Parent and child Preschool class
St. Louis Metro Area, Missouri
Children and parents enjoy learning together in this unique class where children engage in a variety of fun and developmentally appropriate activities while parents supervise, learn and practice Parent Talk skills with the children.
As our 2- hour morning class begins at 9:30 we gather around the guitar and sing hello to all our friends. We enjoy a quick and healthy and nutritious snack together before play time.
Interest centers for children include blocks, trains, cars and trucks and such. Puzzles, manipulatives and simple preschool games and toys are available throughout playtime. Children play ‘house’ or pretend to be doctors, chefs, nurses, florists or grocers.
Each day children have opportunity to paint, work with playdough and many other fun activities. As children play and practice ‘being together’, parents employ and practice their guidance and Parent Talk techniques.
Each day, while some parents are interacting with children, other parents attend a 20-minute discussion group where parenting joys, concerns, encouragement and solutions are shared.
Parents learn practical, effective skills that help and empower them to be the parent they want to be!
As group playtime ends we gather on the rug for a time of simple fingerplays, rhymes and singing.
Then, as we say farewell until next time, we exchange hugs and sing our “I Love You So Much" song.
Throughout the class parents are encouraged and coached in ways to help children build important social skills and to develop confidence.
It is quite simply a delightful and beneficial way to spend the morning with your little one!
"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning."
Fred Rogers
