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Is there a child in your care who shows you that “Sometimes I need…To push or kick my friends, to spin and spin and spin, a bear hug squeeze, to cover my ears with my hands, to wear different clothes, I don’t like tags, or the way my clothes feel, to play rough and break things. to wash my hands, because I don’t like the way some things feel on my hands.” If these sound familiar, it is important to understand the sensory processing system for young children and how it can affect behavior. In this training, we will define sensory processing and sensory needs and will discuss ways to support children showing sensory challenges in your classroom. We all have sensory needs and can feel uncomfortable when we are overwhelmed in our senses, as well as feel lethargic when there is not enough stimulation. This training can help to identify your own sensory needs as well as those of children in your care.

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This session provides an overview of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system and opportunities to practice a variety of breathing techniques. Breathing techniques can stimulate or calm the nervous system which can assist in our caregiving work with children &/or families. Breathing exercises can have many benefits, including stress relief, improved cardiovascular and respiratory health, and an overall improvement in quality of life. In our work, we may have opportunities to support young children &/or families in regulating their nervous system using simple breathwork techniques. By regulating ourselves using breathwork, we are able to be more present with the children we care for and assist them in learning how to regulate as they develop. Resources for videos & literature on breathwork will be shared.

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Esta serie es de cuatro sesiones 7/23/2026, 8/06/2026, 8/20/2026 y 9/03/2026 . Círculo de seguridad® la crianzade los hijos es un programa dereflexión para los padres queofrece los componentes centralesdel protocolo COS basadoen la evidencia y aclamadointernacionalmente. Esteentrenamiento de 16 horas enseñaa los profesionales a usar un DVDde ocho capítulos para educara los padres y a los cuidadores.El programa presenta ejemplosde video de interacción segura yproblemática entre padres e hijos,opciones saludables en el cuidadode la salud, y gráficos animadosdiseñados para clarificar losprincipios centrales de COS. círculode seguridad crianza de los niñosimplementa década

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Este taller se centra en estimularel cerebro de los niños desdeel nacimiento a tres años paradesarrollarse saludable yaprender a través de los juegos.Los participantes explorarán laimportancia de la estimulacióna través de juegos y juguetespara facilitar las habilidades deaprendizaje en la infancia.

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In this session, we will spend time exploring behaviors that decrease our ability to stay calm and regulated in our work with our colleagues and with the young children we support. Identifying our “hot buttons” can be an effective strategy to explore what feeling they bring up within us, what our “go to” reactions may be, and how to reflect upon the meaning of the person’s behavior that is pushing our buttons. We will explore temperament & reframing in our time together as strategies to make meaning of behaviors and to support our ability to remain calm and responsive in our relationships.

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Esta capacitación de dos horasestá enfocada en profundizar enlos posibles efectos nocivos que elexceso de uso de los dispositivoselectrónicos podría provocar en eldesarrollo del cerebro de los niñosde cero a cinco años. Durante lacapacitación, los participantesaprenderán diferentes formasde establecer límites en el usode pantallas para garantizar undesarrollo saludable en los niños ytécnicas para revertir el daño.

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Experiences young children receive in the first five years of life are so important to brain development, as research shows about 90% of a child’s brain is developed during this time. Development of the brain is influenced by many factors, including a child’s relationships, experiences and environment. Learn about the important role you play in building a young child’s brain and what you can do as a teacher and/or child care provider to best support a child’s healthy development and growing brain. We will explore tools and strategies teachers and/or child care providers can use to address the impact brain science has on understanding behavior, development of young children, and how to support and nurture a child’s developing mind.

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The Strengthening Business Practices for Family Child Care training addresses basic concepts in fiscal and operational management of family childcare programs. The purpose of this training is to strengthen childcare provider’s foundational knowledge of fiscal terms, concepts, and practices. It encourages providers to realize the importance of fiscal planning to the sustainability of their business operations. It provides tips and best practices in fiscal, organizational, and financial goals and human resource documents in order to help break down the fiscal processes into manageable steps.