PARENT/CHILD PEP 103D

Instructor Information: Instructor: Candyce Bollinger Location: Building 20, Room 100 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 12:00-1:00 pm Phone Number: 596-5434 Email: cbollinger@spscc.ctc.edu
Or the Education Program Office: Phone #: (360) 596-5293 Email: sschein@spscc.ctc.edu

Course Information: Parenting Your Toddler I: PEP 103D 2 credits (13-19 months) Tuesday 10:00 11:50 am, Room 100 Texts/Lab Materials/Library Sources: (if any): none Course Objectives Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: a. Identify characteristics of safe and stimulating environments for infants b. Understand infant developmental stages and tasks c. Interact with infants to promote language, cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development d. Demonstrate a variety of mutually enjoyable activities for infants and adults e. Intervene positively to change children's behavior f. Interact with other parents to increase knowledge of child care skills and obtain support Course Expectations: Student Learning Expectations: -Help keep all children safe -Guide children positively -Intervene if a child may get hurt, as relaxed as possible -Listen well and help each other problem solve -Avoid judging or giving unsolicited advice -Be persistent in getting what you need from class -Expect noise, interruptionsthe presence of real children -Participate in both adult and parent/child activities Expectations of Children -Be themselves (that is act like babies/two year olds) -Be noisy, active, rowdy -Be tired, clingy, cranky sometimes -May be interested in participating or observing. May be most comfortable trying the activities later when alone.

Course Description:

I. Schedule: 2 hours weekly for each class. One hour parent focus, and one hour parent/child lab. Upon arrival, there will be fine motor stations set up for the child to participate. Parents are encouraged to help their children adjust to being there and sitting with them and engaging in the different activities. This period will last for approximately 15 minutes. II. Parent Group Time During this first half of the class, our teaching assistant will remain in the childrens area. She will need occasional parent assistance. Children may move in and out of the adult group as they feel necessary Each class meeting has two components: 1) parent education lecture and discussion and 2) parent-child activities. Developmental activities are planned and supervised by the instructor and teacher's aide. Weekly parent education topics are chosen by parents at the first class section based on interests and needs. Possible infant I topics include: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k l. m. Physical development Social/emotional development Cognitive development Language development Children's temperaments Sleep patterns and problems Crying Nutrition Father's role Transition to parenthood Non-sexist childrearing Stress and anxiety Well child information

Sharing: Each adult can say what is new and any concerns they have about parenting. You can ask the group for ideas. There may be a question related to our topic at this time. Ground Rules 1. Confidentiality for each other, and children being discussed. 2. No advice. 3. Respectful of this class time. III. Parent/Child Lab For the second half of the class, each parent teams up with their child. Clean up, snack, activity and music are all purposeful parts of the curriculum. Children are learning the routine and ability to move with a group, well as exploring the days activities. Parents can enjoy this special time to focus on their child, observe them with their peers, and interpret their developmental cues. Parents also have the opportunity to practice new parenting methods with the group support at this time.

Clean Up Keep this fun and cooperative. Give children one specific idea at a time. Sam, you can put this bike in the closet. Here, Ill help you push. Snack Please bring simple nutritious snacks such as fruit, cheese, crackers. Juice can be diluted to reduce the sugar impact. Please bring cups, napkins, etc. Activity When an activity is provided, gently encourage participation, while respecting the choice of those who wish only to observe. Music Gently encourage participation. Many children will not participate in a rowdy, over stimulating group, but will love to do these with you at home. Topic: Possible topics for class lecture/discussion include: Toddlers Soc/Emo Development Intellectual Development Motor Development Non-sexist Childrearing Sleep Issues Nutrition Course Policies: Grade is based on a point system: 50% - participation in classroom activities 50% - homework assignment 100 point maximum: 90 -100 80 - 90 70 - 80 60 - 70 Less than 60 Attendance: A B C D F Transition to Family Stress/Anxiety Well Child Information First Air/CPR Language Development Temperament

Class starts at: 10:00 a.m. and ends at 11:50 a.m. for Toddler I. Attendance is important. There will be information from lectures exercises which are not in the written materials. -Students are responsible for finding out about missed sessions from another students or from the instructor at a time which does not disrupt class. -Students who fail to attend the first class session and do not contact the instructor in advance will be withdrawn from the class. If attendance is a problem, make-up projects are available. Projects may be picked up at the program office. Incomplete grades can be arranged with the instructor, on an individual, pre-arranged basis.