"Grandparents Pass Down Grandchild Care Know-How"... Gangseo-gu to Operate Parenting Classes Next Month

Providing Information on Play and Parenting Methods Appropriate for Developmental Stages by Age Group

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon) is operating the "2024 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Class" for grandparents who are having difficulties raising their grandchildren.

The education will be held twice on November 5 and 12, from 1 PM to 3 PM at the 2nd floor auditorium of the Gangseo Lifelong Learning Center.

The first session, titled "Raising My Grandchild Smartly," will cover the impact of play on infants and toddlers and the problems of smartphones. Additionally, there will be time to learn creative play methods to prevent smartphone addiction. During this time, participants can learn music play that helps language and emotional development of infants and toddlers, as well as age-specific scarf play for physical development.

The second session will focus on understanding developmental stages by age and learning positive discipline methods and various play activities that aid physical development. Activities using balloons and cellophane play with picture books are planned. Both sessions will be conducted by instructor Son Ji-su, an internationally certified AP parenting education specialist, picture book psychological counselor, and brain education instructor.

Grandparents or prospective grandparents living in Gangseo-gu who have grandchildren aged 7 or younger can apply by the 31st of this month. However, registration is limited to the first 150 applicants and may close early.

According to the 2024 Ministry of Employment and Labor's "Study on the Expansion of Maternity Protection System for Workers," 48.8% of respondents receive help from grandparents in raising their children. The district has prepared this education to provide systematic training to grandparents who face increased childcare burdens, offering correct childcare information and passing on various childcare tips.

District Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon said, "Grandparents are excellent caregivers with experience and wisdom in raising children," and added, "I hope that through this education, grandparents will gain access to diverse childcare information and skills and gain confidence in raising their grandchildren."

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