Kids of Miller Place

SPRING is finally here and next week is SPRING BREAK! If you need care for your child, or just want them to have a little extra FUN, give us a call. School may be closed but, we're not!

Santa invited us to take a trip on the Polar Express to attend Elf School at the North Pole! He even sent us back with some very special gifts for our boys and girls on his Nice List.

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes to All! It's been a long hard year full of ups and downs for all of us. May this holiday season end 2020 on a cheerful note and make way for a fresh and bright new year. Hopefully, we were able to provide just a little sense of normalcy during these extremely un-normal times. The trust you placed in us truly means a lot. Thank you, enjoy the holidays, and have a very happy and healthy New Year!

TOY DRIVE THANK YOU! Thanks to everyone who made this year's John Theissen Children's Foundation Toy Drive such a success. Your generous donations will be helping to brighten the holidays of sick and underprivileged children right here on Long Island. Your all amazing! Happy Holidays!! *There is still time to participate and help out our fellow Long Islander's. Please visit jtcf.org for additional information.

We would like to wish everyone in our KIDS family a happy and heathy Thanksgiving! 2020 has been a very challenging time for all of us as we live, work, and learn during this Covid-19 pandemic. This holiday season will be a time of tough choices and changes as we decide who we can celebrate with in person and how to best reach out to those who we cannot be with. The good news is that the holidays are also a time when gratitude should be front and center. Gratitude has been s...hown to help both children and adults be resilient through tough times, experience more positive emotions and help to develop a habit of seeing the brighter side of life. Here are just a few ways that you can help your children to practice their gratitude and put the thanks in Thanksgiving and beyond. 1. Start a gratitude journal. Throughout the holidays have your child write a sentence or draw a picture of something they’re grateful for each day. Challenge your child to be specific the more they pay attention to details, the more they’ll start to notice the positive things in life. 2. Write or draw holiday cards. If your child is sad about not getting to see a family member or friend this holiday season, channeling it into writing or art can be soothing for them and a sweet surprise for the recipient. 3. Instead of prank calls, make thanks calls. Sit down with your child during the holidays and make a list of people who’ve done something nice for them lately. Then set aside time for your child to call and say thanks. 4. Send virtual care packages. Social distancing and self-quarantining means you can’t get together to hug in person, but you and your child can send the next best thing: a bunch of photos and silly video clips that will spark a smile. 5. Decorate the front yard with thank-you signs. From essential workers and healthcare heroes to teachers and neighbors, lots of people deserve a special thank you. Get your child involved in drawing or painting signs to decorate your yard this holiday season. 6. Find a way to give back. Talk to your child about the causes and people in our community that need help. Reach out to organizations to see how you can give back, whether that’s making a donation or volunteering in a way that’s safe during COVID-19. Thank you, stay safe, and enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday!