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		<title>Thanksgiving Gratitude…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/11/17/thanksgiving-gratitude%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving and gratitude the same and yet different; each word expressing a concept which on the surface means the same thing and yet below the surface, something slightly different. We are thankful for things we have been given, we are grateful for gifts bestowed upon us. For instance I am thankful for my family and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to pick the perfect holiday toy for your preschooler…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/11/10/how-to-pick-the-perfect-holiday-toy-for-your-preschooler%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/11/10/how-to-pick-the-perfect-holiday-toy-for-your-preschooler%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was Sunday morning and I spread the newspaper out in front of me as I settled in for a leisurely morning read with my cup of Yogi Tea. As I worked my way through the various sections, a colorful insert caught my eye. There it was the first official harbinger of the holiday season, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall and ADHD in the Preschooler…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/11/03/fall-and-adhd-in-the-preschooler%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/11/03/fall-and-adhd-in-the-preschooler%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The days are growing shorter and cooler and more and more of our activities tend to focus us indoors, especially if we have an older child who, more often than not, has homework. Today’s children spend an inordinate amount of time indoors.  Think about it…..  A good portion of their time is spent is school, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costumes, Frights and Some Sugary Delights!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/27/costumes-frights-and-some-sugary-delights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a lovely day not a cloud in the sky, When all of a sudden I saw with my eye A parade of creatures some scary some not, Till the school filled up with a nefarious lot One by one they came tumbling on in, till it was bats in the belfry and various [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Preschool Parent / Teacher Conferences …</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/20/the-preschool-parent-teacher-conferences-%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/20/the-preschool-parent-teacher-conferences-%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=466</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday was Parent / Teacher Conferences at the preschool. All and all, they went quite well. Most of the children (though demonstrating different strengths and weaknesses) were operating within the parameters of “normal.” I put normal in quotes because normal as defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics is not necessarily how we (preschool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preschool a Place to Make Friends and So Much More…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/13/preschool-a-place-to-make-friends-and-so-much-more%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we made friends with our local firefighters. They showed us how to keep safe and to understand that sometimes a firefighter may look scary but we shouldn’t hide from him/her. The children were amazed to see how a person could turn into a firefighter by putting on specific clothing. As they slowly became accustomed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Music Matters in the Preschool and Beyond…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/10/06/why-music-matters-in-the-preschool-and-beyond%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While having breakfast in a local diner before heading to the beach this weekend; I overheard one waitress ask another to turn up the radio. “I love that song. Every time I hear it, don’t feel like a grandma.” Her comment made me smile. I knew exactly what she was saying.   Music has the ability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problem Solving in the Preschool…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/29/problem-solving-in-the-preschool%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The building has finally begun to quiet down after a busy morning of arrivals. The children are situated in their classrooms with a few holdouts still registering their protests, but all in all, it is business as usual. The stillness allows some brief time for contemplation.  For some unfathomable reason I have been thinking about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Peace Day at the Preschool</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/22/international-peace-day-at-the-preschool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for this week’s post I took the liberty of re-reading last years’ post in reference to International Peace Day. I found the sentiments important and relevant and was tempted to re-post it. http://wp.me/p1JRpM-5s  Then I gave it some further thought. Wasn’t International Peace Day worthy of renewed consideration? Was it really too much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Simple Ways to Identify Quality Care in the Preschool:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/15/5-simple-ways-to-identify-quality-care-in-the-preschool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the South we are completing our third week of school. The children are settling into a routine and the classes are beginning to flow smoothly.  By now the children are becoming comfortable with their schedule, and environment is becoming ripe with new activities. Although our classes are settling in, my director and I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show me some respect!&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/08/show-me-some-respect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This past Sunday, while out to breakfast, two men got up to pay their bill and I overheard a comment voiced by one of them. He complained that the subject of their conversation did not show him adequate respect. His comment sent me to wondering about the concept of “respect” and its importance in everyday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preschool, your child’s first driver’s education program…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/09/01/preschool-our-child%e2%80%99s-first-driver%e2%80%99s-education-program%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I travel approximately 20 minutes on the highway and streets to get to work each morning. During the course of my daily commute I encounter many different types of drivers. And I have come to believe that their driving skills are reflective of their personalities and learning styles. For instance, the gal behind me at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transitions, the Spaces in Between&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/08/25/transitions-the-spaces-in-between/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started thinking about this posting long before my fingertips hit the keyboard. In real life, there is a definitive beginning and ending for most events and situations. We often focus our attention on these two points and spend very little time or attention on the space in between. For instance, we