Category Archives: Personal Development

October 29, 2011

Is Fitness Interfering With Your Professionalism?

Mrs. Morgan took her preschool class on a field trip to the local pumpkin patch. They went on a hayride, walked the corn maze, and played with the animals in the petting zoo area.  It should have been fun, but not even halfway through the field trip, Mrs. Morgan was gasping for breath, had pains in her lower back, and could barely keep pace with the kids.

To make matters worse, when 27-year-old Mrs. Morgan stooped down to play with the rabbits on the farm, one of the workers noticed her struggling with her balance, so he took her by the arm and helped her up. When the outing was over, Mrs. Morgan vowed she would never take her class to the pumpkin patch again – it was just too much for her to handle. Is this really the best solution? Continue reading →

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May 3, 2011

You Can Eliminate Your Debt

If you’re like many Americans, you own one or two vehicles, have a mortgage and are saddled with unwanted debt. Who among us doesn’t like the finer things of life? But what if having the finer things in life leads you into a vicious cycle of debt that keeps rising and keeps your nose to the grindstone?

That newest trinket or gadget might make you feel better for a little while – or until you get your Visa bill. If you’re serious about eliminating your debt, then it’s time to stop spending and start planning. Continue reading →

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April 26, 2011

Using Colors to Reduce Stress

Children are a joy to be around, but caring for them everyday can cause a lot of stress. While stress is a part of everyday existence, too much of it can take a toll on your mental and physical health. Surrounding yourself with the right colors can help reduce some of the stress caring for kids can bring. Continue reading →

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April 14, 2011

5 Key Tips To Deal With Difficult Parents

A cranky Mom, a Dad who constantly finds fault, every childcare worker eventually runs across a parent with a bad attitude – difficult people are everywhere. These kinds of people can zap your energy with their rude, inconsiderate, unapproachable and controlling ways. Since you can’t change difficult people, and you can’t run and hide every time you see them, you might as well learn how to deal with them. Here are some tips to help. Continue reading →

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April 14, 2011

The Secret of Improving Parent Communication

Effective communication between early childcare professionals and parents is important to encourage parental involvement, and to improve the success of children. Parents have busy home and work lives, so staying connected with them on a consistent basis can be a challenge. Thanks to advances in technology, administrators and teachers can use the Internet to provide a means of reliable, accessible, and convenient communication with parents. Continue reading →

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March 3, 2011

Tax Tips For Your Childcare

The mere mention of the letters “I-R-S” sends chills down business owners’ spines. The Internal Revenue Service is likened to a lazy business partner who makes you do all the work, and then drops by once a year to collect his share of the profits. When you run a business, dealing with taxes is part of the game. Here are some tax tips to help keep you out of trouble, and possibly reduce the amount of money you owe the IRS. Continue reading →

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December 23, 2010

Battle the Post-Holiday Blues

Planning, cooking, cleaning, spending, decorating and sharing with loved-ones – being engulfed in the hoopla of the holidays gives an adrenalin rush like no other. But once the presents are opened and the decorations are neatly tucked away, you feel like a balloon that’s just been deflated. Continue reading →

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December 9, 2010

Finding Calm in Chaos

There are plenty of things to love about being a childcare professional, but the stress that goes along with the job is certainly not one of them. Sometimes the pressure of caring for a group of children can be more than some early childhood educators can stand. Continue reading →

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November 17, 2010

Spreading Yourself Too Thin?

Have you noticed that almost as quickly as the opportunity to get some peace and quiet – or sleep arises – it is immediately chased away by nagging thoughts that are punctuated with worry and guilt about all the things you haven’t gotten done today? Continue reading →

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September 7, 2010

Quote of the Week

“I’ve come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom.  It’s my daily mood that makes the weather.  As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous.  I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.  I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.  In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.”

Dr. Haim Ginott Continue reading →

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