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- 1. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – LETTER TO PARENT ANYA VOGEL Good morning Mr. Sulu, I wish to convey my gratitude that you have chosen to our practice The Small Yorktown for your first grade daughter, Mia, to grow in. Our small practice believes in focusing on growth of social, emotional, and moral development through play and activities. Choices are important to all ranges of development, so our children are given chances to choose what activity they want to do in our classrooms. Following are the practices major goals for creating a positive development practice for social, emotional, and moral development for our children. Some of which we use from psychologists proven records, including Erikson and Kolhberg. Our goals for social development focus on help our children learn communication. Understanding ones emotions is a large aspect for communication on solving a problem between two children. Activities rage from individual to large group focuses. At this point in their development, children are beginning to understand themselves with some assistance. As such, many questions are asked about themselves and those around them. For example, our first topic for the month is “learn about you”, where the families are asked to bring in pictures of them and their child so we can talk about family members. We also invite you and the rest of your family to come to parent fun days as the come closer though the semester. This will help your child grow into the classroom at the start of the new semester as well as allow you a good look at our practice. A helpful tip is that at home you continue to talk with your daughter about what she had down in her classroom. Social growth varies from each child more than social development. This is because of each child’s different family situations. We hope here that we will be able to help your family in any situation may it be. In our practice, our social development goal shows our children the use of using words and getting along with others. We are a no bully and no criticizer center. We continuously remind our children that we must use our words to convey when we are sad or mad at a friend instead of hitting or pushing them. This encourages our children to believe in themselves and grow they self-confidence. Self-confidence grows at different rates through children’s progression through life. A tip for at home is to that at let Mia know how proud you are of her projects. This will encourage her to do more activities and will help her improve. The practice believes all of these forms of development are important through a child’s growth through life, and that moral development is just as important for younger children than it is that of older ages. While we may not follow directly with Kohlberg’s Heinz dilemma, we do ask moral questions through our book choices. For example, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by WilliamSteig is a classroomfavorite. Please also continue to read book of many cultures and morals at home so we can help her development. Your daughter needs you to help show her what is finest. You are her role model that she looks up to show her how best to act out in the
- 2. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY – LETTER TO PARENT ANYA VOGEL world, how best to solve challenging problems, among other things. Please be the hero she already thinks you are and set a good example. While at The Small Yorktown we hope that we can help Mia on her marvelous growth. I have included attached some websites that might provide some assistance for you in helping Mia along. Some other tips we give new parents are as the following. Please remember that your child is unique and does not follow the same path as other children. As such, do not expect your child to become a “mini you” because she is her own person. As a center we ask that our practice is not the child’s only time for play. Even better, that you continue to play and learn alongside Mia. Regulations state that children should get half an hour of adult structured activities, and an hour of free play where the child gets to choose what she wants to do. A side tip for when playing, is to supervise, but step back and let her learn on her own in a safe environment. Another tip is that of reading before bedtime become a regular thing during the night routine. These stories may be the same favorite each night, but sometimes a new story of a different genre would be nice - biographies of famous people, mysteries, as well as science fiction and fantasy. Increasing reading time, both alone and with you, while decreasing screen time will help Mia develop. I have attached references for you to go over in order to get the best out of these young years with your daughter. Thank you for choosing The Small Yorktown, Anya Vogel ClassroomTeacher Advisor Supplementary References McLead, Saul. “Erik Erikson.” Simply Psychology. N.p., 2008, Web. 15 Sept. 2016. Mann, Mirele. "25 Children's Books to Teach Your Kids Meaningful Values." Goodnet. N.p., 18 July 2016. Web. 16 Sept. 2016. McLeod, Saul. "Kohlberg." Moral Development. N.p., 16 Sept. 2016. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. "Your Child's Development: 3 Years." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. The Nemours Foundation, June 2016. Web. 15 Sept. 2016. Lyness, D'Arcy, PhD. "Healthy Habits for TV, Video Games, and the Internet."KidsHealth. The Nemours Foundation, Sept. 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2016.