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Sunday, September 25, 2016

Education Expo 9/29/16 hosted by Mocha Moms Brooklyn

Mocha Moms Brooklyn
Presents
Our Annual Education Expo
Thursday, September 29, 2016
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MONTESSORI SCHOOL
185 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tickets $10.00 per family
Participating Schools & Organizations:
*A Better Chance *Basis Independent School *The Berkeley Carroll School *Blue School *The Brearly School
*Brooklyn Friends School *Brooklyn Heights Montessori School *Brooklyn Waldorf School * The Browning School
*The Buckley School *Calhoun School *Chapin School *Co-op School *Collegiate School *Covent of the Sacred Heart
*Corlears School *FasTracKids Williamsburg *Early Steps *Ethical Culture Fieldston School *Friends Seminary *Inside Schools
*International School of Brooklyn*Grace Church School *Greene Hill School *The Hewitt School *The Kew-Forest School
*Little Red School House/Elizabeth Irwin High School *Manhattan Country Day School * The Nightingale-Bamford School
*Packer Collegiate Institute *Poly Prep Country Day School *RIISE * Saint Ann’s School
*Science Language & Arts International School *The Spence School *St. Luke’s School *Stuyvesant Heights Montessori
*United Nations International School *Village Community School

Panel Discussion: How to Pick the Right School for Your Child and Family?
Moderator: Gina Parker Collins, RIISE
Panelists:
Jacqueline Peltzer, Executive Director for Early Steps
Pamela Wheaton, Managing Editor for Inside Schools
Todd Sutler, Co-Founder and Director of Strategic Development for the Compass School

For tickets and information, go to:
This event is presented as a Mocha Moms, Inc. - Occupy Schools Initiative.
Special thanks to Brooklyn Heights Montessori School for generously providing the space and refreshments for this event.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Language development -Expressive language

Expressive language is very important therefore you need to help your infant/toddler to develop these skills . You can start by having your infant/toddler toys on the floor this way she have access to them . She is not talking but is able to decide what she wants to play with . Making decisions is another important skills that is needed for life. The frontal lobe of the brain that is responsible for higher level thinking is developing. When infants/toddlers have access to their materials they will have the opportunity to make decisions about what they would like to play with . Many times you go to a classroom or a home and the play things for the baby is usually out of reach . When the items are in reach the baby will also learn to multi-task. All babies are born will to learn but the experiences that the brain is given will determine how the brain gets wired.

Monday, September 12, 2016

Language development-School literacy

As your child gets ready to enter kindergarten does she have her school literacy in tact? You may be asking what is school literacy? Every space has a set of vocabulary and behavior that is appropriated for that space lets look at a few things :
  • Is your child able to self regulate
  • Is your child able to wait her turn
  • Is your child able to share
  • Can your child follow a 4 step direction
  • Does your child understand when you say stop 
  • Is your child able to self-sooth
  • Is your child able to take turns 
  • Is your child able to clean up when asked to 
  • Is your child able to cooperate with adults/children
These are just a few skills that your child should have before they enter a formal school setting.

Monday, September 5, 2016

Showing off -normal development

It is normal for your four year old to show off when you are in public yes they like to embarass you . Recently I was our with a frind and her four year old was letting her have it . She would ask him to not touch an item and he touched it more  she walked over to get him and he began runnung around the store. She asked him to stop running and he began faces and run faster . My friend was frustrated. I sugested that she should say "ok I am leaveing and walked toward the exit " she did and he began to say "no mommy don't leave me ".  She continue walking them he ran to  catch up with us.

My friend was reminding me that she has  given him so many experiences and he is acting as if he has never gone anywhere. This is her firstt child and she is learning that some behaviors are a part of developmental stages and parents must  not over react to certain behaviors instead guide the young child to socially acceptable behaviors.young children are impulsive therefore the act our what they are thinking  because they have not yet developed the ability to adapt to different spaces.