Dealing With Difficult People in ECE or Anywhere

In the field of early childhood education most teachers have more stress related to the adults in the picture than the children.

Stay at home parents often feel the same way about the adults in their lives. Of course we all know that kids can cause their own unique kinds of stress.

Relationships of all kinds are complicated and often difficult. These are facts.

In order to support each other, we need to stop blaming each other and start using some non-violent yet assertive communication skills. We all need to feel heard, we all need to matter. It's true that the same communication techniques we use for the children work with adults. It's not always easy to remember this under pressure.

When people start working with young children they rarely do so for the money. Most have a larger picture of what they want to accomplish but obstacles get in the way.

Effective communication is essential when caring for young children as a team.

We've put together a presentation that features 10 things to say when under pressure or in difficult situations.

When someone is creating an obstacle for you, try one of these 10 proven phrases.

Just click on the cover to see the presentation in full with no strings attached.

Enjoy.

We also have an eBook featuring 22 phrases you can use to get young children to listen without yelling or time-outs. It's priceless because it contains the wisdom of 50 years teaching with study in the field of ECE.

Community members get the eBook for free and it's free to join so what are you waiting for? Click on the Magic Words cover and get your free copy now. You can start trying out those phrases right away!

Nanci J Bradley is an early childhood and family educator, author, teacher, family aerobics instructor, and an all-around fun-loving person. She believes in the power of sleep, healthy eating, lifelong learning, and most of all, PLAY!  She studied early childhood ed at Triton College and received her BS in education in 1986 from NIU. She received her MA in human dev from Pacific Oaks College in 2011. She lives and teaches in Madison WI and is the founder of early childhood rocks, a non-profit org dedicated to creating change through early childhood education.