Learning to live with your preschooler
Sunday, May 10, 2009
One of the services of LBCC that many people may not know about is the Parenting Education Department. This department encourages parents to learn about the behavior of their child, and to interact with them to solve problems with behavior.
The Living and Learning classes offer a place to learn more about being a parent, and the opportunity to network with other parents in your community. It is a chance for children to interact with other children in their age group. There are three different classes divided by age groups: one for parents of babies, one for parents of toddlers, and one for parents of preschoolers. The preschool class is for children aged three to five and is set up in a lab/lecture format.
The lecture part is set up for the evening; which night depends on where you live as there are schools in Scio, Halsey, Corvallis, Philomath and Albany. There are a total of 15 hours for the lecture part of the class, usually attended about every other week. The lab part has a flexible schedule during the day so that the parents don’t have to take time off work to participate. It is about two and a half hours each session for three times a week.
Each parent is in charge of planning and setting up one activity a term for children when they come in. There also is a snack, a story time and a circle time along with outdoor activities, and group activities. The parents are all assigned the part of the room that they are in charge of and work along with the classroom teacher.
The goal of the class is for parents to be able to teach their children how to build healthy relationship and to know where to get help. A main goal for the class is networking with other parents to help form a support system for each other.
Parents also can give back to the community, putting into practice the skills that they have learned during the class. Every year LBCC has “Family Fun Day” where the public is invited to participate in activities that are set up for the kids, along with a food booth, garage sale, and a raffle. Each of the activities at
“Family Fun Day” are put on by the parents, and all of the proceeds go back into the Parenting Education Program, helpimg fund future classes.
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