Hidden Valley Preschool

Move on from mistakes. List to this tip for not holding grudges and moving on from mistakes. We never punish or ignore a child for asking a question or showing emotion. We problem solve all day at the Hidden School with block with choices. 1. You can continue to sit in the feeling of sadness, or anger. or 2. You can come up with an idea to change your feeling. Usually they choose 2. But once in a while they need to sit in their feeling a little longer. And that is Perfectly fine. When our child gets hurt we want to hurry and fix it or distract them and this creates an uncomfortable feeling around those emotions. It's okay. Next, we identify the feeling. Say it out loud. Then brain storm for the solution. There is really simply 4 ways to solve problem. 1. Tool 2. Time 3. Technicality 4. Wit Lastly, is ask for help. But that goes without saying. We want to teach the kids to problem solve. And they are awesome little problem solvers. They know what they need.