Tips for Traveling with Young Children 

by Tulum Dothee

If you plan on traveling somewhere this summer with young children, keep in mind the following.

Young children can only sit for a couple hours at a time. Break up your drive with lots of stops. Running on the grass at a rest stop will improve everyone's mood.

Have each child pack and carry a backpack with activities, snacks and water. Include 2-3 non-messy food groups, one a protein. Anytime you visit a restroom follow it with a big drink of water to stay hydrated. Snack every two hours to keep spirits up.

Pack additional surprise snacks and items to get you through tricky moments.

Listen to books on tape appropriate for the entire family.

Bring along individual music players with ear phones for each child so you can have a break from their choice of music and enjoy an adult conversation.

Plan car trips during sleep/nap time.

Agree ahead of time how many times you will answer “Are we there yet?” types of questions. It will help if you go over your itinerary, complete with maps and time tables so your children will know what to expect. Children 4 years and up will particularly enjoy being “in” on the scoop and reward you with better behavior.

If you have to fly, plan the flight for the morning when your child is rested. Avoid traveling during the "witching hours" right before dinner.

Ahead of time discuss and practice how we treat each other in the car and on the plane. Make it fun and short. The more you do it, the better your trip will be.

Play “What do we do when..." games while on the road. The role play will give your children valuable skills on how to act in public, and with friends and relatives you are visiting.

When visiting friends & relatives:

Preplan your visit. Clarify what everyone wants to do and what is reasonable. Check the list out with your hosts and readjust as necessary. Create a framework of meals, rest, bath and bed time. Fit in outings and activities around those necessities.

Balance your together time. Schedule some outings for everyone, and to give everyone a break, some for the immediate family only.

Help your children stay grounded by connecting every hour to read a book or play a simple game.

At gatherings, let your hosts know ahead of time that you will be leaving when the children have had enough.

Chat after a gathering to share feelings, thoughts and experiences.

Limit your visit to two to three days.

It is the human connections that your children will best remember. Try to give those more importance than grand events.

Bon Voyage,
Tulum

Tulum Dothee is a credentialed and certified educator and counselor, with 30+ years experience teaching and working with families. For more information visit her web site at www.oakhavenmontessori.com.

Mango Sticky Rice

by Wendy Van Wagner

2 cups sticky (glutinous) rice
1-1/4 cups coconut milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 ripe mangoes
2 tablespoons coconut cream or heavy cream

Soak the rice for at least three hours or overnight, and then cook it for 30 minutes. Put the coconut milk and sugar in a small saucepan and heat gently, stirring all the time, until the sugar has dissolved. Do not let boil. Stir in the salt and the warm sticky rice and set aside.

To peel the mangoes, cut the two "cheeks" off each one as close to the pit as possible. Cut each cheek into 4-6 long wedges, cutting through the flesh but not through the skin. (The flesh around the pit is the cook's treat!) Serve the rice in small bowls, add a few slices of mango, then trickle the coconut cream over the top.

For families with older siblings....

July 13-17th
KIDS CULINARY CAMP
Ages 8-12

Spend a week learning how to cook foods from around the world as well as foods that grow right in your backyard!

IN THE KITCHEN offers small group cooking classes (5-7 kids) for kids ages 8-12 in a fun, safe and creative environment. We use organic, seasonal and local ingredients.

Each day your child will arrive at 10 am for a light snack and introduction to the menu of the day. Stories and outdoor activities related to food and cooking will also be a part of our day. The first part of each day we will learn how to prepare a new menu from a different region in the world, we will “visit” France, Italy, Mexico and Thailand throughout the week. In the afternoon, we will be cooking take-home items for students to share with their families. Students are to be picked up promptly at 1pm. On the final day of the workshop, we will visit Bluebird Farm, a real working food farm in Nevada City for a farm tour and an afternoon picnic that parents are invited to attend and sample the culinary delights we have created!

Wendy Van Wagner is the owner of the local cooking school IN THE KITCHEN in Nevada City,
offering classes to both kids and adults. Join the revival of taste, table and tradition!
Tel:478-0669 | IN THE KITCHEN, 648 Zion Street, Nevada City, CA
Web site: www.wendyvanwagner.com | Blog: www.localfoodtastesbetter.wordpress.com

Things to do…when you don’t know what to do

by Kelly Stover

My moms group and I came up with a list of easy things to do with the kids. I hang the list on the fridge and look at it when my creative energy is fried and I need an idea for something to do. The list is organized from little parental involvement to more. Enjoy!

