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Transcript of Parent Café Morning Edition October 2, 2013 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. 1.
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Parent Café Morning Edition
October 2, 20138:00 – 9:30 a.m.
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Welcome
Goals for Today1.Welcome and Introductions2. Announcements3. Ice Breaker4. Presentation and Discussion
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Child DevelopmentMarjola Roshi, MA, CAGS
School Psychologist
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Agenda• Developmental Tasks• Developmental Lag Indicators• Suggested Behaviors for Effective
Parenting• Physical Development Characteristics-
Guide• Intellectual Development Characteristics-
Guide• Social Development Characteristics-Guide• Emotional Development Characteristics-
Guide• Resource List
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Educational Implications Piaget’s theory : The content of instruction needs to
be consistent with the developmental level of the learner. § Provide concrete props and visual aids, such as
models and/or time line § Use familiar examples to facilitate learning more
complex ideas, such as story problems in math. § Allow opportunities to classify and group
information with increasing complexity; use outlines and hierarchies to facilitate assimilating new information with previous knowledge.
§ Present problems that require logical analytic thinking; the use of tools such as "brain teasers" is encouraged.
Developmental Tasks
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A child may present with a serious discrepancy within his or her developmental profile, yet such gaps may dissipate with time
Developmental Lag Indicators
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Developmental Lag Indicators
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Seek to understand the CURRENT norm Academic and social expectations are different Self-reflect on your own possible bias
Ask your child-Use curiosity rather than a guidance approach to get them to share
Seek consultations with available resources such as school psychologist and guidance counselor when in doubt
Tips for Effective Parenting
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One’s abilities do not develop evenly Allow for the child to present his strengths Address the child’s weakness kindly and
provide opportunities for them to enhance in these cognitive areas (e.g. use of blocks, puzzles etc…)
Ignore: Temporary stuttering
Intellectual Development:Guide to Effective Parenting
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Balance: Be aware of the child’s social circle Guide them to learn principals of friendships,
sharing and loosing.
Acceptance: Child may identify well with adults outside the
family
Social Development Characteristics:Guide to Effective Parenting
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One’s abilities do not develop evenly Be kind, but honest Use an objective approach to problem solving
Restate the problem Provide a clear approach to a tangible solution Provide a timeline
Seek to enhance their independence in specific tasks or presented issues gradually
Emotional DevelopmentGuide to Effective Parenting
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Resource List Green, Ross. (2005). The explosive child. A new
approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children
Child Development Guide (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/training/chidev/cd06.htm
Garcia, W. Michelle. (2011). Socially Curious and Curiously Social.
Social Thinking Curriculum
Resources
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Questions?
Thank You