Category Archives: Training for Early Childhood Professionals

Spring Cleaning …

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Marcia Hebert

Happy Spring! Part of my spring-cleaning ritual has always included reflecting about my life, and taking stock. Spring is my time for tossing out what doesn’t fit or work anymore, and thinking about what I might add instead. If my earlier goals no longer seem realistic or important, what should I do with the rest of my life? Should you be doing some spring cleaning today, here are some thoughts to consider. Continue reading →

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Leading by Example …

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Marcia Hebert

Years ago, I came upon a blog post written by Dharmesh Shah, Co-founder and CTO of HubSpot. He is ‘spot on’ (no pun intended) overall—and his thoughts are relevant to this leadership blog. The following are selected portions of his post, which I offer to you—the leaders (directors, managers, and supervisors) within our early childhood community. Continue reading →

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The Delicate Balance Between Work and Life …

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Marcia Hebert

How do we balance the demands of our work and our life? Strategies, tips, short-cuts, realistic expectations, setting priorities, managing stress, and cutting ourselves some slack in the process of living and working help greatly. Here are some resources … Continue reading →

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Endings and Beginnings …

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Marcia Hebert

I love both endings and beginnings!
Both give me an opportunity to take stock of my Life. Both give me an opportunity to begin again – to take from last year what I now want in my Life. To remember those things that went especially well. And yes, to reflect upon those things that didn’t go as well as I had thought. To end and then begin again is energizing! And, it makes my Life interesting! Continue reading →

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Through a New Lens …

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Marcia Hebert

We have family living in Japan. We travel there, and when they come here to the states, they stay with us. It is a time of bridging two cultures, two languages, two ways of living – and in the process, building relationships.
And along the way, I have begun to see my home, my ways of doing things, my culture, my language, and my life through another’s eyes. More and more I am looking at everything around me through a news lens. And as I reflect, my personal experience mirrors my professional experience – what are my young children seeing, hearing, feeling, as I introduce them to new experiences in the classroom? Am I focused on ‘what I am doing’ or am I focused on ‘what the children are receiving’? I hope the latter … Continue reading →

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