The Special Journey with Parent and Infant

Dec. 27, 2010 - PRLog -- A parent's dream of cuddling, feeding and nurturing their baby before she is born.  As this dream becomes a reality the days and nights seem to blend.  Sleep is disrupted and parents find there is little time for meals, exercise or reflection or themselves. Although envisioning a desirable future is important, enjoying and appreciating the present moments of the journey is equally important.  Parenting is hard work. Hard work is best accomplished by teamwork, mutual support, and working toward well-understood common goals.

This is just what Maria Johnson, a Parent Infant Specialist will offer at the Princeton Montessori School to parents, grandparents and nannies. Ms. Johnson brings her many years of experience, observations and research to help new parents deal with the challenges of parenting, identifying the developmental markers in infant children and aid parents in the use of direct and indirect skills that affect the beginning responses and connections with the world.  

A 10 week Parent-Infant session beginning in January will focus on helping parents learn ways to observe and interpret your baby's needs, as well as discuss important topics about safety, nutrition, the development of healthy eating habits, decreasing night crying and increasing sleep, discipline, weaning, toileting, travelling and celebrations.  

To learn more contact Mary Beth Evans at 609-924-4594 x241 or mevans@pmonts.org.  Interested parents may come to the Open House on Tuesday, January 11 at 9:00 AM at the Princeton Montessori School, 487 Cherry Valley Road, Princeton or to register online go to http://www.princetonmontessori.org.

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The Princeton Montessori School, a nationally recognized co-educational independent school accredited by the Middle States Association and the American Montessori Society, offers programs for children from infancy through eighth grade, The state-of-the-arts facility was designed specifically for the developmental levels of the child. Princeton Montessori School is located on 20 acres just outside of Princeton, NJ. Visitors are welcome to come for a tour by contacting Mary Evans at mevans@pmonts.org.