Parents serve as developmental guides for their children. Each child is unique and brings along a profile of strengths, weaknesses and biologically driven inclinations to this relationship. Parents scramble, often unsuccessfully, to find the best way to help or guide their children. They can end up blamed - but not trained - for their child's behavior.
This free presentation will aid parents in decoding the messages behind a child's behavior, understanding how children really think and feel, and reducing the number of needless parent/child conflicts.
For many families of children diagnosed with attentional issues or learning concerns,
the decision to include medication as part of a student’s interventions can be a confusing one. With medications can come significant side effects, frequent dosage adjustments and changes in the type of medication altogether.
Bring your family to take a 45-minute hayride around this grand old military base. After the hayride you'll enjoy roasting marshmallows over an open pit fire, sipping hot chocolate and listening to live music.
Hayrides are at 6, 7, and 8 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. For reservations, call 314-615-8822,
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A Bricks 4 Kidz Night Out is a high-energy evening full of LEGO entertainment
for kids in grades K-5. The theme of this Night Out is remote control mania. Kids will love to see their creations in motion using LEGO wireless remote controls.
They'll use fascinating and challenging LEGO conponents to create dynamic vehicles, inventions, machines and more. We'll also do crafts and provide pizza and drinks.
A Bricks 4 Kidz Night Out is a high-energy evening full of LEGO entertainment for kids
ages 6-12. The theme of the night is Minecraft. Kids will craft key elements with LEGO bricks, build monsters, and construct their own world of Minecraft. Each child will take home a mini LEGO creeper from the popular game. Pizza and drinks are also provided.
5 to 8 p.m. at the Bridgeton Community Center. Cost is $34 for residents and $38 for non-residents.
The St. Louis County Library Foundation welcome two children's
literature superstars, R.L. Stine and Marc Brown to celebrate their first collaboration, The Little Shop of Monsters.
Enjoy Greensfelder Park under the stars as you ride a haywagon through a beautiful evening setting. After the hayride, you and your kids can roast marshmallows over an open pit fire, sip hot chocolate and listen to live country music performed by Robyn Lee.
Dress for the weather. Space is limited and registration is required.
Ride times are 6, 7 and 8 p.m. on Oct. 2 and 4, 5, and 6 p.m. on Oct. 3
More than a dozen ice carvers will fill two blocks of North Main Street in St. Charles and create works of ice art at this outdoor ice-carving festival.
The Loop Ice Carnival is a festival full of frosty fun for all ages. Held on Delmar Blvd. in University City, the carnival features live ice carving demonstrations, 50+ ice sculptures, ice slides and ice games for kids, snowflake ballerinas, beloved Blues mascot Louie, live music, a live drone show and lots more.
Come over to the dark side and meet the amazing birds that exist by moonlight. Owl Prowls are an opportunity for families to learn about owls from the naturalists at the World Bird Sanctuary.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
Science Tots is designed for children ages 18 to 36 months. The class provides opportunities to support brain development and learning. Toddlers and their grown-ups will explore STEM topics through songs, stories, hands-on exploration and play.