Development of Living Skills

Development of Living Skills The DLS program focuses on the primary family caregiver. Funding for DLS has continued since 1983 through grants from the Butler County Children Services Board.

Development of Living Skills with Ohio State University Extension, Butler County Providing Daily Living Skills Education through in home lessons to parents in Butler County Professional child development specialists provide DLS clients with in home educational lessons designed to strengthen family skills and to build a safe and nurturing environment for children. The DLS curriculum includes the fo

llowing individual and family education topics:



•Parenting
•Food Safety
•Money Management
•Child Development

•Home Safety
•Nutrition
•Sanitation
•Conflict Resolution

Regard each child as a unique and creative individual, avoiding verbal comparisons to their siblings and peers, such as ...
05/19/2014

Regard each child as a unique and creative individual, avoiding verbal comparisons to their siblings and peers, such as “When your brother was your age…” or “Your friend never does that.”

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Children Drown Without a SoundDrowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children between 1 and 4 years...
05/15/2014

Children Drown Without a Sound
Drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children between 1 and 4 years. It is the third leading cause of death among children.
• Teach children to never go near the water without an adult.
• Put away the cell phone while you supervise the children in
the water.
• Infants or toddlers around water must be within arm’s reach
and the ONLY thing on your mind.
• Children in the water need to know how to tread water,
float, and stay by the shore.
• Water wings and noodles are toys. Only a US Coast Guard-
approved personal flotation device will keep your child safe.
• Enroll your child in swimming lesson when you feel they are
ready.
• When leaving the pool area, remove toys from the water
and store them away from the pool.
• Remove water from wading pools, tubs, and buckets. Store
them upside down and out of children’s reach.
• Keep toilet lids closed. Use toilet seat locks.
• Keep doors to bathroom and laundry rooms closed.
• Learn CPR.
• To prevent illness at the pool, always use waterproof diapers
for your infant, and change them often.

Take the American Red Cross Water Safety Quiz (www.redcross.org.)

For additional information visit: safekids.org, American Red Cross, Penn State Extension.

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Hamilton, OH
45011

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(513)7856655

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