The short answer to the question posed in the title is yes. While it may…
early childhood education
Should We Be Teaching Children’s It’s a Dog-Eat-Dog World?: Thoughts on Social-Emotional Development in Early Childhood
As educators and parents, we only want the best for the children we work and…
“Play” Is Not a Four-Letter Word!
Recreation and leisure, to my knowledge, have never held a high value in the United…
Fidgety, Wiggly Kids: What’s an Early Childhood Teacher to Do?
Do you find yourself asking certain children to please sit still over and over again?…
Do the Children in Your Classroom Have Bodies?
“I think, therefore I am.” When French philosopher René Descartes offered that premise to the…
Trouble-Free Transitions: They’re Possible If We Understand Child Development
If there were a list of things that young children aren’t suited (developmentally ready) to…
The Third Thing That’s Changed Since I Became an Early Childhood Keynote Speaker
As I mentioned in part one of this series of posts, there are obviously more…
The Second Thing That’s Changed Since I Became an Early Childhood Keynote Speaker
When I did my first professional development training in 1981, never in my wildest imaginings…
3 Things That Have Changed Since I Became an Early Childhood Keynote Speaker – Pt. 1
Early childhood educators tell me lots of stories when I keynote or train. And since…
“What Is That?”: How We Unwittingly Dampen Children’s Creative Development
A young boy, whose teacher has assigned the class to draw horses, beams with pride…