Joyful Child, the by Susan Stephenson

Joyful Child, the by Susan Stephenson

(2020 version) Every culture has wisdom but in modern times much of it has been lost. The first three years of life are too important for experiments, but the Montessori guidelines presented here have held true all over the world, no matter what the culture of the child, for over 100 years. It is the goal of this book to help parents look for, discover, appreciate, and support the mental, physical, and emotional needs of the child in the first three years of life.There are over 180 black and white pictures from the author's work around the world with children from birth to three years of age. The Joyful Child is used in Montessori teacher training centers, middle school human development classes, birth preparation classes, and it is of interest to anyone studying education and child development. It has been translated into several languages and is often used as a text for parenting classes.Chapters: The First Year-The senses: Before birth; music and language; crying as communication; seeing and processing; the absorbent mind; materialsThe First Year-Reaching Out and Grasping: The development of movement; toys that aid the natural development of movement; natural materials for toysThe First Year-Sitting up and Working: The child's Work; eating and working while sitting up; safety concerns with new movement abilities; number of toys available at any one time, and learning to put them away; suggested toysThe First Year-Freedom of movement; a safe and natural environment; crawling, pulling up, standing, and walking; toys and equipment that aid movement developmentThe End of the First Year-Unique Development and the Child's Self-Respect: Each child's path of development is unique; aiding the beginning of a good self-image; preparing the home to welcome the newborn; clothing that supports free movement; attachment and separation, preparation for weaning and toilet learning; sign language and elimination communication (EC); materials that support optimum growth and development; unconditional love; the end of the first yearAge 1-3-Care of Self, Others, and the Environment: Participating in the real life of the family; kinds of practical life activities; the work environment and concentration; materials; undressing and dressing; a place for everything and everything in its place; The child's purpose; the needs of the parents; adults and children working together; the child's research of the rules of society; teach by teaching, NOT by correcting; offering choicesAge 1-3-Toys and Puzzles: Selecting toys; organizing and rotating toys; learning to put toys away; respecting concentration; visual discrimination and eye-hand control; puzzle toys; open-ended toysAge 1-3-Music: Dancing and singing; percussion instruments and other music materialsAge 1-3-Language: Listening comes first; a second language; listening and including the child in conversation; vocabulary, words, pictures, and books; formal language; storytelling, reading and writing; biting; imagination? lying?; materials; supporting language developmentAge 1-3-Art: Art is more than drawing; art materials; art appreciation; art workAge 1-3-People: Daily life of people of the world; materialsAge 1-3-Plants and Animals: A natural love of nature; experiencing and naming plants; gardening; observing and caring for animals; materialsAge 1-3-Physical Science and Math: The beginnings of physicals sciences; the beginnings of mathAge 0-3-Preparing the Environment: What do we need for a new baby? safety; general environment principles; the environment and the absorbent mind; the outside environment; materials; conclusionAge 0-3-Parenting and Teaching: A gentle birth; gentle family togetherness in daily life; clothing and materials; developing trust in the world; a gentle beginning, the role of the father; a sense of order; the changing environment; the child's needs; modeling, setting limits, and time out; educational materials for 0-3; conclusio

The author's books are always about making children's and their families' life happier, more interesting, and rewarding, and tailored to each child's developmental stage. Her background in this field is diverse and international. Susan Mayclin Stephenson traveled and studied the civilizations of Europe, the Middle East, and Asia for four months onboard the first university on a ship, now known as The Semester at Sea, in 1963-1964. This sparked a lifelong fascination with cultural differences and parallels, particularly in the area of parenting. Susan worked as a counselor in a juvenile detention center after graduating from San Francisco State University with a double concentration in philosophy and comparative religions.

It was her work with these disturbed young people, who came from both the poorest and wealthiest neighborhoods in San Francisco, that convinced her that the greatest way to realize one's and society's potential is to start as early as possible. Susan graduated from the Maria Montessori Institute (MMI) in London, UK, with a 2.5-6 diploma, and the Washington Montessori Institute (WMI) in Washington, DC, with a 6-12 diploma. She received the 0-3, or Assistants to Infancy (A to I) diploma at The Montessori Institute (TMI) in Denver, Colorado, finished a master's degree in education at Loyola University Maryland, and attended a course on multiple intelligences from Howard Gardner, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, after teaching children from the ages of 2 to 13. Her two children enrolled in the Montessori Assistants to Infancy program so that they could be the best parents they could be.

Susan has visited over 60 countries and frequently expresses her impressions of these places via her art, the most of which are oil paintings that can be found on her website. She's worked with parents and teachers, documented children's developmental stages, advised schools, and assessed Montessori training courses. Susan is also the author of Child of the World: Montessori, Global Education for Children Ages 3 to 12.

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ISBN 13	9781879264106
ISBN 10	1879264102
Title	Joyful Child, the
Author	Susan Stephenson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The Michael Olaf Company
Year published	2013-06-15
Number of pages	226
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.