• Sing along with book/CD (you can rent from library)
• Play dough/clay
• Sort noodles/beans/ buttons (use egg carton for sorting)
• Markers/crayons/ water colors
• Puzzles (make a puzzle too!)
• Make cereal/bead necklaces (use dental floss)
• Stickers
• Balloons
• Fill large mixing bowls will cotton balls and transfer cotton with tongs, large spoons…
• Cut paper with kids safety scissors
• Collect cleaned containers w/lids (cream cheese, sour cream…) and collect items in them (dirt, grass…)
• Play with worms (buy earth worms as bait and they can live in fridge for a long time)
• Take off the couch cushions and jump/roll on them and make tunnels/houses
• Put dish soap in a bucket and add hose water to make a bubbles
• Feathers and a fan
• Cut/paste pictures from old magazines
• Sidewalk chalk
• Mix colored water (add food coloring to bowls of water, kids mix water into clear plastic cups)
• Painting (paint with objects other than paintbrush like veggies, forks, sponges, cookie cutters, hair brush…)
• Mix cornstarch and water
• Felt board art (cover a board or art canvas with felt and stick on felt shapes to make art or tell a story)
• Blow bubbles
• Hide something and hunt them (popsicle sticks, plastic easter eggs, hearts cut from paper…)
• Make forts
• Make a mobile
• Take pictures/videos with camera
• Reading/writing books
• Art/collage (you can buy great craft supplies at the dollar store in Brunswick)
• Play with flashlights
• Play dress up
• Puppet show
• Paint nails
• Play ball (roll back/toss into bucket/knock down like bowling…)
• Ride bikes
• Water Play outdoors/in tub
• Gardening
• Hang laundry
• Sand box
• Dancing/freeze dance
• Singing
• Freeze water into different shapes with various containers and play with the ice cubes outside
• Buy a bottle of shaving cream and play with the foam outside or in tub
• Make patterns with objects and have child continue them (red lego, blue lego, red lego…)
• Preschool learning books (shapes, colors)
• Party games (red light/green light, pin the tail/human wheelbarrow racing…)
• Hide and seek
• Run/catch/tickle
• Help with cleaning
• Put an object into a shoe box and child has to guess what is inside
• Play a senses game (what does this taste like/smell/sound/ feel with eyes closed)
• Make musical instruments (cups with rice, box with rubber bands...)
• Look at/Organize photo album/Make a photo book and write the stories that go with the pictures
• Nature walk/nature collage (be explorers, scavenger hunt for nature items, safari for animals, bird watch)
• Identify animals/plants from a book checked out at the library
• Throw stick “boats” in a creek/tub and watch them float
• Make a flower arrangement
• Make a sticker chart for good behavior
• Music appreciation (classical, jazz, rock…)
• Mommy and me Yoga
• Make paper dolls or animals and imaginary houses (use yarn to lay out walls on the floor)
• Record singing/talking
• Tea party
• Wash the car
• Write letters
• Board games
• Cooking

If you're interested in meeting other parents with kids the same ages as yours, SIerra Madres and Padres can help. Visit: www.sierramadresandpadres.com/.

What Is Good Enough Parenting?
Attunement And Self-Esteem In Child Rearing

Excerpt from chapter 7 of the book, Making Healthy Families
by Gayle Peterson, LCSW, PhD

Raising children is one of the prime tasks of a marriage. Raising them well should be a motivating factor that informs all of our decision making while our children are growing. But no parents are perfect! Finding the balance between meeting our children’s needs and our own appropriately is a continuous adjustment.

Good enough parenting
Although we all love our children, researchers who study infant and child development document that children need something more in order to develop a true and solid appreciation of who they are in the world. With greater understanding of what contributes to healthy development in newborns, infants, and children, it becomes clear that adequate attunement is also desirable.

To attune to our child means that we attempt to respond to his or her needs, particularly emotionally, resulting in the child’s sense of being understood, cared for, and valued. Depending on the age and development of the child this means different things. Attuning to a two-year-old child in the midst of a temper tantrum will include not only responding with appropriate limits, but understanding what the emotional meaning of the outburst might be. Is he or she tired? Angry? Hurt? Challenging limits to get clarity? In contrast, attuning to a newborn’s wails will always be an attempt at primary soothing, as limit-setting of any kind would be inappropriate. To determine the attuned response, we must seek to truly understand the nature of the experience of the child and his or her needs, even though they cannot always tell us. The job of parenthood can be a highly challenging one!

