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Happy New Year!

It's time to remind ourselves that our children usually act their age.  When we understand their developmental stage, it's easier for us not to blame our children or ourselves for their behavior and grow more empathy for your child and your parenting. 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

Elementary through Adolescent Ages

Consider This:
Did anything surprise you about your child's development?
Is there any suggestions on the list you want to try?

GRATITUDE PRACTICE
This semester, a gratitude practice will be incorporated. Much research show benefits of this practice are abundant: less stress, anxiety and depression, better health, longer life, optimism... Also, other research show grateful parents raise grateful children. An easy way to begin your practice is by creating a Gratitude Journal/List in a notes phone app. It will only take a minute to start this purposeful practice. Try it now.

QUIET OBSERVATION
In class, we will be taking time to have Quiet Observation of our children.  Silently 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. Also, here is one RIE Expert's perspective of it:

Babies and the Art of Observation

CLASS RESOURCES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Here are the lyrics to some of our favorite songs.

Monday, January 20, is Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, there will be NO CLASS.

This semester we will be reading Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids by Laura Markham.


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