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A Recipe for Self-Care

We are off and running! A new school year is upon us, and early childhood…


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The Superpower of Empathy – A Gift to the World

My weekend shopping ritual began as I walked through the sliding doors of my…


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The Sense of Belonging – A Powerful Connection

I can still remember my third year as a preschool teacher when I received a…


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Trauma Resources

In this time of horrific loss for children, families, teachers, and…


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How Can Kids Learn Self-Care?

In recent years, we’ve established the value of self-care and how it leads to…


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Time Out: Term Versus Process - What Are We Really Concerned With? Part 2

Imagine a preschool classroom filled with energetic three- to five-year-old…


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Time Out – Term Versus Process: What Are We Really Concerned With? Part 1

I can still remember in the late 1980s sternly telling a preschooler in my…


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A Gender-Balanced Approach to Our Early Childhood Workforce – Part Two

The early childhood education profession has historically been a…


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A Gender Balanced Approach to Our Early Childhood Workforce – Part One

There is a buzz word in our early childhood community that is getting lots of…