Welcome to Smallpond Childcare's website!

Welcome to Smallpond Childcare's website!
We are a small childcare home that is fully licensed by the State of Alaska. We strive to provide a warm and gentle environment for small children to explore and play. We believe that the best kind of learning happens when children are involved in the rhythms of the day and are given plenty of opportunities for ownership of their activities. We look forward to days filled with laughter, singing, bread baking, dancing, outside exploration, painting, play-dough, dress up, and books...lots and lots of books!

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Great article on tantrums...a new approach

Tantrums are an essential part of being a toddler and an important key to a child's development. Who knew?

A Fresh approach to Tantrums

This article helps provide tools for dealing with toddler tantrums in a gentle way while still maintaining a connection with your child and enforcing clear boundaries.
When Bea was going through a rough patch it helped immensely to read this article and understand that this was a developmental issue...not a good/bad parenting issue. That little bit of perspective helped to disengage my own juggernaut of mama ego and let her have her feelings.

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