Seminars

KICCE Parent Education Lecture Held: First Steps in Parenting Tailored to Developmental Signals – Parent Education for All Caregivers of Young Children

The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education (KICCE) held an online parent education lecture via YouTube live streaming on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., under the theme “First Steps in Parenting Tailored to Developmental Signals: Parent Education for All Caregivers of Young Children.” The lecture was planned as a lunchtime YouTube live broadcast so that any interested caregiver of young children across the country could easily participate.

This lecture was organized as part of the research project “Development of a Parent Education Program for Parents of Infants and Toddlers at Risk for Developmental Delay.” Drawing on a PDF parent education booklet and video-based instructional materials developed under the project, the program focused on key messages related to early detection and parenting support. Two detailed sessions were prepared so that caregivers of children aged 0–5 years could check their child’s developmental status and provide parenting that is aligned with the child’s developmental level. The event was co-hosted by the Ministry of Education, the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education, and KICCE.

The lecture was delivered by Professor Lee Soo Jeoung of the Division of Special Education at Uiduk University and Professor Heo Kay-heoung of the Department of Early Childhood Special Education at Chongshin University, both of whom served as main authors of the parent education materials. To address the practical difficulties and questions that caregivers face in child-rearing, questions were collected in advance over a set period and answered during the Q&A sessions. Additional questions were also received and addressed in real time through the YouTube live chat to ensure that accurate and reliable parenting information was conveyed.

The first session, titled “Fundamentals of Parenting: From Tips for Kickstarting Speech to Handling Tantrums,” consisted of a lecture and live Q&A led by Professor Lee Soo Jeoung, an expert in early intervention and special education. She discussed the characteristics of positive parenting, communication strategies for opening a child’s speech, and types of play support that caregivers can provide. She also examined how caregivers can respond to challenging behaviours such as tantrums and introduced practical approaches to behaviour support and discipline, followed by a Q&A session.

The second session, titled “Is Our Child Developing Slowly? Reading Developmental Signals and Supporting Development Through Play,” featured a lecture and live Q&A led by Professor Heo Kay-heoung, an expert in early childhood special education. He explained how to understand a young child’s developmental trajectories, emphasized the importance of early identification through developmental screening, and introduced screening tools that parents can use. He further clarified how to interpret developmental screening results, how caregivers should respond depending on the outcome, and suggested everyday play activities that can support children’s development, before moving on to a Q&A session.

The live parent education lecture drew a peak of 289 simultaneous viewers. Active exchanges of opinions and questions took place via the real-time chat, and many participants requested access to a replay. With the high level of participation and engagement from caregivers of young children, the lecture concluded as a meaningful and informative program.

The recording of this live education session is scheduled to be uploaded in December 2025 on the “Parent Learning Center” section of the i-Nuri (Nuri Curriculum Portal) parent site.