Smart
From the Start!
A Town Hall Meeting with Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and Friends
October 14, from 9:00-10:30 PM
This very special program will air statewide on all PBS affiliate
stations. This program will focus on how parents and caregivers can
help their child connect for success by playing, talking and reading.
The 90 minute program will be broken into 3 half hour segments, including
video clips from the documentary produced by Connections for Children. The
3 topics covered in the segments include:
Talking: Optimally children need to hear 45 million words and 500,000
encouraging statements by the time they are 4 years old!
Reading: This segment focuses on how to read with each age group and how
parents can achieve this goal incrementally and not feel overwhelmed. Do’s
and Don’ts of reading WITH children will be discussed.
Playing: Play Time is Connect Time. We’ll show parents and caregivers how
to connect for success through play. Learn How Connecting With Your Kids
Help Them Play Smart From The Start!
Panel participants will be the Governor, Dr. Joan Firestone, a national
expert on brain development, community and business leaders, and other
early childhood experts. During the opening and as panelists they will
share their perspective and answer questions about why the years between
birth to five are so important to a child's success in school and in life
and what we can do to make sure that Michigan's most valuable resource,
our children, are prepared for the future and ready to succeed.
This program will be taped "live" at 1:30 in the afternoon on October 14th
at Grand Valley State University, Eberhard Center, 301 W. Fulton, Grand
Rapids. If you are interested in being a participant in the audience of
the Town Hall please send your name, phone number, affiliation, and email
to: info@jjcommunicate.com
using the subject line: "Panel Town Hall Audience" or you can fax the
information to (616) 451-7038.
Please be advised there is limited seating, and it will be assigned on a
first come first served basis. You can also submit a question that you
would like to pose to the panel by the same method.
If you have any further questions please contact:
Betsy B. Boggs
Project Coordinator
Connections for Children
Heart of West Michigan United Way
Phone: (616) 752-8629
Fax: (616) 459-8460
http://www.playsmartfromthestart.com
