Social Emotional Learning
Tools for Calming Children
All children experience strong emotions. These powerful feelings can be overwhelming, confusing, and even scary for young children, yet feelings are essential for revealing children’s
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Social Emotional Learning
Anti-Bias Curriculum and the Messages we Send
Anti-bias curriculum is an approach to teaching and learning designed to increase understanding of all kinds of differences to help value and respect them. We
Social Emotional Learning
Gender Identity in the Early Childhood Years
Most children develop a clear awareness of whether they think of themselves as boys or girls during the early childhood years. We will examine how
Social Emotional Learning
Helping Children to Develop Empathy
Explore how you can nurture empathy in young children and help them identify emotions in themselves and others. Learn how to connect empathy to children’s
Social Emotional Learning
Understanding and Helping Children Manage Aggression
Early childhood is a period of time when children are learning to control aggressive impulses and develop empathy for others. This discussion will look at
Social Emotional Learning
What to do when Children are Mean: Helping Children with Peer Conflict
“You’re not my friend anymore!” “You can’t sit here!” Teasing, excluding, name-calling, bullying: the ups and downs of peer relationship are sometimes painful for children,
Working with Families
Supporting Families Who Have Children with Special Needs
You may be the first person to notice developmental challenges for a child in your care. When parents discover their child has special needs they
Working with Families
Engaging Families
Developing ways to communicate effectively with parents and build positive parent-educator relationships is vital to a child’s development. This workshop will look at strategies for
Working with Families
Oh No! Here comes THAT Parent Again
Are there some parents you find yourself avoiding? For every educator, some parents are simply more difficult to work with and develop a relationship with
Working with Families
Understanding and Responding to Cultural Influences
Our cultural background affects everything we do. Different beliefs and values about child rearing, expectations for discipline of children, major cultural and religious events, the