Educational Parent Help Kits

            Have you tried to explain complex ideas such as emotions, special needs, or going to the doctor to children? The Calhoun County Library understands how hard this can be and we might have a solution!

            Parent Help Kits are now available for checkout. These kits cover specific topics and are designed to teach children about them in an easy-to-understand manner. Each kit includes books to teach about the topic and a physical item for your child to use motor skills as well as listening skills. Some of the items featured in these kits are puzzles, shopping baskets and play food, a variety of balls, and more. The ages range from toddlers to elementary school.

            One kit introduces community helpers and addresses various careers to consider. It includes plastic figures depicting firefighters, policemen, etc.  We have four different choices of kits that deal with emotions which can be a difficult concept to teach a child. We have three different choices of kits addressing exercise and activity for multiple age groups. Each includes instructions for various exercises. We have two choices of kits that touch on certain feelings and teach children about what they are feeling and how to recognize particular feelings. Healthy habits are spotlighted in one kit while another kit focuses on the importance of having a balanced diet through games and activities. We have four kits that address the human body and its many wonderful functions with games and activities to support the concepts. We have doctor and dentist kits that have plush cases with instruments used by these medical professionals. We have a kit about relationships that uses activities to illustrate the importance of good relationships and a kit that explores the many areas of special needs with plastic figures depicting various physical special needs. We have two kits geared toward younger children that contain a mixture of ball-like toys for small and gross motor skills.

            If these interest you, head on over to the Calhoun County Library to check one of these kits out to get a head start on teaching your child a complex topic! You can keep them for up to three weeks so your child could read and play with the kits over and over again!