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We ARE the Change!

We hear it, read it and LIKE it: the slogans and campaigns that encourage us, the people, to be the ones to make things happen. To be the change, make the move, shake things up. But what does that mean to the life of an early childhood teacher? It could mean that you...

Did you really say, “Penis”?

Penis, vagina, poop and pee. Yep, you heard me. All those taboo words that correctly help us describe our body parts and the stuff that happens with them. We all have them. We all have poop that comes out of our bottoms. We all have to wipe that bottom and our young...

Enlightened Discipline for School Age and Transitioning to Teens

I recently had the opportunity to take Enlightened Discipline to a new audience, the school age and jr. high teachers, leaders and mentors of the California School Age Consortium. Let’s face it, these teachers are heroes. After kids go to school and struggle all...

"DISCIPLINE vs. PUNISHMENT" updated

“Discipline vs. Punishment” Julie Jenkins Sathe Author of “ENLIGHTENED DISCIPLINE” I walked into the room and heard a teacher say, “So, I know you don’t believe in discipline, so what do you do when…..” The rest of the sentence was lost to me. We don’t discipline? I...