Helping Your Child Manage Angry Feelings
Being a parent is often a rewarding experience, however it also comes with challenges. One of the struggles parents of toddlers often experience is dealing with their child’s big emotions, especially anger. When a young child becomes angry, they often engage in negative behaviors such as hitting, screaming, or throwing things. Although we want to […]
An education-based garden serves as a living laboratory and outdoor classroom in the Kids’ Point backyard
Purple okra. It’s a real vegetable and we’re growing it in the Rainbows’ Garden for Children. While it’s not a preferred taste for the children, they do like its color. Cucumbers are a favorite snack and a healthy crop of basil has added flavor to several lunches created by Chef Ryan, Rainbows’ cook. “We plant, […]
Free Developmental Screenings for children birth to five years old
Connecting Point is a project of the Sedgwick County Early Childhood Coordinating Council, which strives to improve the quality of early childhood services and reflect the diversity of the community. Screen for Success is provided by Wichita Public Schools and Rainbows United, Inc.- Connecting Point, and connects children and families to community resources. The screening […]
Stringent Safety Measures Help Rainbows Continue to Provide All Services
When parents are working, they need to have their children in safe, healthy and stimulating environments. As we have all heard, there is a nationwide shortage of licensed child care providers. Many closed during 2020 and a number of them have not reopened. At Rainbows we have worked hard to keep our Early Care and […]
Inter-disciplinary Team Provides Ideas, Resources and Support
Jessica knew her son, Jojo had autistic tendencies just after his first birthday. He lost eye-contact, his speech did not progress and he would not eat. He began repetitive behaviors and did not meet developmental milestones like his older siblings. He acted as if other people around him did not exist. “I tell family and […]
Preventing and Calming a Melt Down
Melt downs are something that every child experiences at least once and awhile. Melt downs occur when a child is overcharged and overwhelmed. Children are typically not able to stop a tantrum or a meltdown until they are worn out. However, we as adults can do so much to help a child in the middle […]
Mariah Roberson Prepares Preschoolers for the Next Step
On May 15, 2021 I graduated from Wichita State University with my Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education Unified/Elementary Education. A week later, several of my preschool students graduated. I have been at Rainbows United for four and a half years now. There was a single week where I left to take another job […]
Family Fun at Tanganyika
Saturday, August 21, Hampel Oil and Rainbows United will be celebrating the 13th Annual Peter Hampel’s Luau at Tanganyika Wildlife Park. An event that began as a Hampel Family Fourth of July celebration has evolved into one of the signature fundraising events for Rainbows United as well as a community tradition. Guests of this year’s […]
Mental Health Specialist Kara Koepplin
A Day in the Life of Kara Koepplin, LMSW, a TOP Mental Health Specialist My name is Kara Koepplin and I am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). I started working at Rainbows in January of 2019. My role at Rainbows is a Mental Health Specialist working at a community childcare center, TOP Early Learning […]
Tiffany Graf
This week is the last week of Camp Woodchuck 2021. Memories were made, lifetime bonds created, and our Rainbows’ youth spent a summer filled with new experiences, fun and magic! Morgan Weber, Direct Support Professional with her Camper, Judah: We went to the zoo and he loved it! The water and ducks were probably his […]
