There are several ways one can help a child recognize and regulate their emotions as outlined in the module are the following:

1. Use a visual manipulative like a feelings chart to show how emotions vary in intensity.

2. Using a body check; describing their body language in the moment to them and tell them what that body language tells me.…

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In all honesty, I haven’t figured out what to do that works for me quite yet. I don’t believe I’ve experienced enough stress at work for it to be able to count as ‘compassion fatigue.’ If I have and just haven’t identified it as such, I think talking your feelings and thoughts out with a coworker or your Director can be very helpful. They can…

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To be completely honest, I pray. When I’m feeling overwhelmed or stressed while at work, I just funnel my emotions into silent, mental prayers to God and I try to focus on what I’ve been taught and what I know instead of those said emotions. When I’m at home, guided Christian meditations and laying on my bed with the lights off and listening…

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A single child crib with a firm mattress that fits snug to the frame of the crib. It should have a fitted sheet unique to the child on it, and ideally the crib should be against the wall with no gaps. I think the baby should also have access to a blanket if need be, but perhaps that is unnecessary.

At the preschool I work at, we do pretty well by teaching the kids new dances and little aerobics/stretching videos incorporated at the end of our screen time activity. We don’t teach new dances all the time, but we do play familiar and new songs in the form of zumba dances or other types of videos that have the watcher mirror the activity of…

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At my Preschool, we include a good amount of healthy and reasonable opportunities for the children to make voluntary decisions about what they want for themselves. We let them choose whether or not they want to brush their teeth after every meal, and we provide meals with a variety of different foods to try. They are welcome to eat what they…

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I would point them out as we went along. We have two open floor planned rooms at our facility, each having their own emergency exit. I would most certainly point those out and tell them how we would use them for fires and in the case of intruders. In order not to make the parents paranoid by talking too much about safety procedures, I…

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I would first go to my lead teacher and then my director to ask and/or verify that what I’m seeing is viable and completely possible. I would then ask my director what the best course of action is, and call into CPS and make a report. If I had more flexibility in the things I was able to do, I would personally want to ask the child what’s…

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My biggest worry is not being able to ultimately ‘control’ their decisions. I can tell them and tell them not to do something, or to PLEASE do something, but in the end, it’s up to them how they answer. And that goes for so many different things; whether it be that they don’t pick their nose, put things in their mouths, to go put a jacket on,…

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My advice would be to remember to be objective and not subjective about the situation. Don’t read into tones or attitudes or intentions that are likely not even there. You are there as the professional and are expected to act as such. I always give most of the ‘floor’ to the parents/ family members, and let them do most of the talking while…

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If I were the parent of a young child, I would want trust more than anything. Trust that they would teach the truth, that they would keep my child safe from harm, and that they would love and nurture my child with the same level of care that I would myself. Three fears I would have would be teachers ‘teaching’ opinions and baseless beliefs…

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I think a potentially powerful way to get children engaged in meaningful learning is finding a means that is relevant and accessible for all of them, something that as many of them as possible are interested in or have prior knowledge about, whatever the capacity it is in. I like the idea of involving them all in a song or dance that they all…

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I personally struggle a lot when it comes to creating schedules. I am only a Center Aide, who has no real control of the curriculum or scheduling; but someone else in this forum made the great suggestion of scheduling around meal times. I really like the idea of blocking times out around meals, since that’s something everyone is doing all at…

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Are there any components of a good early learning environment that you think are especially important? Considering the fact that we’re working with early learning here, I think it’s very safe to say that each component of an early learning center is critical. I think another way to answer this question would be to see what can be lumped… Read more

Overall, I think it’s important to remain factual and logical about the information you’re about to share, while ensuring you are being as polite and accommodating to the family’s frayed emotions as possible. Before you go to the parents and/or family of the child in question, you need to have done good and thorough documented…

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Observing and documenting a child’s development helps early learning providers by giving ourselves records of first-hand observed information about said child: Doing so helps us get to know the children, their strengths and weaknesses, how they are socially, where they are developmentally– especially when compared to when they first started… Read more

This is just an opinion of mine, but I believe screen time is completely unnecessary and potentially harmful activity to have young children take part of. I say harmful because there have been so many studies showing how badly the younger generations’ (myself included, as I am in my early 20s now) memories and attention spans have been…

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Honestly, if you’re engaged in your children and what they’re doing, this serving and returning concept really just takes care of itself. At least in my experience, the serving and returning manifests in the way one communicates and interacts with the children. It’s how I naturally respond to them. I think it’s really important to us as…

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I would most certainly get my Director or Lead teacher involved in this situation, because this would not be something for me to take up as a teacher’s assistant. If I were the Director or Lead Teacher myself, I would think of this from the family’s perspective first. I absolutely know what it’s like to have your hands full with work, or if you…

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Q1. There are several policies put in place regarding diversity and family collaboration. To list a few, There are:

1. WAC 110-300-0160 Promoting acceptance of diversity.

2. WAC 110-300-0085 Family partnerships and communication.

3. WAC 110-300-0030 Nondiscrimination.

4. WAC 110-300-0065 School readiness and family engagement activities.

5.…

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