Empathy Provides Caring Connection
The 2 year old girl fell flat and began screaming. The 3 year old boy ran over to her, concerned and wanted to help. He gently...
Challenging Behaviors: What's the harm?
In the first article of this series on challenging behaviors, I quoted a former professor of mine who said that when examining behavior...
Meaningful Animal Encounters in Preschool
In over a year of monthly blog posts about bringing nature to preschoolers, we have yet to discuss animals. Whether they are classroom...
Giving Preschoolers Opportunities to Choose
The way we view children determines how we treat them. For ethical and intentional teachers, it is important to examine this part of...
Inclusion in Nature Preschools
Nature schools in the United States tend to be filled with white, upper class kids who will eventually matriculate to mainstream...
Early Childhood Reflections: On Fred Rogers, Margaret McFarland and the Power of Being
I recently had the opportunity to watch Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, the inspiring biopic about Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood)....