Parenting With Teacher Nancy

PLAY!!! Children need play to flourish.  Unfortunately, they do not engage in unstructured, and spontaneous play time as they did before.  This will help you understand the importance of it, and how to foster more play in their lives and yours. Taking Playtime Seriously Play reduces anxiety too... Empowering Kids In An Anxious World It is sometimes difficult to watch our children just play, because they occasionally choose danger.  Sometimes we just have to let them take healthy risks, despite how hard it is for us parents to watch.  This is a fascinating article that I post every semester. The Overprotected Kid Consider This: How will you help your child play more? How can you take time to play more yourself? A DATE NIGHT WITH YOUR PARTNER TO Create Your Family Vision and Mission.. An unforgettable, unique, productive night out to shape your family culture, and share your dreams for your family with your partner...   Creating a Family Vision and Mission Couples Wo

In light of current events, with the term sexual assault used everywhere, we want to start as early as possible to talk with our kids about boundaries and consent.  The more we communicate with them about their bodies, the quicker they will realize when things begin to wrong.  The more we continue to teach empathy, the more they will understand their boundaries with others.   This article shares three essential lessons that parents can give their children to help with this.  The New Birds and the Bees: Teaching Children About Boundaries and Consent DO YOU NEED A DATE NIGHT? A unique and productive night out to shape your family culture, and share your dreams for your family with your partner...   Creating a Vision and Mission Couples Workshop! Find out more  here . BOOK DISCUSSION This semester's book is  Alison Gopnik's, The Gardener and the Carpenter .    We will begin our book discussion this week of October 8.  Please read  Chapter 5: Learning Through Listening