The Blogspot of Beth Grosshans: Opportunities for Children at Princeton Montessori School

Monday, December 18, 2017

Opportunities for Children at Princeton Montessori School

As a clinical psychologist practicing in New Jersey, Dr. Beth Grosshans has spent many years helping children reach their potential. Dr. Beth Grosshans also serves as an instructor at the Princeton Center for Teacher Education, which trains teachers for the Princeton Montessori School.

Using the Montessori philosophy of instilling social confidence and a love of learning, the school provides several enrichment programs for developing life and academic skills.

One such activity is Tune in Time. A trained yoga and mindfulness teacher guides primary and middle school students through de-stressing exercises that benefit them inside and outside class.

Eco Binding uses ecological concepts to promote awareness of natural systems. The school’s own animals and plants (including chickens and a meditation garden) create an atmosphere that facilitates appreciation for the inter-relatedness of life.

After-school clubs also encourage various student interests. Featured 2017-2018 groups include Tae Kwon Do, basketball, rock music, chess, ukulele, and French culture. Most clubs meet weekly at 3, 4, or 6:30 pm.

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About Beth Grosshans

After establishing her Flemington, New Jersey-based private practice in 1994, licensed clinical psychologist Beth Grosshans, PhD, assisted children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families with psychological assessments and interventions for over 15 years. Concurrently she worked as a private consultant, providing clinical training and seminars on child development issues for faculty members at local schools. Also serving as an instructor for the Princeton Center for Teacher Education during this period, Dr. Beth Grosshans taught the course Child Development: Infant, Toddler, and through the Elementary Years at the Princeton Montessori School.

Since retiring from clinical practice, Dr. Beth Grosshans has concentrated on writing for and speaking to parents and educators about child development issues and discipline. She co-wrote the book Beyond Time-Out: From Chaos to Calm, in which she introduced the concept of imbalanced family power, contradicting prevailing child-centric notions of effective parenting and emphasizing the importance of exerting parental leadership and authority to prevent unruliness and anxiety in children.

Dr. Beth Grosshans received a BA in psychology from the University of Cincinnati and earned both an MA in psychology and a PhD in clinical child psychology from Ohio State University. Under Habib Davanloo, MD, she has also completed several intensive professional training courses in Intensive Short Term Dynamic Therapy. She is a retired member of the board of directors of the New Jersey Psychological Association Foundation and of the American Psychological Association.