March Newsletter
Kiddie Academy of Phoenixville
A special shout-out to Ms. Abby for the incredible heart she brings to our center every day! Ms. Abby is always willing to step in and help wherever she is needed, showing true teamwork and dedication.
She is patient, kind, caring, and genuinely loving with the children. Most often, you can find her with our babies, where her gentle nature and warm presence make such a difference. She creates a comforting environment that helps our littlest learners feel safe and secure.
We are so grateful for Ms. Abby and the love and positivity she shares with everyone around her! 💛
We Are Patient
Infants
The concept of developing patience with infants is different than with older children. Teachers should never delay meeting a child’s needs or withhold something such as food from an infant to develop patience. Instead, the goal this month will be to work with the children on maintaining focus on tasks and persisting with tasks, and teaching them to soothe themselves when frustrated. These skills can be considered foundational for learning about patience in the future when it is more developmentally appropriate.
Toddlers
The focus this month is to help toddlers practice skills like maintaining focus on tasks, persisting with activities, and managing impulses. At this stage, children will persist with repetitive tasks and attempt to accomplish more challenging tasks even when they encounter difficulties. Young toddlers may still need guidance from adults to develop calming or self-soothing strategies. Older toddlers have more developed coping skills and demonstrate the beginning of impulse control.
Twos
At this stage, early preschoolers are just developing the skills needed to control their emotions and actions when it comes to building patience. They are beginning to understand and accept the reasons for when and why things may not be available to them at that moment. Two-year olds desire instant gratification, and waiting a minute can feel like a lifetime. During this stage of development, 2-year-olds are learning the ability to regulate their behavior by understanding the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. As language skills and long-term memory continue to develop, they will begin to understand the importance of expectations, limits, and patience.
Preschool
The goal this month is to provide an environment where children can develop the skill of flexibility, along with resilience. Children need a place where they can develop flexible thinking, learn new ways of doing things, and develop the ability to let go of an old way of doing something. Children will learn to develop resilience when they are faced with changes and adjustments in a familiar environment. The children will also be exposed to a variety of methods and modeling that will provide positive and meaningful ways to develop patience and self-control. As preschoolers are developing the value of patience, they will also learn the importance of carefulness as they navigate their environment and relationships with others and themselves.
- Patience: the ability to demonstrate self-control while waiting for an event to occur; the ability to remain calm when dealing with a difficult or annoying situation
- Flexibility: the ability to adapt to new situations, improvise, and shift strategies to meet different types of challenges
- Resiliency: the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune
- Carefulness: a trait of being observant and paying attention
The goal this month is to assist the children in learning how to deal with adversity, frustrations, and changes in routines. This unit will focus on learning about patience and how to be flexible and resilient. The children will also understand how practicing carefulness may help prevent frustrations and mistakes.
- Patience: demonstrating self-control while waiting for an event to occur; the ability to remain calm when dealing with a difficult or annoying situation
- Flexibility: adapting to new situations, improvising, and shifting strategies to meet different types of challenges
- Resiliency: recovering from or adjusting easily to misfortune or change
- Carefulness: being observant and paying attention
