Winds of Change

As October's cool winds bear down upon us and the leaves fall from the trees, I am reminded how this is a season of change. Not only for the weather, but also the students. Many returning students and new ones found themselves part of new social groups. New faculty greeted them as they transitioned into their classrooms in September. These times of transition as the children make their way from the Toddler classrooms to the Pre-primary room is so important. Not only does each class of children have new friends to meet and works to learn and master, they also have new routines to internalize. 

Stop and think about that for a moment. Children aged twelve months to five years having to conceptualize and internalize all the many nuances of a classroom or a home. There is so much to master and so many rules to know and follow. If a child is part of several homes (grandparents, divorce, babysitter etc...) there is even more to know. It is in this mastery that I think we should commend these amazing small beings. We as caregivers and parents ask so much of the children in our care and they continually rise to the challenge. There are definitely times of progress and times of regression, but how can anyone of us or the children in our lives ever succeed without having some challenges and possibly setbacks along the way?

So here's to all those amazing, resilient small ones in our lives! When any of them are having a "bad day", or seem overwhelmed, let's find the strength to recognize theirs.