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If There Was Just One Thing…

November 28, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience Leave a Comment

If you could measure the quality of an early childhood setting by only one factor, what would it be?

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But I’ve Told Him A Million Times: Why A Child’s Defiant Behavior Isn’t Always What You Think It Is

November 15, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Positive Guidance and Social Skills, Uncategorized 4 Comments

I have my finger in many technology-laden pots.  But technology is NOT my jam.  This site where you’re reading this, the Facebook page where you likely found it, the podcast you may have listened to, the resources you may have used — these all require SOME degree of technical acumen.  And it is honestly the hardest part of the work I do.

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School Readiness AND Developmentally Appropriate Practice? How to Get on the Same Page with Parents.

November 1, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 1 Comment

When I do workshops and trainings with teachers, I often hear several variations of the same question.

“But what about at home?”

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Process Over Product — It’s not just about art.

September 27, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 2 Comments

“Process over product”.  We hear that phrase frequently in early childhood, most often referring to the perspective that the process of participating in the creative process is more important to a child’s development than the craft-factory product we may be tempted to focus on.

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A Patchwork Philosophy

September 20, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Uncategorized 8 Comments

“Are you a homeschooler?”

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Preschool Reading Instruction and Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Can You Have Both?

August 16, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Child Development & DAP 3 Comments

What does “teaching reading” look like in a developmentally appropriate early childhood classroom?

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Why Telling Kids What NOT to Do Tends to Backfire

June 27, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Positive Guidance and Social Skills, Uncategorized 2 Comments

One of my favorite stories from my parents’ early experiences as a young married couple at law school ends with my mom opening her front door to find a friendly neighbor standing there next to my sister (a young preschooler at the time), who had stripped down to her nothings and was covered in mud.

My sister was elated.

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Language for Literacy – The Importance of Building Vocabulary in Preschool

June 13, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Uncategorized 3 Comments

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“Does he ever stop talking?”

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The Serve and Return of Responsive Interactions

June 1, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Uncategorized 1 Comment

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I loved playing volleyball in high school.  I took pride in being a scrappy player.  “Ball first, body second” was the motto that led me to be colorfully adorned with bruises all over my elbows and hips during each season.  It’s also the reason I wound up in the ER (twice) for stitches in my chin.  In my view, the ball wasn’t unplayable until the second it hit the ground.  Up until that point, I did everything I physically could to get my body to the ball.

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Real Help for Childhood Fears

May 9, 2017 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Positive Guidance and Social Skills Leave a Comment

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We all have fears.  Fear of spiders, fear of the dark, fear of being left out.

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In early education, there is too much distance between what we know and what we do. I bridge the gaps that exist between academia, decision-makers, educators, and parents so that together, we can improve the quality of early education while also respecting and protecting the childhood experience.

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