Welcome to those that are new to the class, and welcome back to everyone else! I hope 2016 is off to a good start for you and your family. This week we'll be reading and discussing "Typical Behavior and Development," as listed as one of the Student Learning Outcomes for this class. It's important for parents to understand what is developmentally normal in order to feel like a normal parent. Born Learning has put out "Ages and Stages" handouts to highlight what's happening at this stage of your child's development: Zero To Three's Developmental Ages and Stages Another helpful handout for parents: Five Key Ideas For New Parents In class, we will be taking time to do Quiet Observation of our children. This is an ideal way to learn about child development, watching our children in action. The principals used in class are taken from Magda Gerber's ideas of the RIE Approach. Here is one mom's experience with it: