Old Firehouse School Chat

OFS Mill Valley Director Amy Baker interviews Dorothy, who discusses the importance of attachment. People have an innate need to feel love and be connected to others, and these attachments are formed in the earliest years in our lives. Dorothy talks about how our parenting is affected by how we were parented, as well as how advancements in neuroscience support attachment relationships.

Ever wonder what potty training is like when teachers do it? Listen to 4 directors chat about their experience potty training their own children as well as working with families in the midst of the process. Understanding the individual children's development and following their physical and emotional cues are the keys to success during this big transition! For those of you interested in the OFS Concierge Service, here's the link to learn more: https://www.oldfirehouseschool.com/ofs-concierge-services

Darcy Campbell, director of Cow Hollow School in San Francisco, discusses with us the value and necessity of creativity -- specifically in how children can be creative thinkers. The early years are crucial times in which to allow children to explore, think creatively and critically, and to be okay with "not-knowing." Building the children's capacity for creativity means that we are giving them skills to be problem solvers and to not shy away from challenges. Darcy Campbell is a professor at SFSU in the education department, and also a parenting coach. You can contact her at: dcampbell.edu@gmail.com Are you a family at Old Firehouse School? Sign up for the OFS Concierge Services here: https://www.oldfirehouseschool.com/ofs-concierge-services

Join Dorothy and Alex as they talk to Lizz Cohen, an Old Firehouse School Mill Valley teacher, who recently presented a workshop on perspective taking with young children. How children are able to understand the world beyond their own wants is something that we can help develop with very careful and thoughtful language. More information about the OFS Concierge services: www.oldfirehouseschool.com More of the article Lizz mentioned: Cultural and Family Influences on Children's Theory of Mind Development: A Comparison of Australian and Iranian School-Age Children by Ameneh Shahaeian from the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Welcome to our first podcast! Here you will find conversations on topics that affect young children in school and at home. In this podcast, you will hear Dr. Dorothy Stewart and Alexandra Dutton talk with Nadiyah Taylor about anti-bias education. Nadiyah discusses how to talk about prejudice with children and help them be open to the many ways that people live in our world.