CE/Mesa - Fall 2013 Helen Greenbergs, Ph.D.
Parenting the Two-Year-Old hegreenb@sdccd.edu
Monday 9:15am-12:15pm, CRN 3648K cell phone: 619-518-4810
Website: Teacherhelen.educatorpages.com
Welcome to class!! What an amazing gift you are giving your child and yourself by being here!
Course Description (expanded from SDCCD website): Adults and children learn together how to make the transition from babyhood to childhood. Focus on the language-learning, play, exploration, and behavior management that are part of overall development and become the groundwork for intellectual and social growth in the two-year old.
Student Learning Outcomes: The goal of this course is for you to achieve these outcomes.
1. Students will demonstrate improved knowledge regarding normal child development, in multiple areas including physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.
2. Students will demonstrate improved understanding of strategies to nurture and enrich child development, especially in children 24-36 months of age.
3. Students will report increased knowledge of strategies to manage challenging behaviors, such as crying, whining, tantrums, aggression, and disobedience.
NOTE: All students are encouraged to complete a class journal – taking simple notes at discussion time – and to earn a certificate of completion for the course.
Our Daily Schedule
9:00 Sign-in, Nametags, Set up, Craft
9:20 Circle time, Questions/Sharing
9:40 Discussion Group I
10:20 Discussion Group II
11:00 Snack TIme
11:15 Transition and Clean Up
11:30 Music and Movement
11:45 Closing Circle
How to Get the Most Out of Class
1. Attend class every week – unless you or your child are sick
2. Sign in everyday – and sign out if you leave early -- Our attendance sheet is a legal document from which we verify attendance and generate the funding to support our program. Please make sure it is accurate.
3. Participate fully – learn names, play with kids, contribute to discussion, help, clean, bring in ideas.
4. Avoid using your phones as much as possible during class. In the interest of safety for the children and to improve our interaction as adults, please keep your attention on the children and adults during class time. If you need to take calls/texts/emails during class time, please take your child and step outside the room.
5. Avoid all physical discipline of any children, including your own.
7. Respect our site. Please take care of our classroom, equipment and materials. Please eat and drink (and offer children food or drink) only in the lobby or outside areas. Observe our no-smoking policy. Be prepared for a surprise cleaning day.
8. Understand that two-year-olds can be aggressive. This is normal, and not indicative of a “mean” personality or bad parenting. It is the responsibility of all adults in the class to carefully supervise in order to prevent children from being hit, bitten, pushed, etc. Use a gentle, firm voice and manner to redirect children if you see aggressive behavior begin. Remember - treat each child as you would like your own to be treated.
9. Keep your sense of humor and perspective. We all have different styles and can learn the most from eachother if we keep open minds and respect differences.
10. Please speak with me directly if you have any concerns, problems, or suggestions. I am always working to improve my classes.
11. Come prepared to have a good time and learn something new each week. I do!!!
Sept 9 Orientation and Registration
Craft/Activity: All About Me
Sept 16 Orientation Part II (competency #19)
Craft/Activity: Leaves
Sept 23 Temperament and Personality
Craft/Activity: Bears
Sept 30 Positive Discipline (competencies #7 & 8)
Craft/Activity: Stop lights
Oct 7 Bedtime and Meal Routines (competency #9)
Craft/Activity: Placemats
PLEASE BRING – cut out pictures of healthy food
Oct 14 FAMILY EVENING FIELD TRIP – Coronado Tidelands Park MEET AT 5:00PM, Bring
the whole family to share a class session. We will share songs, play, and a discussion of
family traditions. (competencies #13 & 14)
Directions: 163 S – to 5 S – to the Coronado Bridge – to Glorietta Blvd.
