Parenting Guide

Table of Content

Chapter 1: Children Are Special - Learn Their Ways

1. Tips to Remember
2. Ages & Stages
3. Brain Development and overall Child Development in the first 5 years
4. Temperament
5. How Children Learn about The World Around Them -- 5 Senses
6. Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Tips

Chapter 2: Hygiene & Basic Care

1. Tips to Remember
2. Basic Caregiving
3. Feeding and Nutrition
4. Clothing and Hygiene
5. Health & Safety
6. Self-help, intrapersonal skills
7. Independence
8. Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Tips

Chapter 3: Principles of Child-Centered Parenting

1. Feelings vs. Appearance
2. Strength vs. Fault
3. Choices vs. Rules
4. Love vs. Fear
5. Vignette, stories (drawn from both cultures)
6. Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Tips

Chapter 4: Building Self-Esteem

1. Tips to remember
2. Introduce the 6 Developmental assets that children aged 0-5 should have (adopted by FIRST 5).
3. Building Confidence
4. Suggested activities to do with your children to develop the 6 assets
5. Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention Tips

Chapter 5: Having fun with your children

1. Tips to remember
2. Language and literacy
3. Music & movement
4. Story telling and language/brain development
5. Play and learn through the arts
6. Playing with children through the perspectives of the 6 developmental assets for young children.
7. Outdoor activities
8. Child Abuse and Neglect prevention tips
9. School Readiness and what we should prepare at home

Chapter 6: Parents - Remember to take care of yourself

1. Tips to remember
2. Why parents need to stay 'cool'
3. Special tips for parents

References

1. Who to call in case of emergency
2. Services for Families and Children in Santa Clara County