Yet, if we can maintain a clear vision of our goal, to be as attuned as possible, we will inevitably learn more. If at first we do not succeed, sooner or later we will come to better understand our children and be better able to meet their emerging needs. With practice we will become better parents and gain a clearer vision of what we believe will make a difference in our children’s development.

Still, the world is not a perfect place and we cannot be perfect parents. Though we will often meet our children’s needs, we will sometimes frustrate them. Ideally we can provide a matrix in which the frustration itself becomes a tool for building strength of character. Psychologists have termed this optimal frustration. The key here is to determine what amount of frustration is overwhelming and will result in a breakdown of a healthy sense of self for the child, and what is benign or even advantageous to work through with appropriate emotional support. This balance creates the essence of the good enough parent.

The dilemma of good enough parenting is at the heart of parents’ questions about many things. One common example revolves around how to get a child to sleep through the night. What is too much crying and what is not? How soon should I go to him or her in the middle of the night? Again the answers to these questions depend upon your child’s unique set of needs as well as your own. It also depends on your family’s style and values. In her book, The Sleep Book For Tired Parents Rebecca Huntley offers various strategies for walking this line of maintaining empathy and attunement to your child’s needs while taking care of your own.

Learning from our mistakes
As parents, we all naturally fail at times. But if we are committed to parenting as important work, we will be able to correct our mistakes and learn from the experience. Children do not need perfect parents. However children do need parents they can trust to reflect on their actions and attempt to repair misunderstandings when they occur. This working through is an act of attunement and strengthens the bond between parent and child.

It is essential to remember that our failures can in part create the healthy disappointments that children must work through to gain strength. However, these are the inevitable failures that occur, despite our best and determined efforts to be attuned and to provide the most optimal environment we can for our children. Therefore we will not have to concern ourselves with perfection. Thankfully, we can narrow our focus to being the best parent we can along this path of family-making we have all chosen, and turn our attention towards a deeper understanding of what it means to be attuned to our children. Then we can rest assured that our natural failings will be enough to provide our children with some appropriate frustration along the way!

Even when we are doing our utmost to be sensitive to our own child’s feelings based on our memory of our childhoods, and our child-rearing philosophy, we as parents may still misunderstand our children. Let’s take a look at some of the most common ways that this can happen.

Healthy attunement or over-identification?
Our ability to attune as parents depends not only on the child, but also on his or her stage of development and on the emotional legacy of accurate understanding we received from our own parents. The ability to attune also depends on the personality and temperament of the child and how easy or difficult it is for us to relate to a particular child, given our own individual personality traits and family upbringing. Giving nurturance to a child includes identifying with the infant and later, the developing adolescent, enough to have empathy for their situation in the world and the control they have or do not have over it. It is sometimes easy for us to identify with wounds we had as children that we swear we will not do to our children. However, often we can over-identify, and actually be out of attunement with our children, in an attempt to heal personal wounds from our past.

Projecting our own childhood experience is a common pitfall conscientious parents fall into when they have difficulty separating themselves from their own offspring, who have not experienced the same childhood wounds. There can exist a subliminal drive to re-experience childhood through our own kids, but this time to have it right In an attempt to heal past pain, we may unwittingly project it onto our child’s behavior because it looks similar to our pain, although the meaning for the child may be entirely or significantly different. In such cases, parenting reactions that originate to answer our childhood pain miss the real needs of the child who stands before us, a completely different person with a different set of experiences.

Naturally, it is true that we can repeat traumas to our children (such as child abuse) when we are unaware of our own pain. The old adage of what was good enough for me should be good enough for junior reflects the attitude in which these painful legacies are passed down through generations. By not identifying what was painful to us in childhood, we are more likely to repeat the damage. However, as parents become attuned to their childhood experience, they often try to heal their own early developmental wounds in ways that are inappropriate for their children. The following case illustrates this potentiality.

