2008-09 Class Schedule

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2nd Year Toddler Classes

For: Children who are two years old by august 31st for the school year beginning each fall quarter.

Overview

Your 2- to 3-year-old child isn't ready for formal preschool, but she is ready for paint, play dough, a little rambunctious play with similar-aged playmates, and imaginative play. She still enjoys all these activities more when you are right by her side.

Parent and child come to class together. During this 2-hour class, there's a period set aside for Parent Education. Every other week you and half the parents meet with the parent education instructor for discussion and support while the other parents are with the children and their teachers. At first your child may want to sit on your lap, but soon he will discover that the room designed for him by the children's teachers is a much more interesting place to be.

Topics for parent discussion include toddler guidance techniques; transitions, going from high chair to table, diapers to underwear, crib to bed; pre-school selection; sibling rivalry; introducing the new baby; appropriate expectations; anger and temper tantrums; play and learning activities, to name a few. During this developmental period your child goes from needing you right by her side to preferring imaginative play time with a friend. These blossoming early social exchanges lay the foundation for friendships that come later.

As the children play more and more together, parents have time to develop their own friendships with the other parents.

Parents and children learning and growing together...What a great way to explore with your toddler!

Participating in the Bellevue Community College Parent Education classes is a wonderful way to show your child that learning is fun and something you value so highly you are willing to share the experience with him or her.

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