July 2016

What’s going on with... the 2’s and 3’s??

A newsletter for parents of 2 and 3 year olds

at LFAC

From the 2-3 year old classroom:

Hey Parents! For the month of July, we’ll be teaching your kids these stories: ‘God is Good’ aka Abraham and Sarah (Gen. 21: 1-7), ‘God Always Wins’ aka God freeing His people from Pharaoh (Exodus 5-12), ‘God Knows Everything’ aka God Feeding Elijah (I Kings 17:1-6), and ‘Only One God’ aka God heals Naaman (II Kings 5:1-15).

And the verse we’ll be helping your child try to memorize is: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 (See if they’re able to say it on their own!)

Thanks for partnering with us to help our class be a peaceful place. We know that sometimes that can mean extra work for you, but we really think it’s worthwhile.

We’re also on the lookout for parents to volunteer in the classroom. If you’re at all interested, please email Sharon Howard (showard@lfachurch.org) or talk to her anytime you see her!!!

Here are the teachers who will be with your 2-3 year old in June:

1st Service: Courtney Ader, Jenny Ritchie; 2nd Service: Tabatha Martinez, Jane Caldwell

“Hey Parents! Here’s an Idea to Try!

Sometimes it’s easy to tell our kids a new command in public and expect them to just obey it right away. But we’ve never really PRACTICED it with them...and they don’t really have a history of knowing what it feels like to follow lots of commands at home, either. It can then be FRUSTRATING for the child to be expected to obey IN PUBLIC, and mommy or daddy get really mad when they don’t obey.

One great idea for 2-3 year olds is to PRACTICE AT HOME!! Practice ‘come to Mommy/come to Daddy’ over and over and over again...WITH SNACK REWARDS when they obey! Or practice ‘all done playing, say ‘OK Mommy’’ lots of times at home with hugs and snuggles and cheers.”

Check out these important dates &

stick ’em on your calendar today:

New 1st Grader Parent Gathering: July 31, 11am, Rm 128
LFA Camp: August 1-5
4 Year Old Parent Gathering: August 14, 11am, Rm 128
2 Year Old Parent Gathering: August 21, 11am, Rm 128
Parent Summit: November 19

And how about some blogs to read?????

These QR codes take you to 3 blogs:

Sound More Like An Ice Cream Truck and Less Like a Fart: Helping Kids Follow Directions

http://www.somuchhope.com/parenting/helping-kids-follow-directions-part-1

The IPad Is Stealing My Son’s Childhood A Mom’s concerns and proactive steps to consider the effect technology is having on her son’s development

http://www.icanteachmychild.com/the-ipad-is-stealing-my-sons-childhood/

Parents, You Can’t Build Heaven Here A good reminder of our tendency to forget eternity and ‘build heaven here’ for our kids http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/parents-you-can-t-build-heaven-here

June 2016

What’s going on with... the 2’s and 3’s??

A newsletter for parents of 2 and 3 year olds at LFAC

From the 2-3 year old classroom:

Hey Parents! For the month of June, we’ll be teaching your kids these stories: ‘Jesus is a Friend’ aka Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-9), ‘Jesus is Alive’ (Luke 19:16b-20:31), ‘God Made Everything’ (Genesis 1, Psalm 139:13-16), and ‘Only God is Big’(Genesis 3).

And the verse we’ll be helping your child try to memorize is: “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and they are safe.” Proverbs 18:10 (See if they’re able to say it on their own!)

Thanks for partnering with us to help our class be a peaceful place. We know that sometimes that can mean extra work for you, but we really think it’s worthwhile.

We’re also on the lookout for parents to volunteer in the classroom. If you’re at all interested, please email Sharon Howard (showard@lfachurch.org) or talk to her anytime you see her!!!

Here are the teachers that will be with your 2-3 year old in June:

1st Service: Victoria Milcarek, Gabriela Candelario, Jenny Ritchie; 2nd Service: Tabatha Martinez, Jane Caldwell

“Hey Parents! Here’s an Idea to Try!

Sometimes a young toddler doesn’t know how to behave acceptably in certain places. And it’s tough when parents then get upset or frustrated at the toddler- because they’ve never taught them the appropriate behavior! Try this instead: teach a toddler what you want; don’t assume that your toddler knows all the social norms that you do. Help a toddler know the right manners by helping them look at people who are exemplifying the appropriate behavior. You can use this principle: “Look at what Mommy does with this. Look at how Daddy does this. This is how Baby will do it.” For example:

Toddler is at a restaurant standing up on her chair.

Parent: “Look at Daddy. See how he’s sitting down on his chair? Look at Uncle Roger. He’s sitting down. Look at the lady over there. She’s doing a good job sitting down. You do a good job sitting down too.”

Toddler is talking loudly during church service.

Parent (whispers): “See how Mommy is sitting quietly? See how Mr. Mike is sitting quietly? See how Sister is sitting quietly? Right now is a time to be quiet.””

Check out these important dates &

stick ’em on your calendar today:

● New First Grader Parent Gathering: July 31

● LFA Camp: August 1-5

● 4 Year Old Parent Gathering: August 14

● 2 Year Old Parent Gathering: August 28

● Parent Summit: November 19

And how about some blogs to read?????

These QR codes take you to 3 blogs:

● Four Ways for Fathers to Engage at Home A blog giving some practical suggestions on connecting.

http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/four-ways-for-fathers-to-engage-at-home

● Tired at the End of the Work Day Some thoughts on HOW dads can have the energy to engage their families when all they want to do is take a nap after work.

http://www.somuchhope.com/manupmen/tired-at-the-end-of-the-work-day

● Mom Enough: The Fearless Mother's Heart and Hope A free Ebook put out by some of desiringgod.org's contributors. http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/mom-enough-new-book

2's & 3's Parent Minutes- July 2016

2's & 3's Parent Minute- June 2016