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"If kids come to educators and teachers from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important. " ~Barbara Colrose Read More...
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Bowlby, Skinner, and Dr. Spock all have major contributions to child development theories we use today. We found a great cheat sheet video we can use when parent conferencing or simply providing a great scientific foundation for why we teach the way we Read More...
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Some things go down easier than others. Confronting parents about unpleasant situations with their child has never been at the top of my list. I usually bounce off of coworker or a good friend some of the best ways to approach a parent. I don't know what Read More...
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Some fears are imagined. But no matter how small, a little reassurance can go a long way! Young children can have fears or insecurities that are real or imagined. No matter how small it may seem to us, worries like these can really weigh on our little Read More...
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"No matter how one may think himself accomplished, when he sets out to learn a new language, science, or the bicycle, he has entered a new realm as truly as if he were a child newly born into the world." ~Frances Willard, How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle Read More...
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You know the look. If your a parent or a teacher that has this down you can stop certain behaviors in kids before it gets out of hand. I think it takes a bit of experience to acquire this. I remember many years back it all began for me. I was tested and Read More...
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"There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm." ~Willa Cather Kids are so full of energy and laughter. I grew up with two other sisters and I remember how I used to scream when something was funny. Unfortunately the rest of my family Read More...
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Caring, sensitive adults are ideal social teachers. Unlike preschool peers, parents and teachers draw on extensive emotional resources when they interact with children. Being a social teacher means we: * Help describe emotions verbally * Understand the Read More...
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Translation: Dear Mom and Dad, I am very very angry. I would really like to ask you both for help but I don't know how. I feel stuck. Do you think you could come talk to me? I think that would make me feel much better. We suggest talking it over with Read More...
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"No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure." ~Emma Goldman I had once began to get a bit overwhelmed with teaching when Read More...
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"The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground." I love to have The Toddlers Creed poem up on the preschool room door. A sense of humor and go a long way when a parent is concerned about a child not sharing right away in preschool. The words, Read More...
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"Trouble finds us all soon enough, but if we choose not to share and talk about it we simply don't give the other person a chance to love us more. When we discuss it we discover we may have the same story. And in the end we are chapters of the same book." Read More...
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The University of Washington Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences is an interdisciplinary center conducting innovative research on lifelong learning and the brain. They test mimicking behaviors in children as forms of learning and actually measure Read More...
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"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." ~Ralph Marston I can really appreciate how young children love repetition so much. While I spend most of my day trying to manage my time to get all my errands and tasks done as quickly as possible, they Read More...
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Soft Skills such as perseverance, attention, motivation, and self-confidence contribute greatly to "success in society at large. Professor James Heckman has confirmed skills such as these are not only predictive in academic success scores but for successful Read More...
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