The Child Care Directors Chair Podcast
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Ready to level up your child care career? Whether you're a teacher assistant dreaming of that lead teacher badge, a lead ready to snag that director title, or a director with your sights set on owning your own center (or multiple ones đ)âthis is your seat at the table. And spoiler alert: leadership isnât a title, itâs an action.
Hosted by the one and only Erica Saccoccioâpart coach, part cheerleader, and full-time leadership hype manâyouâll get daily doses of real talk, big laughs, and bold leadership truths. Weâre talking practical strategies, mindset shifts, and serious elevation vibes... all served with love (and a little sass đ).
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The Child Care Directors Chair Podcast
118 - Creating a Calm and Supportive Environment With Karla Saldivar
In this episode, Erica Saccoccio and Karla Saldivar discuss strategies for managing challenging behaviors in children. They emphasize the importance of creating a positive and supportive environment, setting clear expectations, and building strong relationships with the children. They also discuss the role of consistency, transitions, and positive reinforcement in managing challenging behaviors. Additionally, they provide insights on deescalating challenging behaviors and promoting self-regulation in children. In this conversation, Karla Saldivar and Erica Saccoccio discuss strategies for deescalating challenging behaviors in early childhood education. They emphasize the importance of creating a calm and supportive environment, implementing consistent routines, and practicing active listening. They also highlight the value of collaboration between educators, parents, and administrators in addressing challenging behaviors. The conversation concludes with a reminder that educators have a significant impact on children's lives and should strive to support their emotional well-being.
Takeaways
- Creating a positive and supportive environment is crucial for managing challenging behaviors in children.
- Setting clear expectations and boundaries helps children feel safe and reduces challenging behaviors.
- Building strong relationships with children is essential for managing challenging behaviors.
- Consistency and predictability in daily routines and transitions can help prevent challenging behaviors.
- Using positive reinforcement and focusing on strengths can promote positive behavior.
- Deescalating challenging behaviors requires staying calm, being present, and providing support.
- Promoting self-regulation through mindfulness and breathing techniques can help children manage their emotions. Create a calm and supportive environment to deescalate challenging behaviors
- Implement consistent routines and practices
- Practice active listening and help children identify and process their emotions
- Collaborate with parents and administrators to address challenging behaviors
- Educators have a significant impact on children's lives and should prioritize their emotional well-being
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