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Taking the Toxic Out of Positivity
By Stephanie Filio, M.Ed., author of Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis You get to work with five minutes to spare after you forgot to warm up your car. You check your pockets and … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Free Spirit author, goal setting, positivity, self-care, self-talk
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4 Compassion Projects for Preschool
By Molly Breen If you’ve ever had a classroom pet, then you know how transformational they can be for some children. That child who is incredibly impulsive and physically rough with friends is suddenly docile and tender with a little … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood
Tagged compassion, early childhood education, empathy, preschool
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Modeling Compassion in Early Childhood Education
By Molly Breen When we teachers first decided to work in early care and education, our prevailing thought was likely, “I love being with children,” and perhaps, “I’m good with kids.” Once we began our early years of teaching, we … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, early childhood education, empathy, preschool
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The Rabbit Hole of Compassion Fatigue
By Stephanie Filio Throughout the school year, I can count on having this conversation over and over again with anxious students who need to be coaxed back from an emotional or behavioral calamity: I ask them, “Remember Alice in Wonderland?” … Continue reading