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December 15, 2024 42 mins

In this holiday episode of the ECE Classroom, host Susie Beghin addresses pressing questions from early childhood educators about managing challenging behaviors in the classroom, effective parent communication, classroom strategies and team dynamics.

The episode covers challenging behavior topics such as aggressive behavior, tantrums, biting, speech difficulties and handling conflict between children.

Susie discusses effective communication with parents while emphasizing the importance of empathy, understanding child development, and building trust with both children and parents to create a supportive learning environment and great relationships with parents.

In this episode, Susie Beghin addresses key questions related to early childhood classrooms, focusing on managing transitions, the importance of messy play, fostering inclusion, effective team dynamics, addressing educator burnout, and the challenges of opening a daycare.

She provides practical strategies and insights for educators to enhance their teaching practices and support their students' development.

More information about Susie Beghin is available at www.susiebeghin.com

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Holiday Episode and Q&A Format

01:00 Strategies for Managing Aggressive Behavior

06:10 Strategies to Deal with a Tantrum

07:11 Strategies for Children who are Biting

11:08 Strategies to Support Children with Speech Difficulties

12:30 Supporting Conflict Between Children

15:05 How to Stop Children from Using Inappropriate Language

17:07 How to Support New Children in the Classroom

19:30 Lingering Parents at Drop-off Time

21:16 Effective Parent Communication

23:29 Managing Transitions in Early Childhood Education

26:33 How to Manage Messy Play

30:03 Fostering Inclusion in the Classroom

31:50 Team Communication and Celebrating our Differences

36:30 Addressing Educator Burnout

39:00 Challenges of Opening a New Daycare

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