Interactions that Matter! The comfort of an encouraging smile. The caring reassurance after a fight with a friend. The excitement of co-celebration as they discovery a new skill. How we interact with children has a huge impact on children's growth and development, not only their social emotional development, but also in their abilities to problem […]
Facilitating Social Emotional Learning Feelings! Feelings! And more Feelings! The everyday struggles of identifying and understanding big emotions is a tough gig for young children. It’s all so hard! But with the right positive supports and environment, children can thrive and build those skills required to manage these big emotions. SEL, Social Emotional Learning, is […]
Enriching Your Emergent Curriculum Approach Ever take the time to sit back and simply observe children playing? How they engage with each other, how they interact with materials and the conversations they have, even by themselves. The curiosity they show when they are exploring something new. The expressions of satisfaction when they are deep in […]