Spring comes every year as a time to remind us of the space between life and death. In our gardens and outside, we kick through the dead leaves of last fall to reveal the new growth and life. Both of these are welcome and normal, but sometimes talking about death and the grief that follows […]
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Creating Space for Risk-Taking in Early Childhood
“Instead of always giving children protection, we need to give them the recognition of their rights and of their strengths.” -Loris Malaguzzi, Italian Educator Throughout our days at school, we observe risk-taking happening in every child in all areas of development. While observing children master a physical challenge, we will use phrases like, “do you […]
Creating Healthy Boundaries
My favorite analogy for describing a child’s need for boundaries is by educator Janet Gonzalez-Mena. She describes this need as, “Imagine driving over a bridge in the dark. If the bridge has no railings, we will drive across it slowly and tentatively. But if we see railings on either side of us, we can drive […]
Our Image of the Child
The beliefs and perceptions about children fundamentally influence our daily interactions with every child we interact with. At Colorado Kids Academy, we carry within our minds and in our hearts that children are competent, capable, and rich in potential. We use this as a lens with which we view and interact with children. It is […]