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Most of the brain’s development happens within the first 5 years of life, and the most important influence on this development is the responsive relationship of a caring adult. When you build opportunities for building and maintaining adult-child relationships into your program, you are providing the best brain-building tool there is. Come away with specific strategies to make relationships your top priority. |
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Play is the optimal means for supporting adults’ work, just as it is for supporting children’s development. This session addresses how adults and their workplace each benefit when adults play and are playful. Learn about the different play personalities and participate in enjoyable team-building activities for each one. Learn how to foster playfulness in your staff and yourself, and have fun doing it! |
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Hear the viewpoints of a parent and her adult daughter who struggles with brain disorders and exhibited challenging behaviors as a child. Discuss common concerns of families like theirs, identify roadblocks to successful partnerships with these families and explore solutions. Leave with recommendations for strengthening your relationships with all families. |
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In this session, you will be introduced to a useful framework for understanding cultural differences and explore how different perspectives fit into it. Practice techniques for resolving cultural conflicts, and leave with suggestions for approaching diversity issues with cultural humility. |
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Children thrive when they have strong relationships with their parents, their caregivers, and other children. If we want to provide the highest quality care, we must emphasize the importance of these relationships and structure our programs to reflect this priority. Come learn about relationship-based care and how you can implement it to benefit your children, your families, and your program, and yourself. |
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Learn about possible pathways to children’s challenging behaviors through personal stories and evidence from experts. You will be encouraged to welcome these children into your program and to commit to helping the children improve their behavior within the program, instead of removing them. Explore many strategies for supporting your teachers so they can learn skills to build relationships and to prevent or handle the behaviors in their classrooms. The children and their families, your teachers and your program will all benefit! |