Hey, GetSet parents and caregivers!  We all have those epic stories of tantrums that left us feeling totally inept.  We hope you enjoy this blog post by Heather Zanzig reminiscing about the tantrum years with her little ones and what she wishes she knew then! I remember being in the grocery store one day when [...]

Check out the latest early language development blog post courtesy of Rachel Keeney. In this blog post we will highlight three ways to help build your child’s language skills and highlight some community resources to support you. These three strategies can be used with babies and children from birth and beyond. It is never too [...]

What are the day to day ways that you can help your little one learn language skills?  Here are some ideas courtesy of Felice St. John on ways you can make early language development all apart of your daily routine! When we are teaching our little ones to walk, we encourage and guide them by [...]

Have you picked up your Language Development Toolkit yet? Just wait until you see all the incredible resources to help foster language learning with your youngster. In this blog post we will highlight some of the resources that can be accessed for FREE from the Sesame Street in Communities website, sesamestreetincommunities.org. If you would like [...]

Looking for a fun, indoor activity to help your youngster burn some energy? My toddler and I attended Indoor Fun Play hosted by Transylvania County Parks and Recreation and had an incredible time! If you have never been before, keep it in mind as the weather gets colder. If you are anything like me, as [...]

Join the Natural Play Project at an upcoming Natural Playdate! Playdates are free, facilitated, natural play experiences for children 3-5 years old with their parent/caregiver. They take place outside and include fun, developmentally appropriate educational activities, and time for natural free play. Each Playdate will be a little different with new activities and changing weather [...]

October is a month full of family friendly fun in Transylvania County. Mark your calendars to join GetSet for Halloweenfest and check out additional opportunities from GetSet Partners for activities and family bonding. Halloweenfest- Heart of Brevard with the GetSet Family Activity Area featuring Sesame Street Age: Great for families with children of all ages! [...]

“Mommy, let’s play to-geth-er!”- It was after dinner dishes were cleaned up and it had been a long day at work.   Now my three year old little boy was pleading for me to be his playmate instead of sink into the couch, which is honestly what I wanted to do.  I looked at his little [...]

Looking for more free resources?  Check out Rachel Keeney's post on how to use the Sesame Street in Communities website to access some great ideas and FREE resources! Have you checked out all of the resources on the Sesame Street in Communities website yet? In this post we will explore how to get you set [...]

Being a parent is hard- there is just no way around it.  Ideally, the moment we find out that a baby is on the way, the stork would put a copy of the instruction manual and over-night super express that bad boy to our doorsteps, but that isn't how it works.  The good news is [...]