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Understanding Infant Cries: A Caregiver’s Guide
Understanding why Infants Cry Infants cry to communicate a need. The sound, intensity and pitch of the cry vary depending on the need of the child. A cry related to a perceived existential thread, such as hunger or sudden pain, sounds different form a cry signaling fatigue. Caregivers can differentiate between the cries and respond…
Welcome to Balanced & Joyful
Beate, an experienced Early Childhood Teacher with over 20 years in the field, shares her journey towards holistic wellness to manage work-related stress. She incorporates Respectful Caregiving and Reggio Emilia philosophies in her teaching and promotes nature appreciation. Beate aims to empower infant caregivers through infant teacher workshops, parent education, play groups, weaving her expertise of respectful infant caregiving & interaction into all of her services.
In addition to Massachusetts ECE Teacher Certification, Beate holds certifications in Master-Teacher Level Energy Healing, Meditation, and Forest Therapy. She offers holistic wellness services that aim to alleviate stress and plant seeds of mindfulness strategies infant caregivers can bring into their work and life.
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Understanding the Human Energy Body
Everything is energy. Humans are energy, our life experiences are energy. Words, thoughts, emotions, are energy. The human energy body consists of an energy field, personal and transpersonal chakras or energy centers, a central energy line and energy meridians. In a balanced energy body Life Force Energy flows unrestricted. In an unbalanced energy body blockages…
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DIY Nature Sanctuary: Tips for a Serene Space
When we can’t spend time outdoors due to extreme weather conditions, mobility challenges or illness, we can create a nature sanctuary indoors. The first step in creating an indoor nature sanctuary is finding a space free of distractions, preferably near a window. Place houseplants in your space. Houseplants offer depolluting properties that purity the air…
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Earthing – Walk Barefoot for Better Health
Many holistic health practices are readily available. Earthing is one of these practices. Spending time outdoors has a positive effect on our physical and nervous systems. These benefits can be multiplied by simply taking off our shoes. Barefoot walking outdoors allows the human body to absorb negatively charged electrons that are found on the earth’s…
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Welcome to Balanced & Joyful
After 20 years as an early childhood teacher, I realized I needed to find a way to relieve my work-related stress. This was necessary if I wanted to continue being my best as a teacher. In 2010 I explored holistic wellness practices as a way to find balance. My quest led me to yoga, meditation,…
Infant Teacher Workshops
Schedule an infant teacher workshop for your school
Navigating Transitions in the Infant Classroom
Infant classrooms are busy spaces with major and minor transitions throughout the day. When infant teachers move through transition moments respectfully, the children feel valued and safe. Being heard, and having emotions that might appear during transitions validated, creates a feeling of safety. Children need safe spaces in order to learn.
In this class we’ll identify different transition moments in the typical infant classroom and learn how to interact with the infants in a respectful way during these moments.
The techniques and language you’ll learn in this class are easy to integrate into the classroom.
Accommodating Older Infants
Older infant’s growth and physical needs often challenge infant teachers who seek to honor the needs of the older infant while keeping younger infants safe. This workshop discusses realistic strategies to keep older infants challenged in group infant care.
Navigating Crying in Group Child Care
This Workshop looks at how infant teachers can navigate infant crying in a busy group care environment, while honoring the needs an wellbeing of all children. Tools for teacher self care are also discussed.
