OLLI101736 - Child Development: The First Five Years (for Grandparents and Other Interested People)
Course Description
Child Development: The First Five Years (for Grandparents and Other Interested People)
Instructor: Fern Fisher
Days of the Week: Thursday
Date: Feb. 12 – March 19 (5 sessions)
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: In-person at TUCC
This course is designed for anyone with young children in their lives—teachers, parents and grandparents—seeking to understand the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development that occurs during the first five years of life. While it is not a “how-to” course, it will provide insight to support informed decisions about children’s experiences, play, time management, schooling and when to share concerns. Although child development itself remains constant, the context in which children are raised has changed, and this course draws on current knowledge to help participants navigate the landscape.
Maximum: 20
Instructor Bio: Fern Fisher, MA, MS, LCSW is a recent transplant from NYC where shef worked at jobs supporting young children. She taught and counseled parents at inner-city day care programs, completed a fellowship at the Madeleine Borg Institute and became a therapist at the Child Development Center, a nursery school and clinic. She was Associate Director of the Early Childhood Department at the Board of Jewish Education and edited the publication First School Years. She was Director of Early Childhood Consultation at the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services. She loves Philadelphia and is delighted to be here.