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Articles on classroom practices at SYC:
A collection of articles written by SYC staff that will help explain some of the most important aspects of SYC’s philosophy and classroom practices:
Articles on parenting topics written by SYC Staff:
- Play Dates – Written by Angela LaMonte, SYC teacher, this is helpful for parents who are new to Playdates.
- In Spanish: Organizando Vistas Para Jugar
- Handling Tantrums – by Angela LaMonte, SYC teacher.
- Children and Emotions – another one by SYC Teacher Angela LaMonte, exploring this big topic of early childhood.
- Special Time – written by a former SYC teacher, this is a simple way for overwhelmed parents to provide important, focused attention to individual children.
- Young Children and Rejection – SYC Director Stephanie Rottmayer addresses this tough topic and how we view and handle it at SYC.
- Learning About Death – Appropriate ways parents can handle the subject of death with young children written by an SYC teacher.
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Articles we like on parenting topics written by others:
- Five Reasons to Stop Saying “Good Job” – The author of Unconditional Parenting and Punished By Rewards challenges the conventional wisdom.
- What’s Behind a Temper Tantrum – Scientists deconstruct the screams.
- Is Shyness an Evolutionary Tactic? – “What I love about this article is that it takes me back to SYC Founder Janet Stocker and her respect for uniqueness. She has always been a champion for accepting all temperaments and quirks and seeing the positives in them.” …Stephanie Rottmayer, SYC Director
- Potty Talk and Body Glee – some suggestions for how to respond when your child begins using potty talk.
- What If we Admitted to Children That Sex Is Primarily About Pleasure? – good article about talking to children about sex.
- Why Trying To Make Our Kids Happy Can Backfire
- I Accept the Mess: What Setting Limits Looks Like