5 Reasons Why You Should Lead “Parent & Me” Classes For Infant & Toddler Families
Supporting The Family As A Unit As an educator or a therapist of any kind, you know that parents and caregivers need to feel confident that they can support and connect with their new baby or toddler. As a professional working with families, the single most important thing that allows you to do your job effectively… is to support that CONNECTION between parent and child. You know that all parents and caregivers – regardless of where they come from, what language(s) they speak, or what socio-economic bracket under which they fall, ALL want the same thing for their child: to raise a great human and to have peace of mind they’re doing what they need to do to support their child. You also know that not all parents and caregivers come into parenthood knowing about how to support their children’s development, and many of them have a LOT of questions. They may rely on you as an educator or therapist to “fix their child” or “educate their child” for them, but many of them want to know more, want to “do it right” and “do it better.” You know that not all kids who need a bit of help are going to qualify for early intervention services. And finally, you know that ALL parents/caregivers – whether their children are developing within “normal” limits or whether they fall outside of the typical trajectory – could use the support and education involved in seeing how the magic in those mundane, everyday moments is the key to connection, the key to supporting their child’s development, and the key to raising a great human being – from day one. You Have the Knowledge and Ability Within the therapy room, you can support parents and caregivers alongside their children if you’re serving a child with delays, and if you can manage to get buy-in and engagement from the family. Within an early childcare setting, you can support the children by creating a language-rich, movement-rich, child-led environment to support open ended play… But still, you know you could be doing more to support the family unit as a whole. Still, there’s that niggling feeling that, with your knowledge about early child development and how to support the bond between caregiver and child… you could create truly enriching opportunities to help families from all backgrounds in your local area… And… you know could probably get paid to do it! You may have already started checking out the other offerings in your area. You may already be the person many of your friends and neighbors confide in or ask questions about development or behavior problems… The idea of leading “parent and me” groups or “sign language” classes or “early language development” workshops… may crossed your mind. And you may be tempted to put yourself out there and try something new… So I want to give you 5 reasons why leading “parent & me” style family enrichment classes is in your best interest as a professional working with families. Don’t forget to download my FREE Caregiver/Baby Classes Roadmap! Click here to download! Your email is safe with me – I’m a mom and an SLP, not a spammer!