Little Rascal’s Play School LLC

There is so much more to behaviour than most people think. Children don’t try to upset us, there is usually something behind it. They are communicating their need through behaviour. If we look behind the behaviour we can see a child who is doing the best they can

I do my best to mostly serve foods that are homemade, dye free, healthy and delicious! We’ve been loving making homemade fruit and veggie popsicles lately. Yum!

We said goodbye to our ladybug friends today! It was so fun watching them grow, but it was time to say goodbye.

We currently have a praying mantis egg and baby chicken eggs that we are waiting on!

Yum! Here is our tasty snack from yesterday.

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We have had so much fun eating around the world the last two weeks! We learned about 10 different countries, listened to their language, danced to their songs and ate food inspired by them. The kids even made baklava!

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10 THINGS TO SAY ... instead of "stop crying"

https://happinessishereblog.com/10-things-say-instead-stop-crying/

When a child's fear center, the amygdala, is activated a child goes into a state of self preservation--they try to protect themselves. This can cause a child to: lash out, run away and hide, shut down entirely, freeze, cry, yell, or lash out physically. These are hardwired responses for protection. To bring them out of this response, a child needs safety (emotional and physical), proximity, predictability, and empathy-- not punishment (which can escalate or cause the child to numb out). Discipline means to teach, but we cannot teach a child who is in a state of fear.

Mona Delahooke, Ph.D.