In addition to participating in this study, I attended an informative and enlightening webinar discussing these results. My takeaway was that although awareness of student and teacher mental health challenges is growing, actions to improve things are still lacking. Programs like Learning the Calm.

I love incorporating music in my Learning the Calm classes. This article gave me some new ideas to use for future lessons. Kids LOVE music!

What we do as Early Childhood Educators matters! Current Preschoolers have all experienced trauma--remember COVID-19? They couldn't have loved ones and friends around in those first few years when it's most important. But our positive experiences with them now can help them thrive.

I find this author inspiring and insightful. This article speaks to me because of her struggle during Covid (I had similar challenges), and her efforts to be in the moment.

When you find yourself amid life's chaos and need a little help finding your way back to calm, just remember to breathe and take care of yourself. If you're not used to doing that, it may take a while to figure out what's your "therapist without the hourly fee."