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And that’s not fair to them it’s not fair to me it’s not fair to anybody in the room. Ruth Ettenberg Freeman: When you’re in an environment where you’re in close contact with human beings-especially uninhibited, very expressive, young human beings-that it’s normal to feel sad, it’s normal to feel despair, it’s normal to feel scared and furious and angry.Īshley Anderson: If I’m feeling that in the classroom, and that’s how, internally, I feel, it’s going to be projected on them.

You know, you’re, you’re just, they’re pushing your buttons and there’s nothing you can do that’s going to change that at that particular moment. Ruth Ettenberg Freeman, LCSW, Peace At Home Parenting Solutions: When this child does this behavior, this is what happens to me, and describe the symptoms, describe what it feels like to get escalated and get aware of that.Īshley Anderson, Preschool Teacher, Plainfield Head Start: When I’m frustrated, I call it my Ball of Rage in my stomach. What are those behaviors that drive you crazy? Kara Wanzer, Solid Ground: Danbury Public Schools: One of the things we work with teachers a lot on is how to recognize their own hot buttons. Acknowledging Your Emotions and Hot Buttons (0:54) It’s important for teachers not to assume that when a child does something really impulsive, that they’re trying to be mean, or that they’re doing it to push buttons, that’s not really what’s going on. Ann Gruenberg, Eastern Connecticut State University: When children are having difficulty, it’s easy for adults to just take that personally.

But how can you be an effective model when you’re feeling upset or under stress? What are some of the ways you can monitor your own feelings and reactions, and how can you respond calmly to children when you may not feel calm inside?ĭr. Narrator: Early childhood professionals need to be able to model how to express feelings in appropriate ways.

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