Being Present

12/08/2011

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

In a new resource in the Exchange Store, Powerful Interactions: How to Connect with Children to Extend Their Learning, Amy Dombro, Judy Jablon, and Charlotte Stetson outline three steps for having meaningful connections with children. The first step involves "being present"...

"When you are 'present' you are in the moment and self-aware, and therefore you can be more open to interesting and significant things that children do. By physically and mentally slowing down for just a few moments, you can pay better attention. This frame of mind allows you to be intentional; that is, before you act, to tune in to what a child is doing at the moment, how you are feeling, and what you want to accomplish. Being intentional in this way means you think about what to say and do in the interactions to be most effective as a teacher for that child."

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