I am pleased to announce a series of low fee parenting workshops to be held in my Oakland office throughout the fall. These workshops are designed to be friendly, low key ways to get some questions answered and to develop parenting strategies that work for your family. Come to one or come to all.
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This workshop examines the various types of play children engage in and the key developmental tasks each type of play supports. The workshop covers practical information on brain development in order to help therapists decide which type of play will be most useful in addressing trauma that occurred at specific stages of development.
Peer to peer conflict in the preschool years is frequent and can begin to feel overwhelming and exhausting to teachers. This workshop provides practical ideas on how to help children learn to manage there own conflicts, as conflicts provide opportunities for children to learn how to get along with one another. Through the […]
This workshop will teach you to promote social and emotional development through whole group activities.
Circle time offers a wonderful opportunity to assist children with the development of strong social skills. This workshop offers teachers an overall framework for thinking about circle time as well as specific actives to promote body awareness and impulse […]
Knowledge of the basics of child development can inform your orientation towards your young students. Discover tips for the successful handling of groups of children at each age, and learn how to best support their social and emotional learning.
Preschoolers and adolescents have a lot in common. At each of these stages, children are attempting to understand who they are and how they fit into the larger world. Often they define themselves clumsily as “not you.” This creates problems for parents, who often feel hurt and rejected by their formerly very loving children. How […]