How Preschool Teachers Do It

When we look for trouble, we find trouble. Many of us know that but don't realize we are doing it. Join Cindy and Alison for an honest conversation about how our actions may be contributing to the ongoing struggles of students and to the preschool to prison pipeline.

How should we handle young children's expressions of confusion and fear about the horrific school shooting that took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas? Does the ongoing lack of legislation that would help ensure our children's safety and the pandemic both teach us that the current educational system of everyone in large, crowded buildings does not work in this era? Cindy and Alison address these questions and more.

Prepare to have your mind blown as Cindy and Alison discuss the meaning of the word "suspension" as it applies to early childhood settings. How will this definition change how you view your response to children's challenging behavior?

What happened to us as children that made us so hesitant about change? Cindy and Alison discuss how we can do better with young children as we teach them about how to handle change in their lives.

In a recent blog article on https://howpreschoolteachersdoit.com, a question was posed about how we involve families in their child's early education during this new normal. Cindy and Alison discuss strategies for family involvement now that the new normal seems to be here.

When children are playing, adults should be asking questions and having conversations to extend their thinking. Many adults enter play spaces to do that, but do you know when to get out? Cindy and Alison discuss how you can support the thinking routines of young children and know when to exit so they can take it from there.

It seems that the "new normal" may have arrived. It's time to stop waiting and start re-establishing high-quality practices. Documentation of children's learning and progress should be one of the first practices we ensure is in place, but how do we do that in this short-staffed world where time seems to fly by? Join Cindy and Alison for a lively discussion!

What are we teaching children when we use fear as a motivation for behaving? Join Cindy and Alison for a discussion about teaching children about behavior and the impact of fear tactics that were a part of many of our childhoods.

Why are tabloids upset that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge may have rehearsed their children for a public appearance? Could we all learn from that and spend more time preparing children for new experiences? Cindy and Alison discuss how to practice new situations with young children.

Learning begins well before children enter an early childhood program at 3-5 years old. Cindy and Alison discuss the starting point for learning skills and how to build from the start through early childhood. That's right - we see you infant, mobile infant, and toddler teachers!

Join Cindy and Alison in declaring your classroom, program, and/or home a "judge-free zone." Listen to learn why and how we should work to raise a generation that judges less and accepts more.

What do children think when adults jump in and answer questions for them? Why do so many adults do that? Join Cindy and Alison for a discussion about letting the children speak!

Ever have a bad experience that you realize has stayed with you and impacted your anxiety level and behavior? Do you avoid anything because of something that happened when you were young? Cindy and Alison discuss the impact of situations on children and how we can help them.

In a world where we have to discourage sharing because of the pandemic, how can we still teach sharing? What can we do when we have to say, "The puppets are sharing, but you cannot?" Cindy and Alison tackle this topic and start the conversation about teaching young children to share in 2022.

Masking mandates are changing, but the children are used to masks in early childhood programs and public schools. How might they react? What might they need us to do? Join Cindy and Alison for a discussion about the impact of unmasking.