We are continuing to focus on Purpose, Habits/Rituals, and Strengths during this month! For our Positive Education Focus with the children, we focused on Purpose and Strengths. The teachers discussed that as we grow and begin to look for and think of the purpose of life, we use our strengths to guide us on that…
We are ending this a BLOOMING month by focusing on ways to relieve stress by eating healthy and drinking water. Here are two tips to control stress with food: The Benefits of Drinking Water: Getting enough water every day is important for your health. Drinking water can prevent dehydration, a condition that can cause unclear…
We are continuing to focus on having a Growth Mindset versus a Fixed Mindset (as well as Stress and Worry) this month! Here at BBCLC, we use an app for families to see their child’s day. It informs you of what is planned for the day, like the topic in Morning Meeting as well as…
We are continuing this month with the focus of a Growth Mindset versus a Fixed Mindset as well as Stress and Worry! This week, we put an “Accomplishment Jar” in each of the classrooms. The purpose of this is to help children develop a Growth Mindset. Accomplishing goals and achieving can encourage and motivate us…
We are focusing on a Growth Mindset versus a Fixed Mindset as well as Stress and Worry this LUCKY month in Positive Psychology! We started of this week discussing how to manage stress better with the staff! Life, and particularly work, can be stressful! Self-care is not a nice-to-have but essential to keep us functioning…
We are continuing to focus on Empathy and Kindness during the month of LOVE! The definition of Empathy means that someone can share or understand the emotions and feelings of another person. Someone may need to have a certain amount of empathy before they can feel compassion. Empathy is important because it is a critical…
We took a break and now we are back! Welcome!!! If you are new here, let me introduce myself. I’m Aubrey Edwards and I’m the Executive Director of Bright Beginning Children’s Learning Center. I have worked for BBCLC for 19 years and a total of 23 years in child care. My passion has always been…
Along with Positivity, Engagement, and Meaning (with a focus of Self-Compassion and Resilience), we also focused on Holidays Around the World! For the past two weeks, we traveled all around the world and discussed a variety of traditions and different ways to celebrate. We also celebrated by having our Annual Holiday Party last Friday! The…
Did you know the color green represents kindness? Green is often associated with nature, health, healing, the environment, reliability, generosity, and practicality. It also encourages generosity, kindness, and sympathy. On our Positive Education focus day, we encouraged the children and teachers to wear green! During the designated Special time, the teachers asked the children what…
December is the LAST month of the year, so let’s make it the BEST one! This is the time of year that people usually stress over the upcoming holidays, buying presents, traveling far and wide, cooking, baking, cleaning, the list goes on and on! Instead of stressing over ALL of that, this is the PERFECT…