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Kindermusik: Our Time- Zoo Train
5 Fridays 10:45 5/28-6/25 at Lubber Run Center!
Conscious Discipline Training!
Schedule your Dr. Becky Bailey's 10 Steps to Positive Discipline class for your PTA, playgroup or preschool today! Have fUn and learn during this life-changing presentation! Presented by Certified Conscious Discipline Instructor & PCU Founder, Tracey Kretzer, M.S., LPSC, CCDI. Call (888) 703-4PCU or email Classes@ParentChildU.com today!
Unlimited Make ups & Demos!
Register TODAY by calling (703) 228-4747 or going to our REGISTRATION page. All classes are open! See our full class list on our CLASSES page or color-coded CALENDAR. Make-up classes and demos are always welcome register for yours today!
8 week-old Joseph signs DADDY!
Yeah, I know you probably think I am crazy :), but, Baby Joe touches his head and says "Da" when my husband comes home AND when he plays with him AND as you can see from the clip, when we say, "Say DA DA with your hands!" Please feel free to pop into our Signing Smart classes for a free demo and see HOW easy, fUn, and amazing signing can be - in just seconds a day! Miss Tracey, Mom & PCU Founder
Snow Policy & Numbers
Due to the snow storms in VA, there have been no PCU classes from Friday, 2/5 - now Tuesday, 2/16 with the latest APS School Delay Tuesday (with the exception of one class at Falls Church last Saturday). Classes will be added to the end of the term and an updated schedule sent out via e-mail soon (now that our computers are back up :)). Please call our Inclement Weather Hotlines if you have any questions: Arlington Enjoy Classes: (703) 228-4715 & Falls Church Recreation: (703) 248-5077.
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Effective Parenting Initiative!
The National Effective Parenting Initiative (NEPI) Join us at NEPI or simply sign the "Effective Parenting" Petition today here.
Playground Diplomat Speaks!
Video Clip of a Playground Diplomat by PCU!
My 20-month old is Reading!
The typical non-signing, hearing child has 20-400 words by age 2, by 16 months-old my child could sign/speak in 5-word SENTENCES (video)! here signing CRY instead of crying! She now has started reading some words out loud! Thank you Signing Smart and Kindermusik for introducing me to the SIGNING SMART strategies. Miss Tracey :)
NIH Study Shows Higher IQs
A study funded by the National Institutes of Health has shown that children who sign as infants are advanced linguistically and cognitively in preschool and have higher IQ’s in elementary school than non-signing children.
Signing Smart Increases Vocab
Wide-Eyed Learning recently completed their National Research study with over 165 infants. At 12 mos., Signing Smart children use an average of 25 signs and 16 spoken words, versus the 2-3 words non-signing children use. At 18 mos., Signing Smart children use an average of 79 signs and 102 spoken words, versus the 10-50 words non-signing children use. Between 11-14 mos., a majority of Signing Smart children begin using signed/spoken “sentences,” about 10 months earlier than is typical!
