Parents, educators and others interested in infant and child
development are invited to the lecture: Meaning Making: How Infants and Young Children Make Meaning of Themselves in the World on Thursday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ethical Society of St. Louis in Clayton.
Speaker Edward Z. Tronich, PhD., is a world-class researcher and teacher recognized internationally for his work on the neurobehavioral and social emotional development of infants and young children, parenting in the U.S. and other countries and infant-parent mental health. The lecture will focus on the ways infants make meaning of the world using non-verbal processes, including emotional and actions through social play and relationships. Dr. Tronick will also discuss how the "meaning making" process may lead to typical or to abnormal childhood development.
Dr. Tronick developed the Newborn Assessment Scale and the Touchpoints Project with T. B. Brazelton. He continues to do research on the effects of maternal depression and other affective disorders on infant and child social and emotional development.
On Thursday, Tronick will discuss how babies and toddlers can suffer mental illness, yet seldom get diagnosis or treatment that could prevent lasting developmental problems.
See Dr. Tronick discuss and illustrate a baby's emotional development here
Tickets are $15 per person and are available at www.stlpi.org or by calling 314-361-7075, ext. 323. At the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO 63117.
At this free art program for ages 3-6 the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!
Splash and play with your little one in this fun morning activity. No registration is necessary.
Get ready for tons of free, soapy fun! Come to the library to play with tons of bubbles with the Bubble Bus.
See the Zoo's California sea lions perform acrobatic and athletic feats, including Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, flipper walks, frisbee tosses and plenty of surprises. While on stage with the sea lions, the Zoo's trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, in addition to the need for conserving the sea lion's ocean habitat.
The Magic House, MADE for Kids will be hosting an exhibit of its own as TapeScape, an innovative playscape made almost entirely out of packing tape, opens for play on June 1 in the makerspace.