In the daily rhythm of child care, we are always communicating. Sometimes that communication is deep and meaningful, and other times we rely on phrases that have become “scripts”—everyday statements at specific times of day to generate an intended response…
A Message on AWE: Letting the ‘WONDERS of Life’ Change You
Here’s what I believe: children deserve educators who have nurtured their sense of awe and wonder. And, as educators, making time and space for curiosity about the unknown or unfathomably beautiful and mysterious is the air that breathes life back…
More than Measurable Outcomes: A Holistic Perspective of “Play”
When we think of the concept of “play” in the context of childhood, perhaps specific ideas come to mind of what this ‘looks like’: a child exploring in a sandbox, another child rolling out a blob of playdough with a…