One of the biggest issues early childhood educators face today is the increasing complexity experienced by families coming into the centres, with young children expressing ‘big’ behaviours. It’s often beyond the scope of what most early childhood educators were prepared for in their training. Before starting primary school teaching, I completed a psychology degree and […]
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Children learning and using the language of emotion
‘I have no words.’ ‘I don’t know what to say.’ ‘Words can’t describe how I feel.’ If you have thought or said, any of these statements before … you are not alone. Understanding and then expressing how we feel can be tricky and definitely, takes practice. Providing space and grabbing opportunities to learn, and […]