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Early Communication – It might not be what you think!
What skills help my child learn to communicate? Communication can look like many different things! This can include: giving a meaningful look, saying words out loud, using a hand gesture or sign, pointing to a picture, and pushing a button on a communication device. Behaviors are a major way that

Calming Down with a Social Story
When a child gets upset, our first instinct is to quickly get the child to calm down. Sometimes when we do this, it escalates the

The Power of Potential
“Oh the Places You’ll Go”, the theme for Pre-Kindergarten Graduation 2022, always makes me think of one word – “potential”. Potential, from the Latin potentia

Celebration of Learning
The Dolan boys are all members of the Rainbows’ family. Ethan, 7, Austin, 5, Logan, 3 and Braden, 3 months, have spent time in every

Pre-K Teacher Shares Love of Music With Children
When Mackenzie Tilma, Assistant Teacher, is in the classroom, you are likely to hear the happy notes of…A UKELELE? “I always like when the children

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
Twenty-five years ago, Rainbows offered a part-time job to an inexperienced physical therapist for a new position in Butler County. That inexperienced PT was me

Create healthy screen time habits
In the age of Cocomelon, Paw Patrol, and the ever popular Baby Shark, avoiding the use of screen time in parenting has become near impossible.

The True Meaning of Life
As the Volunteer Coordinator for Rainbows United, I have the privilege of working with some of the most amazing, positive, giving people in the community.

Laura and Leo tell their story
It was 1988 and after 2 weeks in the NICU, Laura was sent home with her parents, Jane and Randy who were completely unprepared on

Is my child too sick to go to child care?
Rainbows is thrilled to have the expertise in-house that a Registered Nurse offers, as the children, families, and staff of Rainbows benefit. Kathleen “Kat” Sauber,