Show Learn From Your Children Ever thought of ot going ba back k to school to learn from your children children children chil chil- dren SO SOME tE 24 UTAH parents are doing just that at the University of Utah Cooperative Nursery School conducted by the De Department Department Department De- De of or Home Economics The parents will attend about 25 classes throughout the school year and observe their three and year olds in supervised supervised supervised super super- creative l 1 learning e ear a r n i in n g and play THE PURPOSE of the program program program pro pro- gram Is to help parents learn how to guide their children most effectively according to the nursery tea teacher c her Mrs Lynda Miner Mrs Miner encourages parents for instance to al always always al always ways be yourself A child has hasa a in built-in antenna for detecting forced attentiveness SHE CAUTIONS the parents not to expect too much of their own child especially when the child knows the parent is near Observance is the key keyword word to learning the most effective methods of c child h 11 d guidance Watching children at play In various situations Increases the ability to understand and guide them in other facets of their lives Mrs Miner tells the parents MRS MIN MINERS MINER'S ER S 'S other suggestions suggestions for parents are Use few words with children I while supervising their play with others and make words count when necessary I TALK SOCIALLY with the children but respect their own i i private conversations 1 I Let one adult handle a situatIon situation situation situa situa- tion to the finish Reinforcement Reinforcement Reinforcement Reinforce Reinforce- ment or additional orders from another adult frustrates t the h e child MAKE POSITIVE statements and respect the child as an in In- In Be as courteous to 1 him m as you would be to an adult Avoid placing your hands on children or dragging them to conform to routine Only help helpa Thelpa a child complete an assignment as a last resort GIVE A CHILD plenty of time timeto to comp complete ete what he Is doing Warn him ahead of time when he must begin to clean up |