Announcements & Events

Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy is hosting a picky eating skill group for 5-11 year olds focusing on development of eating + positive food experiences on Mondays from 5:00-6:30 PM (4-week session from Apr 17-May 8) with time to ask questions and connect with other parents and professionals about tips + tricks until 7:00pm at 55 Heritage Way, Kalispell.  Parents can join in to gain hands-on tools! Take-home handouts will be provided each week.  This skill group is facilitated by Jenni Kingan (Speech-Language Pathologist, M.S., CCC-SLP), who has 15 years of experience as a feeding and swallowing specialist and has worked in a variety of settings with many tools to help benefit children and families.  Contact to discuss cost and registration: jenni@mtbeginnings.com

On Friday, February 17 from 9AM-12 noon, at Glacier Gateway Developmental Preschool, Columbia Falls School District 6 will be offering free developmental screenings for children 0-5. Screenings will cover areas including: hearing, vision, motor skills, speech language, thinking skills, social awareness, and independence skills. If you have any questions or concerns about your child's development, make an appointment for a free developmental screening at 406-892-6540 ext 2105.

On Thursday, April 27th, 3- 7 pm, The Nurturing Center will be hosting our annual Blue Ribbon Child Abuse Prevention Celebration at Flathead County Fairgrounds, Expo Building. We hope your organization will wear blue and join us in creating a community event with food, music and family fun, while standing together against child abuse. There will be FREE FOOD and EVERYONE in our community is invited. We’ll once again be making our Human Blue Ribbon to demonstrate our commitment to the prevention of child abuse. We encourage your group to bring a children’s activity. Coloring sheets, games, giveaways, mascots, & balloons are just a few ideas. Be creative! Let’s make this a fun, colorful, extravaganza for families. The Nurturing Center is asking that you provide your own tables for this event. If you do not have a table, please feel free to reach out and we will provide one. Please complete the registration form and return to The Nurturing Center by Friday, March 31st. Need a Word version of the form? Send a request to eccflatheadvalley@gmail.com

Healthy Beginnings Pediatric Therapy is offering a 4-week session of a Picky Eating Skill Group on Mondays from 1:30-3:30PM starting Jan. 30.  Parents and caregivers will work alongside their child in building positive food experiences, and take home tools to implement learned from a licensed speech therapist and feeding specialist.  This is perfect for any family having picky eating and food struggles with a child who may not qualify or be able to afford direct therapy.  Please contact jenni@mtbeginnings.com with any questions.

Along with OrthoRehab-Kalispell East, HBPT is offering photos with Santa. This will be sensory-friendly for kids with special needs. Donations to Mikayla's Miracles and Blessings Foundation are requested in lieu of payment. Location: 38 Bruyer Way, Kalispell Saturday, December 10, 10 AM - 1 PM For more information, call 406-300-4847