right – to Mullinix Dr. right
BRING a picnic dinner, a stroller for a walk, and (if you’d like) money for treats
Oct 21 Speech and Language Development (competencies #1-4)
Craft/Activity: Pumpkins
Oct 28 Costumes welcome! (please no masks)
Stress Management (competency # 20)
Craft/Activity: Water Colors
Nov 4 Attachment and Separation (competencies #10 & 11)
Craft/Activity: Kissing Hands
Nov 11 NO CLASS – Happy Veteran’s Day
Nov 18 Social Skills – sharing, manners, empathy and more (competencies #5 & 12)
Craft/Activity: Turkey handprints
Friendly Feast Potluck – bring a dish to share
Nov 25 HOLIDAY – Happy Thanksgiving – NO CLASS
Dec 2 The Importance of Play (competencies #2 again)
Craft/Activity: Dreidel
Dec 9 FIELDTRIP – Children’s Museum – MEET AT 9:30AM
200 West Island Avenue, San Diego, 92101
Directions: 163 South to 5 North exit to 4th Ave LEFT to Market St RIGHT to Front
Street LEFT to Island Ave RIGHT
Cost: $5 per child over age 1 + approximately $3.50 per adult
PLEASE BRING snack and money for parking
Dec 16 Parenting in the Media Age (competency #21)
Holiday Potluck – bring a holiday food to share from your family’s cultural tradition
Craft/Activity: Wreaths
Dec 23-Dec 30 NO CLASSES – Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy New Year
Jan 6 Considering Preschool Decisions
Craft/Activity: Ziploc bag books
Jan 13 Avoiding Overindulgence – When is Enough? (competency #5 again and 6)
Craft/Activity: Snowmen
*** Spring semester begins Wednesday, Jan 29 – our class resumes Monday, Feb 3rd
Other competency topics to be covered during discussion/gripes and brags
Safety risks and child-proofing
Car seat safety
Common illnesses and comfort measures
Nutrition
Other competencies to be completed individually
Plan and facilitate a craft activity
Help manage children in the classroom (for instance, supervising and interacting when not at discussion)
Lead a small-group activity (for instance a literacy activity, a music activity, etc.)
Parenting 24-36 months
HMDV
By successfully completing this Course, the student has demonstrated the following competencies:
Development
- Demonstrate understanding of realistic expectations for normal 2-year-old development, including language and toilet training
- Demonstrate understanding of strategies to create an environment which enriches normal 2-year-old development, especially literacy and social activities
- Demonstrate understanding of warning signs indicative of abnormal 2-year-old development
- Articulate resources which may help families concerned with problems related to 2-year-old development
- Articulate the normal impact of emotional development and regulation on 2-year-old behavior
- Describe parenting strategies to nurture healthy self esteem in 2-year-olds
Behavior Management
- Describe common behavioral challenges with 2-year-olds, especially related to normal increases in the need for independence and autonomy
- Demonstrate understanding of positive discipline techniques for 2-year-olds, especially to increase compliance and manage tantrums
- Describe the benefits of routines and schedules for 2-year-old behavior
Social Skills
- Articulate the processes of attachment and separation, the role of parenting behaviors in creating these experiences, and the impact of these experiences on 2-year-old development
- Describe strategies to facilitate healthy, brief separation as a child grows
- Demonstrate understanding of normal 2-year-old peer interactions, including struggles to share, and
articulate strategies to intervene as needed to model skills in negotiation and conflict resolution
- Describe strategies to nurture a sense of culture and tradition in one’s family
- Describe the benefits of exposing children to other cultures and traditions
Health and Wellness
- Describe common safety risks for 2-year-olds, and important strategies to child-proof a home or childcare area while still allowing age-appropriate exploration
- Describe current recommendations regarding car seat safety for 2-year-olds
- Demonstrate understanding of common health problems in 2-year-olds, appropriate comfort measures, and when to seek professional medical care
- Describe current recommendations regarding 2-year-old and family nutrition
- Demonstrate understanding of child abuse laws and strategies to prevent child abuse
- Describe effective stress and anger management strategies especially as related to parenting and childcare
- Articulate current recommendations regarding 2-year-old development and media (including television viewing and computer use)
Classroom Management
- Successfully plan and facilitate an age appropriate craft activity.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively interact with and manage students and children in a classroom
- Successfully lead a developmentally appropriate and stimulating activity for a small group of children