Lunch & Learn Nov. 2009

"Tuning into Your Child: Balancing Expectations with Developmental Levels"

November 13, 2009

 

Raising children is not an easy task!  They continually explore their world trying to learn how things work.  Children’s early relationships are the foundation for social and emotional competence and affects all other areas of development.  Join us to explore parent resources from the Center for the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) that include a focus on positive commenting, encouragement of desired behaviors and teaching some intentional social-emotional skills.

 

 

 

Speaker Bio:

 Ann Ramminger, M.S. is part of a team of dedicated professionals at the UW-Madison Waisman Center working on early childhood professional development issues including inclusion of children with disabilities and community approaches to four-year-old Kindergarten.  Ann has co-authored three books with Professor Dave Riley from UW-Madison, including Social & Emotional Development:  Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings.

 

 
 

Ann is a parent of three boys and has worked in a variety of settings in the early childhood profession.  She provided the audience with her PowerPoint presentation and the links listed below.

 

 

 

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (located at Vanderbilt University)

 

The Center develops training materials that reflect evidence-based practices for promoting children's social and emotional development and preventing challenging behaviors.  The site includes a number of articles on topics such as behavior, play, and feelings.

 

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/resources/family.html

 

 

 

Zero to Three

 

Zero to Three is a national nonprofit organization that supports the healthy development and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families. This link includes a number of helpful sheets regarding behavior for children up to 36 months of age broken down into 3 and 6 month increments that outline what is typical at their developmental level and how parents can help support them.

 

http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_par_agebasedhandouts

 

 

 

PBS

 

The ABC’s of Child Development: Developmental Milestones for your Child’s First Five years

 

This website offers a short checklist for different ages in the following categories: physical development, social & emotional development, thinking skills, and communication skills.  The “For Parents” section also offers information on more topics, including suggested reading lists for further information.

 

http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/index.html

 

 

 

KidsGrowth.com

 

The site was developed and created by pediatricians.  It provides information based on age in the following areas: parenting, behavior and discipline, feeding, sleeping, and safety.

 

http://www.kidsgrowth.com/stages/guide/index.cfm

updated: Nov. 23, 2009