A thirty-five-year-old mother complained about her four-year-old child’s persistent tantrums. Sally was a stay-at-home Mom who spent most of the first two years at home caring for Elia, and had put him in very part-time daycare in the last two years. Though he spent plenty of time with her, he seemed extremely unhappy to be separated from her, though he played very well and happily once she left. Elia would not let her leave him without major distress and had difficulty sleeping at night, crying profusely to have her stay with him in his room. No amount of being with him or attempts at soothing activities or objects satisfied him or caused him any greater ability to fall asleep on his own. Sally and her husband were desperate for sleep and to answer their child’s needs. Yet no matter what they did to comfort him before bedtime, he screamed and cried relentlessly for one of them to sleep with him each night.

Sally had experienced very little emotional attunement to her needs as a child, particularly around getting appropriate help and support from her parents. She had been left to fend for herself in many ways, including being given money to go out and buy herself a wardrobe at age ten. She was told that she was indeed loved, but both of her parents worked outside the home full time once she began school, and did not have time to attend to her needs, particularly with the trouble her older brother was causing them. Her mother left her cakes and other sweets to show her affection, and Sally ended up battling bulimia in her later adult life, partially an expression of the anger she could not express directly in her role of “good girl” in the family at the time. She resented being forced into independence at such an early age, and felt sadness and anger at not having received more guidance as a child. Instead, she had been lost in the role of the “good” child, while her parents spent most of their energies dealing with her older brother who earned himself the role of “trouble maker.” Sally had worked through these feelings with her mother to a great extent, and enjoyed a positive relationship with her as an adult. Still it was hard for Sally to observe the way in which she had projected her own unmet childhood needs onto her son.

Sally and her husband Sam finally sought some brief-term counseling for their son, frightened that he was in some distress that was not being resolved. Following a thorough evaluation, their counselor assured them that their son was actually quite independent and capable when he was at preschool. He had no trouble traveling a distance to the bathroom facilities by himself. He could be with friends or play by himself with ease. Elia was clearly not in distress of abandonment! Sally came to understand that she had projected her own intense fears regarding any distress that her son might have, to such an extent that he had learned a pattern of getting what he wanted by increasing his demands; this indeed became distressful, as his parents were unable to assure him that he in fact would be just fine in his own bed. He had somehow internalized the idea that he should never be left by his mother, or left alone at night. Although most of his development progressed smoothly, transitions involving separation became highly charged between mother and son.

Throughout Elia’s life it had been difficult for Sally to differentiate normal stress from distress when the two of them separated. Naturally, this became more problematic as her son grew older and needs for dependency and developing independence clashed. Both mother and son were caught in confusing normal, healthy separation with abandonment. Elia’s father, who was not in a primary caretaking role and had his own abandonment issues, was not able to intervene effectively to break the pattern of over responsiveness that Sally showed Elia at these times, and it had grown into a vicious cycle; a virtual battle of wills with enough drama to wrench the heart of any parent. But within a short time, when her son learned his parents would not respond to his demands because he really was okay, he was able to sleep peacefully by himself, and the extreme tantrums upon separation diminished.

Attunement to Elia, who had not suffered forced independence too early, meant a genuinely confident and realistic expectation that he would be able to soothe himself and fall asleep on his own. Elia needed his parents to guide him in this way, but it had been difficult for Sally and Sam to separate normal stress of inevitable separations because of Sally’s fears, based on her own consistently unmet needs as a child. With the guidance of a counselor she did answer her own need for reassurance, which she could then pass on to her son with confidence. The realignment of the couple’s relationship was also helpful, as both parents learned and bonded from the experience of helping their son enjoy more independence. It left more room for couple’s relating. And Sally learned to rely on Sam to help her sort through her feelings as a parent, while Sam learned that he had much more to offer as a vital part of the parenting team!

Whether we seek professional help along the way or not, most of us have come across these times in parenting where we identify our unmet childhood needs in the cries of our children. Getting help to sort things out with a spouse, a friend, a relative, or a professional means you are answering your need to reach out and depend on others. The following questions can help you reflect on the role your own projection of childhood pain may have in a situation, and assist you in sorting out what you believe is healthy attunement to your child, rather than a wish or desire to heal your own inner child.

Ask Yourself

1. In the present situation, do I feel overly charged about how my child should feel?

2. Does it remind me of anything particularly painful that happened to me as a child? If so, is my child experiencing the same intensity of this feeling as I did in childhood?

3. Do my child’s previous experiences in this area equal the deprivation or pain of my childhood experiences at the same age? Or is it milder or not comparable? Do I know the range of what is normal distress in this situation or am I confused by the reminder of my own pain?