feel the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fifth Season…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/07/21/the-fifth-season%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=434</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The seasons are different in Florida. We like most of the hemisphere, have the four usual seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter, though our harbingers might be a bit different then the north. For instance, we don’t get any snow in the winter, but we do get snow birds, we plant our vegetable gardens in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saying Good- Bye…Life in the Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/07/18/saying-good-bye%e2%80%a6life-in-the-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year we prepare to say good bye to the children who will be graduating and though it is difficult, we are ready. It is the natural order of things. What we are not prepared to do is release a child before certain milestones are reached and confidence is established and we feel he is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer, standing on one foot…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/07/18/summer-standing-on-one-foot%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am an early riser. I love to sip my morning tea and watch the light wash over the day. Outside my patio door at the edge of the pool stood two ducks, each standing on one foot. They could have sat down but they choose to stand on one foot. Standing on one foot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Graduating Parents…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/07/18/graduating-parents%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a very short week and the length of the days could not prepare us for our eventual parting. We all knew Friday would come, long before we would be ready. Soon we would part ways with our sweet graduates. What we didn’t realize is how hard it was going to be to say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Seal of Knowledge…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/07/18/the-seal-of-knowledge%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week is a very special week in the preschool. We will be graduating our tenth class of competent, well adjusted, happy, independent pre-kindergarteners.  It is an accomplishment that we take very seriously. So serious that we rent the local performing arts center, hire a light and sound man and put on a production.  “Such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children’s Unending Capacity to Love:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/07/18/children%e2%80%99s-unending-capacity-to-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My work brings me in close proximity to children and their families from all walks of life. For the most part, I don’t usually pay attention to each family’s expression of love or their children’s capacity to love. It is something I take for granted, but every once in awhile I am struck by its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Raise Your Child in 10 Simple Steps:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/07/18/how-to-raise-your-child-in-10-simple-steps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you run a preschool people often look to you for advice on raising their children. For some reason they believe that if you work with young children you have the answers to all the difficult problems. So I decided to share with you a few secrets to raising pleasant, well adjusted children who will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Imperfect Motherhood</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/07/18/imperfect-motherhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sat down to write the blog six times this week and every time I sat down a prospective new family came in to tour our school. Not really having a topic I wished to put down on paper, I was glad to do the tour. We went through the school and its various programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Easter Gift…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/07/18/the-easter-gift%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The long holiday weekend gifted me with a delightful weekend by the sea. As I sat under my umbrella, enjoying the cool offshore breezes I spied a family from the Midwest along the coastline. They had the tell tale white skin of a very long a winter, but the real mid-western give away was…. swim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Make Promises you can’t Keep…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/04/21/don%e2%80%99t-make-promises-you-can%e2%80%99t-keep%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This topic is the direct request of teachers who work in my school. Two of them came into my office last week demanding that I speak on behalf of the children. Now, preschool teachers do not ask for much, so when they come into my office with a concern they feel needs to be addressed, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Preschoolers Presentation of Self in Everyday Life…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/04/14/a-preschoolers-presentation-of-self-in-everyday-life%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children’s artwork, which is plentiful in a preschool setting, is often over looked and underappreciated during our daily activities. It will generally garner “that is very nice dear” with barely a sideways glance. These same pieces of work became the focal point of Saturday’s event. So, how does everyday artwork become “Art Show material?” ]]></description>
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		<title>Surrender and the Busy Preschool</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/04/07/surrender-and-the-busy-preschool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was just one of those days. The type of day where you don’t have too much planned yet as it unfolds the day is filled with BUSY. The school had just settled down from morning arrivals and I found myself immersed in the details of an annual state report.  Unexpectedly, the energy in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In honor of a great public servant…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/03/31/in-honor-of-a-great-public-servant%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/03/31/in-honor-of-a-great-public-servant%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend I was deeply immersed in a workshop that took me away from the radio and for that matter the world outside. When I emerged from my cocoon of silence I found the world had shifted. A personal hero of mine had slipped from a living inspiration to a historical figure. Geraldine Ferraro had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising our sons not to be bullies&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/03/24/raising-our-sons-not-to-be-bullies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What I would like to address is a more subtle pattern of behavior that our sons pick up at home from male role models (fathers, uncles, sports stars …) in reference to their interactions with females.  It is a type of bullying that we all quietly accept and live fairly contented with for most of our lives. ]]></description>
