BLOSSOM
What do orchids, wildflowers and dandelions have in common with kids? Find out by engaging in our upcoming interactive professional development training devoted to all childcare providers, parents, paras and early childhood professionals. You'll learn from child development specialists and receive dynamic and actionable takeaways to deal with the everyday stressors of raising children in the context of neurodiversity. Specific topics include:
Caregiver Mental Health
The success of your center or in-home daycare and the lives of the children you serve are directly impacted by caregiver mental health and wellbeing
Child Development & Relationships
Learn the importance of relationships in promoting child development
Developmental Differences
Identify individual differences in regulation, sensory processing, motor movement and communication development. Know when to make a referral due to underlying neurodevelopmental differences
A Helpful Toolbox
Use developmental strategies to support children with aggressive behaviors, picky eating and difficulty with transitions
Participation and engagement will enable attendees to:
Identify the importance of provider mental health and the need for intentional care
Describe the differences in a behavioral model vs a developmental model
Define social emotional development and describe how it unfolds in the context of relationships and trauma
Learn about the six core Functional Emotional and Developmental Capacities (FEDC)
Identify developmental differences (neurodiversity) in emotional regulation, sensory processing, motor movement and communication development
Use developmental strategies to support children with picky eating, toilet training, aggressive behaviors (hitting, biting, pinching), sharing, and difficulty with transitions
This year’s Blossom Training will take place on Friday, May 10th from 9 - 5 at the Melva Lind Interpretive Center on the Gustavus Campus. We hope to see you there! Register here:
