Dr. Jan Nienu from California, a specialist in early childhood education exhorted parents, particularly the younger lot on early childhood parenting on the July 8, at Café Caffeine Jasokie Place, Kohima.
While sharing on truths and skills about bringing up children in the Lord, Dr. Jan emphasized on the importance of interactive discipline, stating it to be an important area in Christian parenting.
“Interactive discipline needs patience, energy but it really works,” she maintained.
She also dwelt on the need to developing and building strong social skills and self esteem for the children. Parenting is not an easy job, but as parents you are called by God to raise your children she said and exhorted them to support one another, so as to raise the children in the right direction.
Many parents raised questions to early childhood educator, related to early childhood parenting, which they have been facing practically. Presently, Dr. Jan Nienu is the director of Treehouse pre-school at Oakland California. She did her doctorate from University of San Francisco in organizational leadership with emphasis in early childhood education. To her credit, she is also the founder of early childhood programme at Patton University, where she served as department chair for many years and is now acting as adjunct faculty at Patton University. She has worked for over two decades as Early Childhood Educator and has recently published a book on children titled, “Straight from the Heart.” She lives in California with her husband and two sons.
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