Butterfly/Spring Fairy: Teaching preschoolers about stranger safety, asking adults for help, listening to their inner voice that lives in their hearts, flutters like a butterfly giving guidance for good choices from inside them if they are calm, take deep breaths and listen! What you can do: 1)Inform young children that
Read MoreMy grandchildren were soooo excited to make their parents happy for Valentine’s Day. I cut out a huge red heart and provided lots of heart stickers and colors. Supplying items for artwork such as Valentine’s Day is so important for children. They are encouraged to express creativity which empowers them.
Read More“HELP, BOO! HELP, BOO!” Stuck. Claire tried a new experience on some gym equipment for kids and froze when she couldn’t get down. She started yelling for me. Her body was so stiff when I helped her to get off safely. I encouraged her for knowing she needed help to
Read MoreXmas Fairy rides again….teaching 2-5 yr. olds how the mind, body, emotions work together. Think sad, feel sad, body is sad, too. Think happy, feel happy, body is happy, too. We drummed, walked and made sad sounds to FEEL the difference then made choice to change our feelings/thoughts to be
Read More“That was not a good choice to kick the train Claire was playing with, Grayson. Please share what you were feeling.” Silence. Head down. No response. “I am not mad. I want you to understand why you made that choice and how you felt inside.” “I didn’t feel anything.” “Feelings
Read MoreIt would be fun to be a gazillionaire and fund a program like KIDTIME in every city for young children. From pretend play to a music lesson today to a science project that uses a vacuum like suction to send golf-size balls up a tube all around the ceiling and
Read MoreThey were sitting on the stairs when my daughter spoke to her son, my grandson, in a welcoming tone. “When you are upset, remember we talked about you saying, ‘I’m frustrated.’ Then you take a deep breath and count to ten.” He said he remembered. It was one of those
Read MorePriceless! Four year old little league opposing teams being friends and having FUN! Everybody wins! Second base Grayson kept talking to the other team members who hit baseballs and got to second base. The coach had to keep reminding Grayson to turn around and stop visiting. Grayson’s team, at one
Read MoreLast week I had the supreme pleasure and joy of playing with 3 yr. old Coriandra in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Graced with an amazing smile, dazzling eyes that take you into her heart and a memory that just doesn’t stop, Coriandra is filled with the heart of a happy
Read MoreI was teaching KIDS SOLVE PROBLEMS at the University of Oregon this weekend. My approach teaching future teachers, counselors and others is to give them experiences with 3-D learning that they absorb for themselves and simultaneously learn how to teach preschoolers self-help skills and problem solving. To begin, we have
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