Talking with Toddlers
Equipping Parents to Equip Their Children |
| Parents of toddlers are often concerned about just making it
through the day without tearing their hair out — much less
teaching their little ones about religion. But parents have a
tremendous opportunity to enhance their children's language
expression and to give them an early start in applying Christian
principles to their lives, says Talking with Toddlers instructor
Bonnie Noehr. Through a combination of brief lectures and
small-group discussion, this class will provide an opportunity to
learn and apply strategies, as well as receive encouragement from
other parents and caregivers. "The period of growth between 18
and 36 months is enormous," says Bonnie. "This is a prime
time for parents to influence their children's potential in all
areas of development and to build a secure foundation in expressing
and acting according to biblical values." |
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- Making sense of adolescent behavior
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- Making your teenager a spiritual champion
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- What's a parent to do when they don't like who their child is
becoming
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- Understanding how parents and their adolescents are alike
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- Connecting with other parents for help and support
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About the Teacher
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Bonnie Noehr Bonnie has a Masters
Degree in speech pathology and audiology, and has worked with
special needs (communication) individuals for 35 years, including
spending the past 6 years within an early intervention program for
toddlers. Her current focus is autism spectrum disorders. An avid
student of calligraphy and artist bookmaking, Bonnie has contributed
artwork to the Smithsonian Institution, and is a volunteer with
Silicon Valley Wildlife, rehabbing orphaned and injured animals for
release into the wild. "I love watching toddler skills
emerge!" she says. "I do not know any other period as fun
and exciting as parenting toddlers. This is the age at which parents
have the greatest control over the influences to which their
children are exposed, and the greatest opportunity to lay a firm
foundation for learning discernment." |
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