In working to support both parents and teachers in using sound principles of child development in the home and classroom, I hear a lot of concerns.
Is Child Development Spiritually Empty?
In her book, “The Soul of Education”, Rachael Kessler wrote: [Read more…]
Seeing the Best in Children…Even in Challenges
Sometimes the very thing that we find most challenging about a child can become their greatest strength. Or, as my friend Dayna would say, their “superpower”.
Coloring Books: A Balanced Developmental Perspective
This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Rockridge Press. All opinions are my own.
Cultural Appropriation in Preschool?
I was helping my fifth grader with a history project a few nights ago when we made a fascinating discovery. As we researched the Native American people indigenous to our area for the presentation he was working on, we stumbled on a wild story that left us both aghast.
Long story short, way back in 1899, the city of Seattle wanted to be known as the “Gateway to Alaska”. So, in order to establish a landmark that perpetuated this title, a group of businessmen sailed to Alaska, where they found a 60-foot totem pole in a Tlingit village. Assuming the village had been abandoned (the people were actually only temporarily away for the summer fishing and cannery season) the men cut down the pole, brought it to Seattle, and erected it in a prominent place in town, where it became known as the Seattle Totem for the next 50 years.
Communicating the Importance of Early Childhood Education to Parents
It’s easy to feel like early childhood educators have enough on their plates as they educate young children. It’s a big job, with little downtime in the daily schedule, and no hazard pay (though there are plenty of hazards…especially during flu season…)
If There Was Just One Thing…
If you could measure the quality of an early childhood setting by only one factor, what would it be?
But I’ve Told Him A Million Times: Why A Child’s Defiant Behavior Isn’t Always What You Think It Is
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.
School Readiness AND Developmentally Appropriate Practice? How to Get on the Same Page with Parents.
When I do workshops and trainings with teachers, I often hear several variations of the same question.
“But what about at home?”
Process Over Product — It’s not just about art.
“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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