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		<title>The subtleties of spring and preschool children…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/03/17/the-subtleties-of-spring-and-preschool-children%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ll bet you are wondering………..  What does this have to do with children?  Children are not so different than the change of seasons. Sometimes their changes are dramatic and sometimes they are oh-so- slight. Children, no matter how old they are, change in subtle ways all the time. ]]></description>
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		<title>International Women’s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/03/10/international-women%e2%80%99s-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday marked the 100 year anniversary of International Women’s Day. It is a perfect time to reflect on where we came from, who we are and where we are going. For centuries it has been implied and women have been told that we are inferior to the male species and on some level that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children, Our Time Capsules to the Future…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/03/03/children-our-time-capsules-to-the-future%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a truth we rarely think about. When we are busy raising our children, we don’t really think about their future. We view their future in terms of us. Milestones that will be achieved, accomplishments, boyfriends, girlfriends, cars, college…what we want for them. What we don’t think about and what we don’t want to think about is the fact that at some undetermined point in the future, our children’s future will no longer include us, physically. ]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Clean Up Time….10 ways to help your preschooler clean up!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/02/24/it%e2%80%99s-clean-up-time%e2%80%a6-10-ways-to-help-your-preschooler-clean-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Teaching young children to clean up is not as difficult as it seems. First you will need to provide an environment that is conducive to organization. Here is how to get started:]]></description>
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		<title>Preschoolers need to learn empathy too!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/02/17/preschoolers-need-to-learn-empathy-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I spoke a bit about helping our children understand that all human beings make mistakes and it is our reaction to that mistake that sets us apart. This week, we celebrated Valentine’s Day and the school was buzzing with colorful representations of the children’s feelings of love. Our little ones have an easy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching your preschooler it is okay to make mistakes…..</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/02/11/teaching-your-preschooler-it-is-okay-to-make-mistakes%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=390</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Life in a preschool is filled with mistakes.  Some mistakes are big and some small.  Some that cause others harm and still others which are harmless; the experience of making mistakes is part and parcel with learning.  That may be why we have so many different names to use for them:  Blunder, slip-up, gaffe, faux [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professional Level Parenting…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/02/03/professional-level-parenting%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was standing at the door greeting our parents as they returned to pick up their children after a morning of school, when I was stopped by a parent who wanted to ask me a question:  “What did I do wrong?  Am I a bad parent?” My heart broke for her. The question is common, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Celebration of Grandparents…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/01/27/a-celebration-of-grandparents%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As January glides into February, classroom decorations segue towards the hearts and flowers motif of spring (sort of).  All the rooms are taking on a decidedly more loving atmosphere. The children are beginning to buzz with activity, as we prepare for one of the most important days of the year, Grandparents’ Day!  Each year we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict Resolution in the Preschool Classroom…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/01/20/conflict-resolution-in-the-preschool-classroom%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I turn on the news and there is another bombing in the Middle East, Baby Doc has returned to Haiti, Mexican drug gangs are mutilating and killing the honest people of Mexico.  It is nearly impossible to imagine a world without war or violent conflict. Peace seems utterly unattainable in today’s world. Has society changed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Words…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/01/13/the-power-of-words%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I walked into my toddler room after the holiday break and I was greeted with a room full of toddlers eager to share their thoughts and desires. Over the break many of them began to string words and short phrases into sentences. I could literally look at their faces and watch them manipulate their vocabulary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bats and Balls of Preschool Writing…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2011/01/06/the-bats-and-balls-of-preschool-writing%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[early Writing. Preschool Writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year we prepare our supply order for the first few months of school. On the top of the academic needs list is paper; paper without lines, paper with lines (all kinds of lines). Lines that are two inches apart and lines that are less, and paper that have a large drawing area on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Christmas that almost didn’t come…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/12/16/the-christmas-that-almost-didn%e2%80%99t-come%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s submission is a smash up. Special thanks to my friend Dawn who always has a way of helping me find the words. Well here I sit, with my trusty PC in front of me, mocking me lightly, teasing me quite frightfully… One week shy of Christmas and the spirit eludes me, but why? What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Holidays and the case of Mr. Hurry and Princess Notpayingattention</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/12/09/the-holidays-and-the-case-of-mr-hurry-and-princess-notpayingattention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/12/09/the-holidays-and-the-case-of-mr-hurry-and-princess-notpayingattention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The holiday season is in full bloom as families and friends hustle and bustle from place to place and party to party. It seems that there isn’t enough time for all the details, cooking, fussing and errands to make this holiday the perfect one.   