When a conflict breaks out between two children, tell them they have to go to their pretend homes and call each other. Usually the children talk out their problems and become friends again. Vickie Darnell Early Learning Center, KY – Vickie Darnell
At a recent seminar in Ohio, I was asked what to do if you have several children who run rather than stay in the line. Having had several boys in my classes run out of a line rather than stay with the class I found that by using a rope with several cross ropes tied… Read more »
10 Strategies 1. Be aware of each child and his or her means and methods of communication. Is Suzette pulling on Thomas’ hair because she is frustrated with him, enjoying the power to make him yell, or learning that hair is attached? Does she have words to use? Is this the first time she has… Read more »
Take time to smell the flowers, Don’t rush through your day. Stop in to see your neighbor, Have a kind word to say. Bring a smile to a shut-in, Read a story to a child. Visit a friend far away You haven’t seen in awhile. Take time to smell the flowers, Don’t let life pass… Read more »
A boy was extended an invitation to visit his uncle who was a lumberjack up in the Northwest . . . [As he arrived] his uncle met him at the depot, and the two pursued their way to the lumber camp. The boy was impressed by the enormous size of trees on every hand. There… Read more »
One Starfish at a Time! A friend of mine was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset. As he walked along, he began to see another man in the distance. As he grew nearer, he noticed that the local native kept leaning down, picking something up and throwing it out into the water. Time… Read more »
I recently visited the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory in Northern California. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a wide variety of colors and names of jelly beans anywhere. As a confection they have always been around. As kids we ate them, swapped them, hid them in our pockets until they stuck together and… Read more »
Expanding the Scope of Positive Media to Inspire Care-acter By Elaine Parke Founder of the Caring Habit of the Month Adventure Our educational system now resides in a complex and fast-paced climate called the information age. Despite the call to come together as community to instill citizenship in our youth, there is a powerful community… Read more »
Although the world is very full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. – Helen Keller
It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him. – Abraham Lincoln
