How to Reise Emotionally Intelligent Children
We can help children develop emotional intelligence by verbalizing expressed emotions, showing empathy, by modeling appropriate ways to express feelings and teaching problem-solving skills.
Understanding Challenging Behaviors
Have you ever found yourself with a child or children who behave inappropriately; children who interrupt, grab, push, refuse to share, or just won’t cooperate? You may feel overwhelmed and frustrated but difficult behavior does not only limit your effectiveness but it also limits a child’s chances for success in school. Why do children behave…
How to Calm an Upset Child
Teaching children how to regulate their emotions is an important part of Early Childhood Education. Children need to learn how to deal with their feelings in an appropriate and healthy way.
Expirieces kindergarten teacher Cindy presents helpful strategies to calm down an upset child.
Montessori and Autism
Many children with autism struggle to communicate and need help developing basic skills, such as pointing (at something that they what or need) and joint attention (making eye contact). Structured teaching and working with speech therapists can help children develop this skill.
7 Strategies to Get Your Children to Do Want You Want!
We all want our children to develop to their full potential and be happy, responsible, and successful when they grow up. But that will not happen if we don’t set boundaries. Here are 7 strategies for setting boundaries.
How to Improve Executive Function Skills?
Good learning environments are proven to help children establish executive function skills which will serve them throughout their lives.
Kindergartens without the walls – Forest Kindergartens
The number and popularity of forest kindergartens around the world is growing because of the positive benefits they have on children’s health and development.
How to Get Children’s Attention Every Time?
Every kindergarten teacher needs to be a good manager of her classroom. One of the indicators of that is how successful she is in getting childrens attention when necessary. But that can be sometimes challenging a spacialy for new kindergarten techers.
The Importance of Whole Child Development
Whole child development seeks to engage children in the whole of their being and potential. It assumes that each child arrives at this world with their own set of talents and interests that are to some degree completely independent from the child’s upbringing.