Just when it looks like everything is finished, there is one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Great gifts your family will never openly thank you for…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/12/02/10-great-gifts-your-family-will-never-openly-thank-you-for%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/12/02/10-great-gifts-your-family-will-never-openly-thank-you-for%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[10 best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift giving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The gift of Knowledge: A Word of the Day Daily Calendar. Every day your family will be introduced to a new vocabulary word. You can challenge them to use the word in a sentence throughout the day. An extensive vocabulary will help them develop strong reading, writing and reasoning skills. The gift of Health: A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Attitude of Gratitude</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/24/an-attitude-of-gratitude/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/24/an-attitude-of-gratitude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=365</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well here it is; Thanksgiving weekend and the official start of the holiday season. As many of us gather with our families and friends over the next month, we will be given many opportunities to express our love physically and financially.  However, when all is said and done, it is the times we share together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Courage to Parent…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/18/the-courage-to-parent%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/18/the-courage-to-parent%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[courage]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Courage, all week long the concept of courage has been presenting itself. Salvatore Guinta won the national Badge of Honor, the Yoga Journal published an article on courage, and my yoga teacher did a set which focused on strengthening courage.  With the cosmos so intent on bringing this topic to the forefront of my thinking, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Charity to Preschoolers…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/10/teaching-charity-to-preschoolers%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/10/teaching-charity-to-preschoolers%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This Thursday our preschool will close in honor of those who have dedicated their lives to the service and mission to protect our Democracy.  This day is humbly known as Veterans’ Day. Some families will be scrambling to find childcare because their services are still needed at their place of employment, while others will take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Preschooler and the Sippy Cup…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/04/the-preschooler-and-the-sippy-cup%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/11/04/the-preschooler-and-the-sippy-cup%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[language delays]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I walk into my toddler classroom and the counters are littered with labeled Sippy Cups; all of them from children who were using them on the way into the classroom. Apparently our little ones have picked up the adult obsession of having a water bottle with us at all times. The difference with water bottles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life folds in familiar patterns.</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/10/28/life-folds-in-familiar-patterns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[discipline]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I taught my children from the age of three, that every morning you get up and make your bed before you do anything else. Every day of my life, I get up and make my bed before I do anything else. It is a familiar fold.  It is not a familiar fold for my husband. His question:  Why make a bed you are only going to mess in the evening?  That question prompts another: ]]></description>
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		<title>Testing Preschoolers…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/10/21/testing-preschoolers%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/10/21/testing-preschoolers%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[early childhood advocacy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Examine the long term results of testing; do children testing exceptionally well on SATs, FCATs, FLCKRs. Brigance, IQ etc. lead more productive lives than the average testing children? The answer is complicated, not a simple Yes or No.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Longer school days…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/10/14/longer-school-days%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great schools]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month President Obama was interviewed on the Today Show.  The state of American education was one topic addressed. What drew my attention was his view on the American school calendar and the length of our school day. Our President raised some unpopular views. Allow me the liberty to paraphrase and illustrate his message. After [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Test:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/10/07/parenting-test/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Life]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everywhere you look someone has tips for new parents. One suggests: “Be more relaxed,” another reads: “Set high goals,” and yet another touts you should “follow your child’s lead.”  Parenting is far more complex than a simple list of tips.  Tips comes from the acronym:  To Insure Performance.   So instead of tips, I propose a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nap Time at the Preschool…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/30/nap-time-at-the-preschool%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The afternoon storms are rolling in and our preschool school has a gentle stillness settling over the building.  Quietly, teachers are coming and going, making copies, planning lessons and eating lunch. Most of the children have fallen into a peaceful slumber or are resting their eyes. Classical music plays softly in the background. As an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why celebrate International Peace Day in a Preschool?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/23/why-celebrate-international-peace-day-in-a-preschool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/23/why-celebrate-international-peace-day-in-a-preschool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The day began like most in the preschool, bustling with activity and yet it was different. Today was the day we set aside the majority of our “general” curriculum and focused on teaching children techniques to quiet their insides when they were feeling frustrated and angry. We talked about using our words to express our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is your child gifted?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/16/is-your-child-gifted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a boy!  It’s a girl!  No sooner is that first sentence uttered when parents become aware of another very important “question:” Is my child gifted! What could be more important than having a “gifted” child? Is there something more important or at least as important? “Giftedness” has many different meanings based on various individual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching tolerance to preschoolers, in an ever increasingly intolerant world</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/09/teaching-tolerance-to-preschoolers-in-an-ever-increasingly-intolerant-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=333</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is early September and all around the country, the children have returned to school.  