The Biology of Relaxation and Portable Skills to Enhance your Resilience & Calm - Recording!
On February 5th, Nurse Practitioner Liz Winet presented this beneficial relaxation skills session that embraces the science of relaxation and practices for all.
Read More🌟 2nd Annual Early Childhood Celebratory Dinner – Month of the Young Child 🌟
Join us as we gather to celebrate our dedicated early childhood community and also recognize 2025 achievements! Register here no later than noon on March 25th!
📅 Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Come as you are! We know many will be arriving after a joyful (and busy!) day with young children, so casual attire is encouraged.
🍽 Dinner & Program: 6:00–7:30 PM (5:30 - 6:00pm is check-in)
📍 Ballrooms A & B, Community Learning Center (Downtown Library), South Bend, IN
🍴 Delicious Dinner catered by Allie’s Catering
✨ This event is FREE!
Early registration helps with planning for food and all the festivities and secures a seat.
Kindly RSVP only if you are able to attend. Event Confirmation via Calendar Invitation will be provided after registration. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 💛
Registration required by March 25th at noon. Register here, thank you!
Read MoreFriendship and connection are at the heart of early care and education. Every day, you create spaces where children and families feel safe, seen, and valued, laying the foundation for joyful, lifelong learning.
Just as children thrive in connected environments, so do the adults who teach and care for them. Your deeply relational work is strengthened as we support one another, share ideas, and grow together building resilience across our early learning community.
We are deeply grateful for all you do.♥️
Read the February RTG Newsletter for exciting events and updates here
Queridos amigos de RTG,
La amistad y la conexión están en el corazón del cuidado y la educación en la primera infancia. Cada día, ustedes crean espacios donde los niños y las familias se sienten seguros, vistos y valorados, sentando las bases para un aprendizaje alegre y para toda la vida.
Así como los niños prosperan en entornos conectados, también lo hacen los adultos que los educan y cuidan. Su trabajo, profundamente relacional, se fortalece cuando nos apoyamos mutuamente, compartimos ideas y crecemos juntos, construyendo resiliencia en toda nuestra comunidad de aprendizaje temprano.
Estamos profundamente agradecidos por todo lo que hacen. ♥️
Lean el Boletín de febrero de RTG para conocer próximos eventos y novedades emocionantes AQUI
As Dr. King reminded us, “Intelligence plus character… that is the goal of true education.” In early care and learning, we work every day, through love, to nurture compassionate, curious, and capable young children by creating environments rooted in relationships, belonging, play, and a love of learning.This RTG update celebrates and supports the essential role you play in the lives of children, families, each other, and our community. You are shaping a stronger today and a brighter tomorrow, and we are deeply grateful for your commitment, thoughtful and intentional practices and growth mindset. Together, we honor Dr. King’s legacy by advancing high-quality, relationship-centered early care and learning that is built upon evidence-based practices supporting holistic social and emotional development for every child. A few RTG updates are below that can’t wait until February! Thank you for all you do to support young children, families, each other, and our community.
Read more here in English here
Read more here in Spanish aqui
Queridos amigos de RTG,Como nos recordó el
Dr. King,“Inteligencia más carácter… ese es el objetivo de la verdadera educación”.En el cuidado y aprendizaje temprano, trabajamos todos los días, a través del amor, para nutrir a niños pequeños compasivos, curiosos y capaces mediante la creación de entornos basados en las relaciones, la pertenencia, el juego y el amor por el aprendizaje.Esta actualización de RTG celebra y apoya el papel esencial que desempeñan en la vida de los niños, las familias, entre sí y en nuestra comunidad. Están forjando un presente más fuerte y un futuro más prometedor, y les agradecemos profundamente su compromiso, sus prácticas reflexivas e intencionales, y su mentalidad de crecimiento.Juntos, honramos el legado del Dr. King al promover el cuidado y el aprendizaje temprano de alta calidad y centrado en las relaciones, basado en prácticas basadas en evidencia que apoyan el desarrollo social y emocional saludable de cada niño.A continuación, les compartimos algunas actualizaciones de RTG que esperan con ansias hasta febrero. Gracias por todo lo que hacen para apoyar a los niños pequeños, a las familias, a los demás y a nuestra comunidad.
Read more here in Spanish aqui
Read MoreDear Ready to Grow Friend,
On behalf of the Ready to Grow team (RTG), I would like to wish you a 2026 filled with health, loved ones, prosperity, and joy! 2025 was an eventful year with both significant ups and downs within our local and state-wide early care and learning community.
RTG has the good fortune to work alongside committed, caring, and thoughtful early educators and program leaders dedicated to high quality early care and learning for all children. What these educators are creating in their programs and throughout St. Joseph County is changing how we live and work and how we relate to each other, the children in our care, and their families. They inspire us every day with their curiosity, persistence, creativity, and openness to learning and growing.
In this season of reflection as we embark on 2026 with renewed vigor and dedication, we are grateful for this community and for all the educators who remind us that light is not the absence of darkness. It’s the act of shining right through it.
The rest of the January Newsletter can be accessed here in English and Spanish.
With gratitude,
Terri and the RTG Team
FREE EBOOK: The Core Need of Certainty Playbook
Ever wonder why some children resist transitions, try to control everything, or cling to your side? These behaviors are often a child's way of seeking certainty - a core need deeply connected to their sense of safety.
This playbook, found inside the Child Compass course, helps you recognize the cues, understand what's happening in a child's nervous system, and respond with simple, practical strategies like visual schedules, gentle transition warnings, and consistent routines. When children feel certain about their world, they can relax, connect, and thrive.
Did you know? MHAM works hard to provide free counseling for the Michiana community with their Pro Bono Counseling Project: https://buff.ly/3t5uKmQ
Short term therapy is a great service for individual, couples and families with acute problems. Once your application is received, it will be reviewed to make sure you're a good candidate for this project.
We're here to help you take the next steps.
mhamichiana.org | 574-393-8809, ext. 3
Pro Bono Counseling Project Application: here.
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