by Ellen Cogan | Feb 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Lately, I’ve heard people telling other people not to give up. Sports analogies abound. The saying, “If at first you don’t succeed…” is engraved into our psyches. So how do we know when to give up? If you are burned out as a teacher or...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, we tell stories with children to help them work through problems. The scene: The park. An older child grabbed your child’s toy and it broke. He gave it back and left the park. You were too far away to intervene. Your child, A, was very upset and could...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
When children are able to choose their own activity, it often brings them joy. Sometimes they look very happy, laughing, squealing, shouting, and the like. Sometimes, they get fully engaged with what they are doing and they may not look joyful. When adults are fully...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Today is September 1. For most education oriented folks, the school year either started already or is about to start. Jews are thinking of the Jewish New Year which starts later in the month. So many starts. I have started with a new webhost and I’ve been figuring out...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
I have heard parents say, “He ALWAYS gets up early. Winter and summer, he’s up at 6 AM.” The same parents who say this in despair have successfully changed their child’s internal clock twice in the previous year. How do I know? Because twice a year, OUR...
by Ellen Cogan | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
I wrote this a few years ago. I’m proud to be presenting this year (2020) at the Region IV Head Start Association (Feb), the NYS AEYC conference (April), and the NAEYC Annual Conference (Nov). This content is still accurate. Check the Wizard Gallery...
