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The power of presence a guide to mindfulness practices in early childhood

The early years are a magical time when curiosity and creativity blend into learning and discovery. And yet families and educators face unprecedented pressures to remove the very pillars that make children feel safe, joyful, confident, and competent. The Power of Presence: A Guide to Mindfulness Pra...

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Main Author: Erwin, Elizabeth Joy (auteur.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Lewisville, North Carolina : Gryphon House, Inc., [2020]
Subjects:
Parent teacher books.
Mindfulness (Psychology)
Affective education.
Emotional intelligence > Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Summary: The early years are a magical time when curiosity and creativity blend into learning and discovery. And yet families and educators face unprecedented pressures to remove the very pillars that make children feel safe, joyful, confident, and competent. The Power of Presence: A Guide to Mindfulness Practices in Early Childhood offers insight and information to help you transform your teaching by learning how to pause, notice your surroundings, and simply be. Learn ways to spark joy, elevate well-being, and promote a deeper sense of inquiry, both personally and with others young and old. Learn ways to consciously plant seeds of mindfulness at home, in the classroom, and around the world. Explore: - developing and fostering your own awareness, - cultivating a culture ofmindfulness and climate of joy in your classroom, - creating an inclusive classroom that accepts and encourages all children, and - ways to nurture and support equitable practices of justice, respect, and dignity. A more peaceful, present learning environment will help children to reclaim their safe, joyful, confident, and competent approach to learning. The adults in the children s lives, whether families or educators, will also thrive in this mindful approach with more patience, focus, and confidence. Together, they ll be able to breathe in blue skies and reach new heights of learning.
Physical Description: v, 202 pages ; 28 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index.
ISBN: 9780876598313
0876598319
Author Notes: Elizabeth Joy Erwin, EdD is Professor at Montclair State University where she prepares current and future teachers to think critically, reflect deeply, and teach inclusively. Over the past 25 years, her commitment to educational equity in early childhood has been at the heart of her teaching, advocacy, and research. Within the primary theme of challenging injustice (with an emphasis on disability), Dr. Erwin's scholarship has focused on multiple strands within early childhood inclusive education, including mindfulness and well-being, membership and belonging, family-professional partnerships, and early self-determination. In pursuit of social action, both locally and globally, Dr. Erwin has published widely in prestigious academic journals and has authored multiple books and chapters. She has accepted invitations to teach about inclusive early childhood worldwide, for example in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. She has engaged in educational inquiry and projects with universities around the world. Dr. Erwin currently lives in New York City, where she practices yoga and meditation every day.

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