I am so excited to get started as the new Parent Educator for the Vashon Maury Cooperative Preschool! Since my time in the classroom is going to be monthly rather than weekly as it had been previously, I thought that having a blog could help us keep in touch during the month and be a forum for ideas and support for parents. Let me know what you think and if you would like to be involved. Feel free to contribute and ask questions. I will be replying weekly.
If you have questions or concerns you would rather not blog about, please call or email me. I will make my contact information available at our evening orientation in August.
Here are some thoughts to get us started:
It is wonderful that you will be involved with your children and other parents at preschool. What a great oppportunity to learn and gather support as well as offer our own wisdom and experience to others. It takes a village to raise a child and to support parents! We live in exciting and over-stimulating times and learning to juggle this modern lifestyle is particularly challenging for parents and children. How can we protect oursleves from becoming over-stressed, over-committed and over-anxious about raising our kids? How can we enjoy parenting and feel connected to our children when we do not understand their behaviors? What is "normal" developmentally for our children? These are some of the topics we can explore together.
Elaine, I'm so excited about this blog. What a great way for us to be connected. These questions you pose are all top of mind for me. I love my projects and people, and I also know I can easily wear out my kids (and myself) with my busy-ness. Looking forward to exploring these ideas together.
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