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Play & Workshop Syllabus
   

Week

Date

Topic: General Development

1

September 8

Floortime

2

September 15

Language Development

3

September 22

Scaffolding/Private speech

4

September 29

Cognitive Development/motivation

5

October 6

Emotional Development/Emotion Coaching

6

October 13

Social development

7

October 20

Aggression/dealing with other parents

8

October 27

Competition

9

November 3

Motor Development

Week

Date

Topic: Play

10

November 10

Choosing a preschool

11

November 17

Power of Play

11

November 24

*Thanksgiving Break*

12

December 1

Toys

13

December 8

Playrooms

14

December 15

Self Esteem

*

December 22

*Winter Break*

*

December 29

*Winter Break*

Week

Date

Topic: Positive Discipline

14

January 5

Role of emotion
“I” messages and empathy

15

January 12

Positive intent
Catch them being good

16

January 19

Positive choices
Passive, aggressive, assertive parenting

17

January 26

Logical and natural consequences
Guided problem solving

18

February 2

Setting clear boundaries
Stepping out of power struggles

19

February 9

Behavioral issues
Tantrums, whining, backtalk, bedtime, mealtime

20

February 16

Listening and negotiation
Why not spank?

21

February 23

Time-out and 1-2-3 magic

22

March 2

Conclusion of Positive Discipline

Week

Date

Topic: Common Parenting Issues

23

March 9

Mealtimes

24

March 16

Sleep Issues

25

March 23

Over scheduling

26

March 30

Honesty

27

April 6

Role of Fathers

28

April 13

Temperament

29

April 20

Attachment

30

April 27

Potty Training

31

May 4

Sibling rivalry

32

May 11

TV and technology

33

May 18

Children’s understanding of death

Week

Date

Topic: Education

34

May 25

Parental involvement

35

June 1

Reading w/ children

36

June 8

Pre-reading and pre-writing skills

37

June 15

Pre-math and pre-science skills

38

June 22

Learning styles/multiple intelligence theory

Week Date Summer Session

1

June 29

Self Esteem

2

July 6

Teaching Respect

3

July 13

Separation/soft object attachment

4

July 20

Money & Allowance

5

July 27

Birth order