Welcome to Understanding the Nature of Childhood!
Hello all former children everywhere,
This is a blog for any adult who is curious to understand childhood better. My name is Marcia Hubelbank, and I’ve been working with, and learning from young children for over 35 years using a Montessori inspired approach combined with what I consider other best practices. In my work I focus on early childhood, the years starting with infancy through 5 years old, when the young child is experiencing a unique and often misunderstood stage of development.
Maybe you’re a parent, or caregiver, who spends a lot of time with a young child (or children), and you want to find the optimum ways to help them thrive
Or you’re seeking ways to create a balance of adult-child interaction at home
Maybe you don't actually spend a lot of time with young children, but you may want to feel more capable interacting with, say, your nieces and nephews, or your friends' children
Maybe you’re a teacher trying to manage the many demands of the classroom, individual student’s styles and parent expectations
Whoever you are, I hope you will find this blog helpful!
A word about the name: “Understanding the Nature of Childhood: Bring out the best in you. Bring out the best in the child”
As adults interacting with children we often misunderstand their pre-conscious nature. Young children live in a much more primal world than we do, lacking the self awareness of older children.
My blog posts will cover a variety of topics which can support you in answering questions such as:
“My child never listens when I say ‘no’ and when I insist, has a huge meltdown.”
“What can I do to help my child play alone?”
“My child will not stop interrupting me when I’m having a conversation with another adult. Can anything be done?”
“Bring out the best in you. Bring out the best in the child.”
My other services include, parent and teacher coaching, (first consultation is free), teacher training, home support, facilitated parent child playgroups and co-ops.