Our thoughts as a nation return to the infamous day in history known as 9/11. That day religious intolerance raged through our borders.  That day brought the violence being experienced by many of our neighbors’ right into our living room. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Preschool to Kindergarten…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/09/02/from-preschool-to-kindergarten%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first days of school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kindergarten]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The school telephone has been very busy these last two weeks as we fielded two different types of phone calls. One was the predictable call from parents checking on their child’s adjustment to the preschool setting, the other (also predictable) parents of recent graduates, now in Kindergarten. The last few weeks I’ve shared some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New School Year:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/26/a-new-school-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New School Year]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fall 2010 school year has begun in our preschool and the classrooms are bustling with activity. The front desk’s phones are ringing and the administrative staff is busy checking on the children who have been left in our charge. From the back of the school we can hear a mixture of happy and sad voices. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping calm in the back to school frenzy:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/19/keeping-calm-in-the-back-to-school-frenzy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/19/keeping-calm-in-the-back-to-school-frenzy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is way pass my deadline for writing this week’s blog and I find myself short of breath. Teachers and administrators have been rushing from place to place. We are all so busy getting the building ready to turn back into a school……. While still running a camp!  As I look out my office door [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What makes a teacher good or even great?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/12/what-makes-a-teacher-good-or-even-great/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/12/what-makes-a-teacher-good-or-even-great/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Class assignments went out this week and the phone calls from parents began to trickle in. Each person had a different idea of what made a teacher a “good one.”  Some parents want their child to be with their “friends,” others felt the teacher’s personality better suited their child’s personality, and still others were curious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preschoolers and the power of NOW&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/08/05/preschoolers-and-the-power-of-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beauty of working with young children is that they continuously teach us what we routinely forget; to enjoy what we are doing while we are doing it. They find fun and joy wherever they are and in whatever they are doing.  As we grow older we tend to forget that we need to enjoy what we are doing especially when we are with our children.  Even the most mundane tasks are opportunities to delight in the time we have together. Teachers are instructed to talk to children while they are changing diapers. They tell them what they are doing and describe the sensations they might be experiencing. If a stranger can turn a less than ideal situation into a pleasant one, shouldn’t we?]]></description>
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		<title>Selecting your child’s Preschool?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/07/29/selecting-your-child%e2%80%99s-preschool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/07/29/selecting-your-child%e2%80%99s-preschool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am happy and alarmed to report about an ongoing study which has been tracking over 1,300 children in group care since 1991. So far, the study’s findings found obedience and academic problems among those who received low-quality care during their first 4½ years of life and persisted through their 15th birthday. The quality care profile included: The caregivers’ warmth, sensitivity, emotional support and the amount of cognitive stimulation they provided.  Children receiving higher-quality care displayed fewer behavioral problems than children receiving lower-quality care. The type of care, whether inside or outside the home did not seem to matter.]]></description>
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		<title>Preschool Swimmer</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/07/22/preschool-swimmer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having observed many natural teachers in my career, I can easily envision the learning environments in the classrooms and the innate mannerism of these women as teachers.  What a pleasure it would be to learn in their classrooms.  They joyfully reinforced the child’s attempts at independence while allowing her to move at her own pace.  When they saw that she was comfortable they encouraged her to move another step forward.  Their delicate encouragement was as quiet and soft as the gentle gulf waters.  There were no bells and whistles; no showering the child with accolades, just a circle of women welcoming this child forward.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Belated Father’s Day…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/07/08/happy-belated-father%e2%80%99s-day%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/07/08/happy-belated-father%e2%80%99s-day%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband and I sat under the shade of our beach umbrella enjoying the quiet sounds of the surf. The man adjacent to us was quietly moving through his asana and meditation. As the world began to wake up, families claimed their areas of the beach. Slightly in front of us a young family put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching the Core Value of Empathy to your Preschooler…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/07/01/teaching-the-core-value-of-empathy-to-your-preschooler%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/07/01/teaching-the-core-value-of-empathy-to-your-preschooler%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every day I open the newspaper and read the leading news stories as well as the editorials. I turn on the television news and I see the networks version of what is important. It is a very complicated world out there and I ponder; how can we prepare children to be safe while at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Hundred Weeks of Posts!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/06/24/one-hundred-weeks-of-posts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I celebrate my one hundredth week of posts. So what is so special about 100 that we choose to use it as a yardstick for judgment?  Well, it is a nice round number.  But why do we use the number 100 to judge: presidents, wars and businesses. Americans latched on to the significance of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging Creativity in the Preschooler:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/06/17/encouraging-creativity-in-the-preschooler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As parents and teachers, we want our children to be “creative.”  But what is creativity?  And how do we encourage it in ourselves and others?  Before we discuss creativity and enhancing creativity, let’s back up and examine a few creativity inhibitors. ]]></description>
