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What to Do If Your Child Doesn’t Qualify for Early Intervention — or Loses Services in the New Model

Changes to Colorado’s Early Intervention (EI) program are on the horizon in 2026 and 2027, and while we believe in EI and have partnered with the program for over a decade collectively, our first priority is — and always will be — your family. If your child’s services are reduced under the new model, or they don’t qualify for the support you believe they need, you still have options. In this post, we’ll walk you through how to understand your child’s evaluation, monitor progress, and access resources both inside and outside the EI system so your child can continue to thrive.

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Technology and Toddlers

For many parents, the decision of how and when to allow your children to use technology can be a big decision with a lot of consideration. 

There are so many opinions and when we compare our values with other people's opinions, it can cause parents to question themselves.

“Do I give my child the iPad every time I need a “break”?”

“What about when you don’t have the capacity to continue to say no?” 

As parents too, we've been there!

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Children's Relationships

Since relationships are vital for human growth and happiness, we must first take a step back and realize, how do we teach our children how to build strong relationships throughout their lifetime? We have curated 7 building blocks to strengthen your child's relationships.

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How to Teach Your Child to Manage Emotions

These three are called Primary Emotions. As a parent we know it is our job that our child knows these emotions and how this may be feeling. But… these are JUST our Primary Emotions! Emotions are like colors. We know there are so many more colors than the primary colors we learned in grade school.

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