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Guided Growth: Insights and Reflections from a Portland Play Group Journey

Guided Growth: Insights and Reflections from a Portland Play Group Journey

Exploring mindful parenting through Magda Gerber’s wisdom and community conversation

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Courtney Dern
Nov 12, 2024
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The play groups I run in Portland, Oregon are designed to be nurturing environments for both children and their caregivers. Children explore, observe, and play, while adults learn from observing the children and engaging in supportive conversations with fellow parents.

For this cycle of groups, I’ve centered our discussions around a series of thought-pro…

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