Margaret Watkinson
Margaret Watkinson is an early childhood development specialist in Beacon, NY. Margaret works with parents and families in all aspects of finding child-centered solutions to almost any problem. Margaret knows that developing your parenting style grounded in what your child needs now will lay the foundation for ease of parenting that will last a lifetime. Children develop on a continuum, and so does your parenting style.
By providing what a child needs, understanding the “why” behind what babies, toddlers and young children do has informed Margaret’s work with each unique child. Respecting each child as an individual- typically developing or with developmental delays, feisty, gifted, slow to warm up, those that crave routine as well as those who go with any flow- Margaret works with parents to meet their child where they are while also inspiring them to engage with their “world”, increase natural language and communication development to enhance the path on becoming a fluent reader, active learner, and problem solver.
Areas of specialty include:
- Pediatric Sleep Plans and Coaching
- Early Language and Emergent Literacy
- Foundations of Early Academics
- Customized approaches for deeper understanding and impacting your child’s learning experiences
- Understanding how play really impacts your child’s overall learning and development
- Approaches to understanding, influencing and managing behavior
- Customized plans for addressing and influencing any behavior
- Nanny training and choosing childcare
Mission and Purpose
Parenting for the Future!
Grounded in her work with young children and their grownups, Margaret works with parents to make the parenting decisions that they feel great about and that will work toward the goals they have for their infants, young children, and family.
Understanding current struggles through your child’s experience will guide you to the best solutions. Solutions that will help right now, give you options for the future and enable you to make your parenting decisions with confidence. I have complete confidence in your ability to accomplish anything you set your mind to!
Consistency is key with young children. However, being consistent, yet responsive requires that you are confident in how you are approaching a problem. With Margaret’s partnership, you will identify and incorporate your goals with your child’s innate success and confidence while also laying the foundation for their lifelong thirst for learning.
Credentials
- Certified Sleep Coach through Center for Pediatric Sleep Management
- Developmental therapist and special educator- birth-grade 6
- Advanced Certificate Early Language and Literacy, MS Special Ed, BS Linguistics
- Past experience: Early childhood teacher, tutor, State Childcare trainer, Project WILD, Handwriting without Tears, Music, Owner and founder of NAEYC accredited child care program, Special Needs program director, Nanny and Household manager
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