If you recall from our previous discussions, infants and mothers are uniquely predisposed to interact. A mother’s pattern of talking to her baby and the child’s response patterns reflect a unique developmental predisposition that is designed to initiate the process of acquiring the amazing gift of speech (more)

HEY EVERYBODY! Have you checked out Jelle’s Marble Runs on YouTube? Jelle’s Marble Runs are actual marble races set on way cool race courses. It’s great and exciting! The staff of the Achieve Center is hooked on the races and thought it would be neat to sponsor our own marble races; (more)

TEACHING CHILDREN TO BE SAFE As we all live through this pandemic of Covid-19, we need to be wise about our continuing need to protect ourselves and our children from exposure. We can do this by simply following the CDC Protection Guidelines when away from home: Wear a mask Physically distance yourself 6 (more)

Welcome back to the Achieve Center. Please watch this video about our new appointment procedures. We are looking forward to seeing you. https://youtu.be/ogu4lUoCSmc

If you recall, last week we described several behaviors that are present in newborn infants and their mothers from the earliest of their shared experiences. For example, newborn infants and their mothers are driven to initiate and sustain face to face contact. A mothers’ request to “see (more)

Over the past three weeks, we have laid the groundwork for understanding how important early experience is relative to a child's cognitive development. We have stressed the importance of opportunity and ability as foundational for a child to begin and sustain the process of making sense of the world. With (more)

Here at Testing.com, our goal is to help individuals realize that they have both the power and responsibility to take control of their health and well being. We have created what we hope is an approachable and informative guide on COVID19 testing that we hope would be helpful to your (more)

UWSP’s Regional Continuing Education & Outreach team is offering a variety of virtual summer camps for youth this summer. The programs range in ages served, from entering Kindergarten to 14, with a variety of program topics. There are programs for fitness at home, world languages, science, art, STEM, and more. (more)

Week 3 Based on our discussion over the previous two weeks, it is instructive to recall that there are two things that are essential for a child to begin the process of making sense of the world. Certainly, one of these relates to the child's ability to do so. As we (more)