Parenting With Teacher Nancy

This piece lays the background as to why play is essential in the lives of our children and our society.  We will be discussing more on play in the next couple of weeks. The Creativity Crisis BOOK DISCUSSION This semester we are reading   Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siebel and Mary Hartzell.    This week of October 2, we will be discussing Chapter 4.  The  discussion questions  are  here . CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT There will be no classes next Monday, October 9.  It is the Columbus/Indigenous People Holiday and professional development at CCSF.

If your child is not yet talking, here are... 7  Ways To Jumpstart Infant Language Skills BOOK DISCUSSION This semester we are reading   Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siebel and Mary Hartzell.    This week of September 18, we will be discussing Chapter 3.  The  discussion questions  are  here .

Nothing can replace the face-to-face responsiveness for helping our child's language to to develop. These articles explain the process of learning, and what you can do to help. The Baby-Brain Language Connections 11 Ways To Jumpstart Infant Language Skills EXTRA A well timed loving caress promotes language development.  Responding to your child's babbling with a touch or caress is a way to "Serve and Return."  Po Bronson's and Ashley Merryman's book,  Nurture Shock , has an incredible chapter on Language Development called "Why Hannah Talks and Alyssa Doesn't".  This is not to be missed, see the hand out in class. BOOK DISCUSSION This semester we are reading   Parenting from the Inside Out by Daniel Siebel and Mary Hartzell.   This week of September 18, we will be discussing Chapter 2.  The discussion questions are here .

A newborn baby can detect patterns in language, and at four months old, babies can distinguish one language from another.  The key to helping this development along is physical and emotional bonds-- love. The First Year: A baby's brain needs love to develop. National Geographic Magazine   Extras Children can still develop these bonds of love, aka attachment, even in their adolescence. Here is a moving report/story on NPR's This American Life about the benefits of loving your children.   The recording is well worth the time. This American Life: Unconditional Love (Recording) This American Life: Unconditional Love  (Transcript) Book Discussion This semester's book is Dan Siegel's and Mary Hartzell's: Parenting From The Inside Out . Either edition of the book is ok. We will discuss the Introduction and Chapter 1 in class this week of September 11.  Here's a link to the discussion questions .