From Parallel Play: a podcast for educators who love toddlers Biting Behavior in Toddlers and How to Respond Biting brings up emotions for everyone, including children, education staff, and families. Toddlers are beginning to learn how to express their wants and needs. They are also learning how to regulate their emotions through verbal and non-verbal communication. This podcast reviews the many emotions of biting and reasons why toddlers might engage in biting. Discussions include the importance of validating toddlers’ feelings,...

Getting a three-year old ready to go outside during the winter in Seattle is no small feat—rain boots, jackets, hats, gloves, and of course the impending tantrums to go with all of that. Miss Savannah and I know this firsthand, as we get our seven Garden kids ready for outside time each day. Whatever got our students to cooperate yesterday might not work today, a common reality for everyone in the vicinity of a three-year old. Miss Savannah and I...

Here is the video link for those interested in watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miA4rDQ2am8 Kelsey Gustafson SLC Montlake November 12, 2021 In-Service What I Learned from the Respectfully Yours RIE Video 1. RIE promotes development of people who are competent, feel good about themselves and realistically trust the world. 2. Avoid asking or making them do what they cannot do yet or be what they cannot be – as in, support, encourage and celebrate their current skills. 3. Be sensitive to when they...

Getting through the holidays with young kids can be rather stressful. Getting out of routines, visits with family members, more sugar than usual, later bedtimes, and ALL. THE. STIMULATION. Here are some articles that can help you get through the next few months with most of your sanity in tact. Child Mind 4 Ways to Make the Holidays Better For Kids Very Well Family Stress & Anxiety in Children During the Holidays Zero to Three Resources for the Holidays Janet...

We Are Going on a Bear Hunt is such a fun book and has great repetition, making it a wonderful book to build on literacy skills. Did you know that reading the same book over and over is great for brain development. If you want to learn more this article is a good read – https://www.readbrightly.com/why-reading-the-same-book-repeatedly-is-good-for-kids/ Here are a few fun activities to do with your kids after reading We Are Going on a Bear Hunt. If you give any a...