The Me, The You, The We: Facilitating Social-Emotional Learning Feelings! Feelings! And more Feelings! The everyday struggle of identifying and understanding big emotions is a tough gig for young children. It’s all so hard! But with the right positive support and environment, children can thrive and build the skills required to manage these big emotions. […]
DAP Trivia Time! Understanding Best Practices in Child Care Are you DAP? What is DAP, anyway?This energetic, hands-on workshop invites you to dive into the heart of Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) through full participation, meaningful reflection, and—of course—play. Together, we’ll explore what DAP truly means and why it matters for high-quality early learning environments. How […]
From Crying to Smiling: Understanding Challenging Behaviour Ever wonder WHY some children react in ways we just don’t understand? The screaming, biting and hitting came from nowhere! When a seemingly small situation throws them right into a major meltdown. Feeling like you’re at a standstill of what to do next? Well, then this webinar is […]
Nurturing Self-Regulation in Early Childhood: Co-Regulation, Connection and Calming Practices for Big Emotions Young children experience big emotions, rapid transitions, and stressors they cannot yet name or manage on their own. This interactive workshop—rooted in Stuart Shanker’s self-regulation approach—helps educators understand the roots of stress behaviour, the difference between misbehaviour and stress responses, and the […]
The Daily Struggle: Facilitating Conflict Resolution Conflict is something that we all experience on a daily basis. We all have our own perceptions and experiences and opinions, and with children…these opinions can get very vocal! It’s up to us, the adults in their lives, to facilitate how to resolve conflicts constructively so that our children […]
Know No No’s: Understanding Positive Guidance Strategies (3 hours) Ever wonder WHY some children react in ways we just don’t understand? The screaming, biting and hitting came from nowhere! When a seemingly small situation throws them right into a major meltdown. Feeling like you’re at a standstill of what to do next? Well, then this […]