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Infant And Toddler Parents Awareness Essay

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Infant and Toddler Parent Awareness Workshop
Day 1
8:00 A.M. – 8:15 A.M.
Welcome session discussing what we will be learning about today.
Learning goals: To learn the material and activities that will be gone over in today’s trainings.
Welcome handout/table of contents and a slide show/PowerPoint.
I selected this activity to allow the parents to see what they will be learning and doing in the day’s lessons.

8:15 A.M. – 9:45 A.M.
DVD on Taking a Developmental Perspective along with a worksheet.
Learning Goals: For parents to learn how their child develops and how important their role in that is.
Time with Infants: Training for Parents DVD.
I chose this activity because the DVD would include numerous examples on Four developmental domains and …show more content…

– 10:00 A.M.
15-minute break

10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
Interactive study on one of the biggest challenges of parenting is staying calm.
Learning Goals: To let the parents see how they would react to a certain behavior and show them how they should react. Examine their beliefs about discipline, Discover tips to become calm and stay calm when stressed, learn to respond vs. react, learn specific strategies for teaching children to self-calm, set limits effectively, and explore discipline strategies that teach rather than punish.
Have different stations set up in the classroom, each one has different infant and toddler behaviors (adults could be used as the infant or toddler). Let the parents go to each station and react to the situation and then provide feedback and helpful advice.
When parents are at the end of their rope, they are more likely to react in angry, shaming, belittling or punitive ways. (Jacobson & Bondy, 2011) I chose this activity to show parents a fun way of learning and interacting with infants and toddlers in good times and in bad.

11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
One-hour lunch break

12:30 P.M. – 12:45 P.M.
Group discussion about what has been learned so …show more content…

doctors, teachers, case workers). For example; Demonstrate to parents how to take quick anecdotal notes on their child’s growth and development, as well as provide them with a template suitable to accompany them to doctor’s appointments and teacher conferences. Expose parents to terms and phrases that would help effectively communicate their concerns or observations when meeting with service providers. Provide a list of resources that will keep parents abreast of trends in Early Childhood Education. Discuss methods of productive parent involvement in Early Childhood facilities such as Child Daycare Centers and Preschools. Provide parents with hard copies of the concepts discussed in class to insert in their resource binder. Allow parents the opportunity to ask questions and express concerns related to their role as their child’s voice and advocate. (KinderJam,

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