The Brook Center

11/18/2025

A little peek inside our morning at The Brook Center 💛

Our School Readiness Group is full of music, movement, social learning, and so many chances for our kiddos to practice communication in a fun, supportive environment.

These small group moments help build:
✔ early social skills
✔ turn-taking & joint attention
✔ communication and AAC use
✔ following group routines
✔ confidence in a classroom-style setting

We love creating a space where kids feel supported, engaged, and excited to learn — and our incredible staff helps make that happen every single day. ✨

If you’re interested in learning more about our School Readiness Group or ABA services, feel free to reach out — we’d love to share more about what we do!

11/16/2025

🌟 FREE Virtual Parent & Community Workshop — December 11th!

We’re excited to invite families, caregivers, teachers, and community members to our free virtual workshop:
✨ “All About ABA: Helping Kids Grow” ✨

📅 December 11th, 2025
🕒 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
💻 Virtual Event (registration required)

This family-friendly session will cover:
✔ What ABA really is (and what it isn’t!)
✔ How we use play, compassion, and connection to support learning
✔ Ways parents can encourage progress at home
✔ What high-quality, ethical ABA services should look like
✔ Local community resources for families

This event is free, but you must email, call or text to receive the private link:

📧 aruf@thebrookcenter.com
📞 615-913-1306

We hope you’ll join us for this supportive, informative evening as we wrap up the year together! 💛

10/30/2025

🌾 Parent Tip of the Week:

Sensory bins aren’t just for fun — they’re a great way to work on functional ABA goals at home!

Requesting (“More beans!”)
Fine motor (scooping, grasping)
Tacting & labeling (colors, textures, sizes)
Tolerating textures (sensory exploration)

This week, let play lead the learning. 🍂

10/28/2025

10/20/2025

🎃✨ Spooky Season at The Brook Center! ✨🎃

October is in full swing and our teams are showing their Brook Center spirit — complete with our brand new “Getting Spooky at The Brook Center” shirts! 👻💜🖤 a big thanks to Taylor DeLoach for designing our new shirts!

From playful ghosts on the playground to our amazing staff spreading smiles in Waverly and White Bluff, we’re soaking up all the fall fun while continuing to provide compassionate, quality ABA services to our families. 🍂💙

Here’s to a month filled with teamwork, growth, and a little bit of spooky fun! 🧡

10/18/2025

10/12/2025

🎃👻 It’s Trunk or Treat season at The Brook Center! 👻🎃

We’re hosting two fun-filled community events — and everyone’s invited! 🧡

🍬 White Bluff Clinic:
Sensory-Friendly Trunk or Treat
📅 Thursday, October 24th
🕔 5–7 PM
📍 2004 Highway 47, White Bluff, TN 37187
Bring your costumes for a calm, inclusive, and family-friendly evening designed for all ages and sensory needs!

🍭 Waverly Clinic:
Annual Trunk or Treat
📅 Wednesday, October 29th
🕓 4–6 PM
📍 811 E Railroad St, Waverly, TN
Open to the whole community! Dress up, stop by for treats, and celebrate Halloween Brook Center style!

🎃 Costumes encouraged — candy provided!
👨‍👩‍👧 Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends and family!

09/22/2025

🦋 This past month our kids got to witness pure magic—watching butterflies break out of their chrysalis and take their very first flight. ✨

09/15/2025

🌟 Parent Tip of the Week 🌟

Learning doesn’t have to be perfect to be powerful. 💛

In this picture, our learner is building communication, creativity, and independence—all while coloring outside the lines. And that’s okay!

As parents, it’s easy to focus on the “end product” (a neatly colored page, a perfect sentence, a finished chore). But often, the real growth happens in the process:
✨ Holding the marker a little steadier
✨ Asking for a color using their voice or device
✨ Staying at the table a few minutes longer than yesterday

Remember—progress doesn’t always look Pinterest-perfect. Celebrate the effort, the persistence, and the joy of trying. Those are the moments that add up to big change.

09/08/2025

🌟 Milestone Monday 🌟

For parents, milestones don’t always look like first steps or first words. Sometimes, they look like the quiet moments—when your child recognizes letters, proudly spells a word, or sits down to try something new with confidence.

Today, we’re celebrating this early learner spelling BINGO all on his own! 🎉

It may seem like “just letters on a tray,” but behind it is so much growth:
✨ Attention and focus
✨ Fine motor coordination
✨ Language development
✨ Confidence in learning

Every parent knows the joy of watching their child do something today that felt impossible yesterday. Those little moments? They are the BIG milestones.

Here’s to celebrating progress—one letter, one word, one win at a time.

09/05/2025

✨ Flashback Friday ✨

Looking back at this amazing trip with some of our team at The Brook Center when we attended WIBA – Women in Behavior Analysis 💕

This conference wasn’t just about learning (though we definitely brought home a ton of new ideas and inspiration!) It was also about connection, growth, and being surrounded by so many strong women in our field.

Getting to experience this alongside my own team was such a gift. We laughed, learned, shared stories, and left feeling more motivated than ever to keep growing together and showing up for the families we serve.

Here’s to more moments like this, both in and out of the clinic.