Today’s Class/Resources for YOU!
Thank you, once again, for your time and energy in our Parenting Together course! I hope you left today feeling connected to others and compassionate towards yourself.
As Dreikurs once said,
“Whenever you feel dismayed or you find yourself thinking, ‘My gosh, I did it all wrong,’ don’t reproach yourself. You need to constantly reinforce your own courage, and to do so, you need the ‘courage to be imperfect’. The application of these principles will take time. You can’t do it all at once. Each small improvement is a step forward. Each step forward is the source of further encouragement.”
I hope you found the tools we discussed today useful. As promised, I have included links to the videos (and a great article on routines) below. You can find many of these same links, as well as the links to the google slides, at the Parenting Together website – https://parentingtogether.edublogs.org/ (password for google slides- cacparent).
I want to give a huge thank you to Hala for her willingness to be our volunteer in our first Parents Helping Parents activity. Thank you, Hala, for your openness. Your story helped all of us as it allowed us to share our wisdom with each other. I am sorry it was cut short due to the fire drill. Please let us know next week how things progress.
Have a wonderful rest of the week everyone!
Hugs,
Carey
PS…..don’t forget you are all welcome to join us for our weekly Parents Helping Parents meeting which takes place every Wednesday, after morning drop off, in the PTO lounge.
Looking forward to our next class!
All the best,
Carey
Alison Gopnik – How Young Children Think – Ted talk with Alison Gopnik about the young child’s brilliant mind
A typical child on Piaget’s conservation tasks – here is the video of the adorable 4 year old completing Piaget’s task
Brain in Palm of Your Hand with Daniel Siegel – Dan Siegel demonstrates his model “Brain in the Palm of Your Hand”
How to Teach Brain in the Palm for Younger Children by Sproutable
The Animals in My Brain by Sarah Joseph
Control Your Behavior – Positive Discipline Tool by Jane Nelsen Click on the link and scroll down to Jane’s story where she talks about how she practiced the 3R’s of Recovery with her own daughter, Mary.
Routine Charts video with Jane Nelsen and her daughter, Mary, on how to make a routine chart with your child.
Why Kids Need Structure by Dr. Laura Markham – a great article on the importance of routines