Welcome to those that are new to the class, and welcome back to everyone else!
You may be familiar with Ages and Stages of your child or seen this handout before, but check it out again. Your child is growing, so s/he could be at a different stage now compared to when you last looked.
Here are resources with a quick overview on your child's development, common issues and what you can do at this stage.
Zero to Three Age Based Handouts (0-36 months)
Three to Four Year Olds
Four to Five Year Olds
Consider This:
Did anything surprise you about your child's development?
Is there any suggestions on the list you want to try?
QUIET OBSERVATION
In class, we will be taking time to do Quiet Observation of our children. Quietly watching our children in action is an ideal way to learn about child development. The principals used in class are taken from Magda Gerber's ideas of the RIE Approach. Pick up the article in class that explains this. Also, here is one RIE Expert's perspective of it:
Babies and the Art of Observation
Book Discussion
This semester's book is No Drama Discispline, but Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. Please pick up a copy (the library has many copies of the book in English and Spanish, ebook and audio, and can easily be found in your local bookstore or online). We will begin our book discussion of the Introduction and Chapter 1 on February 11.
Class Resources
Here are the lyrics to some of our favorite songs.
You may be familiar with Ages and Stages of your child or seen this handout before, but check it out again. Your child is growing, so s/he could be at a different stage now compared to when you last looked.
Here are resources with a quick overview on your child's development, common issues and what you can do at this stage.
Zero to Three Age Based Handouts (0-36 months)
Three to Four Year Olds
Four to Five Year Olds
Consider This:
Did anything surprise you about your child's development?
Is there any suggestions on the list you want to try?
QUIET OBSERVATION
In class, we will be taking time to do Quiet Observation of our children. Quietly watching our children in action is an ideal way to learn about child development. The principals used in class are taken from Magda Gerber's ideas of the RIE Approach. Pick up the article in class that explains this. Also, here is one RIE Expert's perspective of it:
Babies and the Art of Observation
Book Discussion
This semester's book is No Drama Discispline, but Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. Please pick up a copy (the library has many copies of the book in English and Spanish, ebook and audio, and can easily be found in your local bookstore or online). We will begin our book discussion of the Introduction and Chapter 1 on February 11.
Class Resources
Here are the lyrics to some of our favorite songs.