With the Peace Table we are giving children strategies to be better able to manage relationships by listening to each other.

One of the times parents and teachers are in the closest contact with each other is the “parent-teacher conference.” What is the best way to carry out a successful parent conference?

For educators it is important to be able to hear and understand family concerns through the family point-of-view. To do this you need first to build a relationship with the family that takes deep active listening.

This is the explanation of how going up the Ladder of Anti-Bias Goals to the treehouse of Peaceful Environments can help shift thinking to include the dynamic of power in our work for social justice.

The talking stick is a peaceful way of solving a problem. In a conflict situation, the person holding the talking stick is the one who speaks while others listen with their hearts.

What we want to do in the column this month, is to focus on using power for helping self and others.

How can we parent with the best interests of the child in mind? And I would say how can we teach that way too?

The work of peace making might be as simple as a staff meeting, or as complex as a weeklong workshop. Peacemaking can take place in many situations.

To empower children is to guide them to feel valued, capable and to realize they play the role of creator in their own lives and futures.

Children's books on diversity and inclusion provide young readers with a window into the beautiful tapestry of humanity, promoting empathy, understanding, and acceptance of different cultures, races, abilities, and backgrounds.

In her latest book, “Who’s Raising the Kids?”, Susan Linn takes a deep look at unregulated technology and how it can harm children.

This is a challenging time for public education. School boards are dealing with the politics of ethnic studies curriculum implementation, as well as the management of the rollout of Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK).

Many people agree that the early childhood education landscape is continually changing. Personal power can be used to meet the challenges of these changes.

Conference weekend is always exciting and this year marked a comeback from Covid. There were many more attendees than in recent years, many new faces to CAAEYC. Workshops were busy, a buzz was in the air.

Each educator is unique and irreplaceable in our programs. Each one of us has a unique style to be able to relate to our children and also to our parents.

In this book, Michelle shares stories that are full of insights into how she has learned to take care of herself. She said, “Through my life, I’ve developed what I’m calling a set of tools that help me get through.”

12 ways to relax, refresh, renew, refuel and recharge this month. An excerpt from American Society of Administrative Professionals August 7, 2018 training resources.

We’ve all heard flight attendants say, “Put on your own oxygen mask first.” That is care of self. We share the following stories with you, so we are cleared for takeoff. Taking care of myself has not been easy.

Today I went to a meeting for my work as a mentor in the family childcare group. If we talk about stress, there is nothing more stressful than having a day off and having to work that day. However, at the end of time, all these efforts are rewarded.

We all know that we are living in stressful times. As adults, we are thinking about Covid, flu, politics, the environment, the economy and more! I don’t mean to stress you out right from the start of this article! However, the first step in dealing with anything, stress included, is acknowledging it.