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Helping Preschoolers Through Big Feelings feelings movement transitions Nov 11, 2025

Preschool is a time of enormous emotional growth. Children are learning not only how to name their feelings, but how to live with them, as well as how to calm their bodies, ask for help, wait their turn, and handle disappointment. These are not small skills. They are complex, often messy, and deeply...

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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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