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		<title>Just don’t call us “Day Care!”</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/06/09/just-don%e2%80%99t-call-us-%e2%80%9cday-care%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/06/09/just-don%e2%80%99t-call-us-%e2%80%9cday-care%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Successful endings are preceded by hard work. The hard work of the Two year old teachers helped prepare the children for the Three year old program; and the hard work of the Four year old teachers, prepared the children for Pre-K. The hard work of the parents prepared the children to grow and be ready to receive direction.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/05/06/happy-mothers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happiness is a really hard concept to tie down.  It is an ever evolving entity.  What made me happy at three years old is not what made me happy at fifteen years old. That is kind of easy to understand and accommodate.]]></description>
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		<title>The Preschool Art Show</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/04/22/the-preschool-art-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Across the preschool, classrooms are humming with activity.  Each class is laden with an abundance of raw art materials waiting patiently to be turned into a masterpiece. Hands: drip with finger-paints, cake with clay, clench hammers, and pound wood, as each new creation begins to take form.  There is no more colorful place than a classroom of preschoolers set free with their imaginations. After a year filled with experiences which demonstrated each medium’s varied capabilities, they are ready to strike out on their own.]]></description>
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		<title>Perceptions of a Preschooler:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/04/01/perceptions-of-a-preschooler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/04/01/perceptions-of-a-preschooler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Preschoolers are the smartest people I know. Don’t get me wrong; I have the opportunity to meet and speak to some of the most complex minds, but it is the youngest members of society who constantly remind me of true “smartness”.  Preschoolers have the innate ability to discern that which is important from that which is not. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fine Arts in the Preschool</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/03/25/fine-arts-in-the-preschool/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/03/25/fine-arts-in-the-preschool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=260</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few years we have all had an opportunity to examine our expenses for areas in which we could fine tune our spending. I, like many of you, have taken the opportunity to evaluate that which is necessary and enriching and that which is just plain fluff. Doing without certain items has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Unhurried Child</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/03/18/the-unhurried-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I started this post three different times this week; each time I was interrupted to come out of the office to tour perspective clients, help with late arrivals or to simply enjoy the play. Each time I resisted trying to stay focused on the topic at hand. Unfortunately, the topic at hand changed every time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picture Perfect Family</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/03/11/picture-perfect-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/03/11/picture-perfect-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I hope you found the last few postings on Crime and Punishment &#8211; oh excuse me, I mean Discipline verses Punishment helpful for your daily life. I think the key points are to maintain a calm attitude and be consistent. Of course, when you apply the techniques consistently you should have a “picture perfect” family. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can we prevent discipline problems?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/03/04/how-can-we-prevent-discipline-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/03/04/how-can-we-prevent-discipline-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=252</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a perfect world we would all behave correctly and our children would be close to perfect. Alas, we do not live in a perfect world and we all make mistakes; but we do not have to live in a stressful and chaotic environment. Many discipline problems can be avoided. If you want your children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discipline 101&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/02/25/discipline-101/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=250</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few weeks we have spent time understanding the difference between discipline and punishment, common reasons why children misbehave, and how to prepare to implement discipline. This week, we are going to focus on the basic techniques we can use to discipline our children. True to last week’s promise, we are going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to discipline effectively…</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/02/18/how-to-discipline-effectively%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/02/18/how-to-discipline-effectively%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In order for effective discipline to take place, we must first be in the right frame of mind as well as have the appropriate setting. Before you dismiss this thought, read on and see if you don’t agree. Remember; the goal is to discipline, not punish. Cool Down: Never try to discipline a child when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Causes Misbehavior in Young Children?