4. What is the meaning of this experience to my child and what does he or she need?

5. How is my child’s experience different than mine? How is it similar? Be sure to include an assessment of your child’s particular temperament compared to your own, in answering this question.

Contrasting previous experiences of your child to yourself at that age, the availability of support experienced as a child compared to your child in the present situation, and the particular meaning the event has for your child can help you sort through your past, finding the most accurate attunement to your child.

As research on patterns of child abuse bears out, parents are less prone towards repeating abuse when they have become aware of their own past hurt. But we must go beyond simply identifying our childhood pain to be truly attuned to our children. When we respond to children as if they bear our own scars we fail to see them in their own right. The child’s needs can become distorted, leaving him or her vulnerable to misattunement, as in the above example. Finding a neutral path, one that is not reactive but truly thoughtful and aware, is sometimes the hardest one to walk.

Gayle Peterson, LCSW, PhD practices in Nevada City. She is a member of BEPE (Birth and Early Parenting Educators). She can be reached for appointments at (530) 346-2534. Visit her web site: www.MakingHealthyFamilies.com for information and discussing this topic on Dr. Gayle’s facebook page for empowering parents.

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Fourth of July Celebrations

Nevada County Concert Band Curbside Concert
10 a.m. at the Parade in downtown Grass Valley.
Phone: 272-6228
nccb.org

Grass Valley Fourth of July Parade
Begins at 11:00 a.m. at East Main and Auburn streets, moves up Main Street, down Mill Street, across Neal Street and up Church Street to Chapel Street.
Phone: 272-8315
historicgrassvalley.com.

Truckee Firecracker Mile
Downtown Truckee. One mile gradual fun run suitable for all ages. Starts just before the Truckee Fourth of July parade. Begins at Tahoe Forest Hospital ends at Train Depot.
Phone: 426-3313
truckeefunrun.com

Truckee Fourth of July Parade
Starts at 10:00 a.m. east of the Truckee High School winds down Donner Pass Road and ends up in historic downtown Truckee.
Phone: 587-8808
www.truckee.com

Fourth of July Celebration at the Nevada County Fairgrounds
Following the parade is a daylong family celebration under the pines at the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Live music and entertainment, children's activities, a craft show and food and refreshments are planned. The fireworks spectacular blasts off at 9:30 p.m. Fairgrounds gates open at 3 p.m. and entertainment begins at 4 p.m. Entry and parking fees will be announced.
No alcohol, glass, pets, barbecues or personal fireworks may be brought onto the fairgrounds. 3-10pm.
Phone: 272-8315
historicgrassvalley.com

July Events

July 4
Children's Art at the Nevada County Certified Growers Market
Held on the first Saturday of the month at the Nevada County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.  FREE thegrowersmarket.com

July 11
Friends of the LIbrary Book Sale
1st Saturday of Every Month - Monthly Used Book Sale, Friends of the Nevada County Libraries. Foley Historical Library, 211 N. Pine St., NC. 9am-3pm. Find quality children's books for 25 cents.
Phone: 265-7050.

July 15, 22, 29
Summer Nights in Nevada City
Street Fair in downtown Nevada City with arts, crafts, classic cars, food, drink and music. Musicians perform on outdoor stages throughout the downtown area. 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. FREE.
Phone: 265-2692.
nevadacitychamber.com

July 15
Ice Cream Social
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Community Memorial Garden at the Old Jail Museum, Jibboom Street, Downtown Truckee. Truckee Donner Historical Society.
Phone: 582-0893
truckeehistory.org

July 15 – 18
The Sound of Music
The hills of Nevada City are alive with The Sound of Music as Sierra Stages launches our “Broadway in Concert” series at the Miners Foundry. 7:00 p.m. Thursday , 8:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15.00 Thursday preview and matinee. $20.00 Friday and Saturday night. Phone: 346-9926 x 3
sierrastages.org

July 17
25th Annual Children's Festival
There will be over twenty arts and crafts tables, including costume making, cardboard castle construction, soapstone carving, puppet-making and much more. There will also be jugglers, storytellers, face painters and wandering musicians. 9:00 a.m. - Noon & 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Pioneer Park. Admission is $3
nevadacountytv.org/children
info@thechildrensfestival.com

July 25
Nevada County Concert Band “Americans We”
Pioneer Park bandshell. This is a family-oriented, open-air concert in the park featuring music written by and for Americans. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. FREE.
Phone: 272-6228
nccb.org

