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What Sitting Still Really Tells Us: Rethinking Attention and Behavior in Young Children circle time movement sitting still Sep 09, 2025

When we think of a “ready-to-learn” child, the image often includes a still body, folded hands, and eyes facing forward. But in real early childhood classrooms, most children wiggle, shift, bounce, or sprawl. It’s easy to assume these behaviors mean a child is inattentive, impulsive, or misbehaving....

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