Reflecting back on the past: | |
We released four blog posts... |
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Establishing Connections
with Young Children
Establishing connections with young children is so important, and we’d say especially important when they are babies, toddlers, or preschoolers! Here are some points to consider as you work on that relationship building.
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4 Ways You're Already Promoting SEL -
or Ways You Can Start Doing So
Adding more SEL to your already expansive to-do list probably feels like one thing too many. We are here to thank you for what you are already doing and to offer a little hope in knowing that SEL does not have to be “one more thing.” SEL can be about making the most of everyday, ordinary moments with children. It doesn’t have to be about adding to your list, but rather, finding the social and emotional learning in what you’re already doing.
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7 Ideas for Building Relationships with Children and Families
When teachers and families build strong relationships/partnerships based on respect and trust, they can work together to provide continuity for children and promote resilience. This is why the importance of teachers/caregivers building relationships with children and their families cannot be overlooked.
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5 Week Resiliency Challenge:
Build Your Bounce
The strengths that help resilient people bounce back are protective factors. Protective factors can be strengthened throughout life, and there are four key protective factors which all adults should continually nurture: relationships, internal beliefs, initiative, and self-control. Our team wants to help you do that! We invite you to participate in a five-week Resiliency Challenge, where we will focus on those four key protective factors, and help you promote your own resilience – which we like to call “building your bounce.”
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We released two YouTube videos... |
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Looking through Social
and Emotional Lenses
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Looking at the present and future... | |
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Leading us into summer, a free webinar and three virtual trainings
There are still a few things you can register for that will lead us into summer!
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Free Webinar
May 11, 2023 from 1-2pm Eastern
Building Your Bounce: Simple Strategies for a Resilient You
Sign up or learn more
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Virtual Training
May 12 and 19, 2023 from 1-2:30pm Eastern
Optimize Your Use of the DECA-C (Clinical)
Register or learn more
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Virtual Training
June 5, 7, 9, 2023 from 1-2:30pm Eastern
DECA Program (Birth through Five) Overview
Register or learn more
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Virtual Training
June-July 2023 from 12-2pm Eastern
FLIP IT Virtual Train-the-Trainer Course
Register or learn more
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Registration open for our 2023-24 Professional Development Calendar
We have our virtual trainings and free webinars scheduled through June 2024!
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Your Journey Together (YJT) Kits
once again available from our shop!
YJT is a strength-based curriculum designed to promote the social and emotional well-being and resilience of vulnerable children and their families. The YJT curriculum focuses on empowering parents to promote safe, trusting and healing environments – all key elements of a trauma-sensitive program. While YJT is designed for families with young children – infants, toddlers, preschoolers – many of the concepts apply to families with children of all ages. YJT Kits are once again available to purchase from our shop!
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New blog post: Leaves, Roots, and Needs
Feelings are at the root of all behavior. When children have good feelings at their roots, positive behavior will grow like a healthy tree full of leaves. When behavior is negative, we must check the roots. Children do not always understand the negative feelings they experience or why they internalize or externalize those feelings. Unhealthy or destructive behavior from children often gets big reactions from adults, who just want the behavior to stop. If we address the behavior without addressing the root feelings, the tree will grow unhealthy leaves (negative behavior). All that being said, it’s not easy to pinpoint what might be the root cause of a challenging behavior. And when you do get to the root, what’s next? What does the child need from us in order to learn and cope in healthy ways?
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Chat with us about implementing the DECA Program / e-DECA
Interested in learning more about the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) Program, including the web-based version called the e-DECA? Want to chat with someone from our team about how to start? Just fill out this brief form and we'll be in touch!
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Are you already an e-DECA user? Check out the updated user manual!
Yes, you heard that right. We just published an updated e-DECA User Manual! You'll be able to find it whenever you log into the system, immediately on the first page (see link at bottom of page), from the toolbar Help tab, and other areas as well.
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Professional development for your unique team
We'd love it if you would consider scheduling us to deliver one or more of the high-quality trainings we have to offer! You can view our training topic options by age group (infant/toddler, preschool, adults), or you can view by DCRC resource (the DECA Program, Your Journey Together, Building Your Bounce, FLIP IT, etc.).
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Once you review these options, should you have an interest in professional development for your program, complete our Professional Development Request Form. Start the ball rolling and schedule us today! Curious to know what you're in for if you book us? Check out this video to see the content- and fun-filled time you and your team members can have. We hope to get to work with you soon! | |
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See you in August for our Summer Resilience Quarterly! | | | | |