July 24 – 26
24th Sierra Storytelling Festival
Stories from African, Asian, Irish, Jewish, and Native American traditions as well as traditional folk tales. North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, 17894 Tyler-Foote Crossing Road, Nevada City. $15 - $25.
Phone: 265-2826
sierrastorytellingfestival.org

July 30, 31 & August 1, 2, 7 - 9
The Wizard of Oz
Nevada County Performing Arts Guild (PAG) presents The Wizard of Oz. A Delightful Original Musical for the Whole Family! Full of twists, turns, and enchanting original music. The Center for the Arts. Thursday & Friday 7:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 2:00 p.m. Adults: $8, Children 12 & Under: $5, Students & Seniors: $6.
Phone: 277-7100

Summer Camps & Programs

Through August 7
Oakhaven Summer Camp! 
Come explore math, science, geography, arts and crafts and farm fun. Ages 2-6,  June 15 - August 7,  Monday through Friday 8:00 to 5:30 pm, swimming daily from 2:30 - 5:30 For info call 271-1258 or visit  oakhavenmontessori.com

July 6-30
Mama and Me Beginning Music
Tuesdays @ 3:00 p.m. Learn simple songs, rhymes and bounces to play with your 4 to 12 month old. Cost: $36 for the session.
Phone: 273-3475

July 6-30
Toddler Time Music
Wednesdays @ 3:00 p.m. Beginning music for toddlers with a focus on rhythm and fun. Cost: $36 for the session.
Phone: 273-3475

Ongoing Events

Every Saturday
Nevada City Farmers Market
Union Street between Broad and Commercial. 8:00 a.m. - 12p.m. Local farms, two stages of local music, artisans, children’s activities, and educational demonstrations as well as prepared breakfast and lunch vendors.
ncfarmersmarket.org

Every Thursday
Farmers Market & Community Concert Series
6:00-9:00 p.m. in downtown GV. FREE.
Phone: 272-8315
historicgrassvalley.com

Baby & Me
Join in for songs, playtime, and discussion while getting to know other parents and babies. Join an existing group now. Birth to 12 months. Weekday mornings at the Grass Valley Methodist Church in downtown Grass Valley. FREE to first-time participants, sliding scale fee up to $50 for 10 sessions for subsequent groups.
Phone: Meg 913-2745
e-mail: meg@first5nevco.org
first5nevco.org/programs.cfm

Toddler & Me
Join in for songs and playtime in a preschool setting while getting to know other parents and toddlers. We are creating new groups now for children 12 to 24 months. Monday mornings at the T.K. McAteer Family Resource Center in Nevada City. FREE to first-time participants, sliding scale fee up to $50 for 10 sessions for subsequent groups.
Phone: Samie 265-0611 x223
e-mail: samie@first5nevco.org
first5nevco.org/programs.cfm

Early Pregnancy Consultation
Mention the First 5 Newsletter to receive 50% off. Now only $27.50. For women in their first or second trimester. Consultations scheduled regularly.
Call to schedule: 477-5442
lauriechamberlin.com

Mondays
Mother Dance
Dance class for moms and pre-walking babies designed to nourish and nurture both Mom and baby with an opportunity to connect intimately through touch, movement, rhythm and dance! Mondays 10:30-11:30. Cost $10/class.
Moving Ground Studio, Grass Valley
Phone: 272-4240

Now Enrolling for Fall Classes

“Your Amazing Infant” - Truckee
A series for parents and their infants, ages birth through 3 months. These classes increase bonding through nurturing touch and physical interaction between parent and child. Call the Early Learning Project at 582-2583 or email rhall@ttusd.org for information.

Toddler Gym Time - Truckee
Toddlers and their parents enjoy free play in the big gym with an array of exciting developmental equipment. Have fun, meet new friends and build new skills. Call the Early Learning Project at 582-2583 or email rhall@ttusd.org for information.

Music Together - Truckee
Children birth to 4 and their parents will enjoy this research-based program that includes songs, instrument play and movement in a relaxed and playful setting. Call the Early Learning Project at 582-2583 or email rhall@ttusd.org for information.

“Baby and Me” - Truckee
These popular classes provide education, support, informal discussion and interactive fun for parents and non-ambulatory infants, 3 months to 1 year old. Call the Early Learning Project at 582-2583 or email rhall@ttusd.org for information.