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/02/10/what-causes-misbehavior-in-young-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/02/10/what-causes-misbehavior-in-young-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a little less then a dozen common reasons that children misbehave and over the course of this post, we will examine most of them. By understanding the reasons children misbehave we will have greater success in correcting them. When your child is misbehaving you will need to examine each one of these areas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Study Finds Kids Who Attend Preschool Less Likely to Lead Life of Crime”</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/02/04/%e2%80%9cstudy-finds-kids-who-attend-preschool-less-likely-to-lead-life-of-crime%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn’t write it but I could have. According to a study from Hartford, Conn., States could save millions of dollars in prison costs by getting more children into preschools. Preschools and prisons in one sentence; these are not vocabulary words we often find together. And yet it does make sense. Children learn valuable social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pink and Blue&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/01/28/pink-and-blue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A long time ago when I was finishing my graduate degree, I had to pick a topic for my thesis. As the first girl after three boys, growing up on a block with mostly boys, sex stereo-type behavior had always been of interest to me. Choosing to study sex stereo-type behavior in boys and girls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Through the Eyes of a Child…Home Grown Scientists!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/01/21/through-the-eyes-of-a-child%e2%80%a6home-grown-scientists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/01/21/through-the-eyes-of-a-child%e2%80%a6home-grown-scientists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading the title I am sure some of you think this is going to be a sappy post about how the world is beautiful through the eyes of a child… We all know that children can see the world in its infinite beauty better then most, but what I would like to focus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Health</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/01/14/family-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I’ve been listening to all the hub bub, reading all the articles and trying to synergize a competent opinion on Health Care in America today and how it affects young families.  There is little doubt that our health care system is in need of change. It seems to me that this is a perfect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Say Thank You&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2010/01/07/how-to-say-thank-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends, This week’s posting was submitted by an old friend and colleague, Sharon Alm. Many moons ago, Sharon and I worked together to build the perfect first grade, through our years together I was always impressed with her attention to detail, and her ability to translate seemingly difficult tasks into simple ones. This selection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 New Year’s Intentions for Young Families:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/12/31/10-new-year%e2%80%99s-intentions-for-young-families/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/12/31/10-new-year%e2%80%99s-intentions-for-young-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the holiday preparations safely behind me, I look forward to the beginning of not only a new year but also a new decade. Since my family is grown, I have had a little more time then most to reflect on what I wish the future to hold for the New Year/ decade. Rather then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 reasons for Grownups to Believe in Santa Claus or Why I believe in Santa!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/12/17/top-10-reasons-for-grownups-to-believe-in-santa-claus-or-why-i-believe-in-santa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spend my days in the world of make believe; where there are princesses and princes, supermen and women, beanstalks that reach to the heavens and caterpillars that morph into butterflies. So it is not a huge leap for me to say, “I believe in Santa”! Ok- not literally but spiritually. The ability to believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The School Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/12/10/the-school-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week we were very busy building our organic vegetable garden. (Yes, I know it is winter in most of the country but it is spring here!) A parent and I took the better part of the day cutting, hammering, lining and spreading the materials for our new vegetable beds. With sweat dripping from our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kindness Counts:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/12/04/kindness-counts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving weekend marks the beginning of the holiday season and as I sit here in front of this blank piece of paper I am trying to focus on what I would like to say about it. Normally I would focus on a cautionary tale about spending too much and the pitfalls of seeking the “perfect” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stripping wallpaper; a metaphor for life:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/11/25/stripping-wallpaper-a-metaphor-for-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/11/25/stripping-wallpaper-a-metaphor-for-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I set out this week to focus on what I am grateful for (as expected). I know I had done a similar posting on just that topic. So I looked back at my November 2008 posting (If you are interested in reading it yourself, it can be found by putting “Thankful” or “Gratitude” in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Language Development in the preschooler or some talk about talk:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/11/19/language-development-in-the-preschooler-or-some-talk-about-talk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/11/19/language-development-in-the-preschooler-or-some-talk-about-talk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=217</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week we were fortunate enough to have a local Speech Language Pathologist screen our classes of three and four year olds for speech, language and hearing disorders. Children were referred for screening by either teacher or parent request. The pending Speech and Language screening had teachers and families alike discussing appropriate language development, diction, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preschoolers Love Stickers and so do Preschool Directors!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/11/12/preschoolers-love-stickers-and-so-do-preschool-directors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/11/12/preschoolers-love-stickers-and-so-do-preschool-directors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=215</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each day ends the same in our preschool whether your child is a morning, afternoon or full day student. Each day ends with a sticker. Sometimes the stickers are relevant to the monthly theme some days they are not. It doesn’t really matter. It is the giving and accepting that does. Our school is on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do we praise our children too much?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/11/05/do-we-praise-our-children-too-much/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/11/05/do-we-praise-our-children-too-much/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every where we turn there are articles on children and positive self esteem. Some children are continually being positively reinforced by their parents and grandparents leading to an expectation that teachers and schools are to do the same. Is the school responsible to continue an “epidemic” of over praise in order to stroke the child’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing Inside the Box</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/10/29/playing-inside-the-box/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three weeks ago, a call went out to our families. Was anyone remodeling or upgrading their appliances? If so, we needed an appliance box to build something spectacular. Once again, my call was answered by not just one but three families. The boxes came in their new flatten state.  