Children categorize at an early age. They sort Legos and candy by color. It is okay when children identify another child as having different color skin, hair, or eyes, but in an affirming way.
We are a part of something much bigger than a virus or a crisis which will end. We are part of a caring community and children too are amongst the helpers and the heroes.
We are in new territory at this time and that is always unsettling. Each day the rules for staying safe…
Experts tell us to raise a confident child there are key steps. A child needs to feel that she matters to someone and that they are special…
As caregivers we all want to bring up children who are well behaved. In an effort to achieve this, we redirect and correct often. If a child hears only redirections and corrections, the child can become deflated and start to feel as if she does nothing right.
Many people reading this title will think that this is the language of a toddler. You are right; it is……
Imagine if your alarm clock were set to a radio station that played harsh, music at full blast to wake you in the morning. Your first moments of the day would send your body into fear mode. Your heart rate would increase as your muscles readied you to run or fight. Those first moments of waking affect the tone of your morning or maybe even your day…