Ms. Doris, our resident architect, (Ok [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting: One size does not fit all!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/10/22/parenting-one-size-does-not-fit-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/10/22/parenting-one-size-does-not-fit-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My nieces began soccer a few months ago. The oldest is a seasoned soccer kid, effortlessly driving the ball up and down the court with energy to spare. The youngest is a different story. This season was her first. The two girls couldn’t be more different then day and night. The oldest dives into physical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parent/Teacher Conferences and Zen and the Art of Auto Mechanics</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/10/15/parentteacher-conferences-and-zen-and-the-art-of-auto-mechanics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/10/15/parentteacher-conferences-and-zen-and-the-art-of-auto-mechanics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is fall conference time at the preschool and teachers are preparing their materials on each child. Conference preparation is a time consuming but important component of curriculum development. After a teacher reviews the work samples and Developmental Checklist for each child, she must then review her curriculum. Has she/he incorporated needed skills into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preschoolers as Peacemakers</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/10/08/preschoolers-as-peacemakers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last few weeks I have been focusing on developing pro-social skills in the young child. Membership in a community requires advanced socialization skills. It is important that the members of the community have a positive self concept, but where is the line between asserting oneself and suppressing the rights of others? What about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Self Regulation Skills in the Young Child:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/10/01/the-importance-of-self-regulation-skills-in-the-young-child/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/10/01/the-importance-of-self-regulation-skills-in-the-young-child/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was touring a mother through our facility the other day when she posed the dreaded question, “what do you teach in the 3-4 year old program?” I paused for a moment, looked her straight in the eye and decided to take a chance. “We teach them how: to get along, get their needs met, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peace Doesn’t Just Happen!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/09/24/peace-doesn%e2%80%99t-just-happen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/09/24/peace-doesn%e2%80%99t-just-happen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was just a date I had read about in the newspaper and I marked it on my calendar; a day to think about at another time in the future. I hardly thought about it. Then something happened; another child was killed at school and it occurred to me that our children are getting lost. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 ways to lessen your child’s anxiety!</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/09/17/5-ways-to-lessen-your-child%e2%80%99s-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/09/17/5-ways-to-lessen-your-child%e2%80%99s-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though school started a few weeks ago in South Florida, we have new enrollments daily. Each child comes to us with a different set of understandings and experiences. Whether your child has been in preschool a week or two years, there will be occasions that will cause them to experience some anxiety and apprehension. Helping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Childhood Education is like a good fiction novel.</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/09/10/early-childhood-education-is-like-a-good-fiction-novel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/09/10/early-childhood-education-is-like-a-good-fiction-novel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At a family gathering in N.Y. last week, I was talking with some cousins I hadn’t seen in some time and the subject of reading came up. Predictably, the educated males preferred a non fiction genre, while the females preferred fiction. A discussion ensued about the pros and cons of each genre. The males found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your preschooler and the T.V.</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/09/03/your-preschooler-and-the-t-v/</link>
		<comments>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/09/03/your-preschooler-and-the-t-v/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.preschooltimes.net/?p=184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The numbers are in. The average American child watches television 3.9 hours per day, engages in physical activity 1.4 hours per day and reads 0.7 hours a day.   A long, long, time ago back in the land of the 50’s, television was not available most hours of the day. Generally speaking, programming was aimed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What did you do in school today?</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/08/27/what-did-you-do-in-school-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first week of school is just about over and the questions have begun to roll in. Some families have stopped in my office and inquired about their child’s first days. They so want to know that their child is receiving the education they enrolled them in the school for but their child insists on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 reasons to send your child to preschool:</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/08/20/top-10-reasons-to-send-your-child-to-preschool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Early Childhood Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The beginning of the school year is just around the bend and I have spent most of the summer touring young families through our preschool. Many of our perspective clients have at least one parent at home taking care of their toddler or preschooler. Most of them want to enroll their child in preschool but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back To School Preschool Style</title>
		<link>http://www.preschooltimes.net/2009/08/13/back-to-school-preschool-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Geller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There it is… that one single moment that summer slips from being a long stretch of time before you, to mostly behind you; heading swiftly to the past. Everyone has their own benchmark for the demise of summer. For my sister, it is the advent of her birthday at the end of July. For me, [...]]]></description>
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