You want to provide the best early childhood experience for children and their parents. But you don’t have easy access to high-quality training. We provide you with relevant, research-based, and Biblically-sound training and on-demand courses so that you and your staff can confidently care for and teach young children.
What if faith was already in your daily routine?
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Hey Reader! Today’s content isn’t “one more thing.”These tips aren’t extra tasks—they’re easy ways to weave faith into what you already do every day. 1. Sing about Jesus. 2. Add God to daily tasks.
3. Notice God everywhere. 4. Share one scripture phrase.
5. Bonus tip for parents. Christa Ratcliff and I had a great conversation about how we can teach our youngest students about Jesus! Watch our conversation on Youtube HERE! While you’re there…go ahead and subscribe to our channel! Cheering you on this week! -Your ECCN team P.S. If you don't want to receive these weekly emails anymore, no hard feelings. Click HERE to be removed from this list. (You'll still receive other emails from us based on past preferences.)
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Early Childhood Christian Network
You want to provide the best early childhood experience for children and their parents. But you don’t have easy access to high-quality training. We provide you with relevant, research-based, and Biblically-sound training and on-demand courses so that you and your staff can confidently care for and teach young children.
Hey Reader! Preschoolers are full of energy, movement, and wiggles—but did you know that some full-body stretches can do more than just help them calm down? These stretching and calm breathing techniques actually support two important senses: proprioception (the sense of where our body is in space) and the vestibular system (the sense of balance and movement). Together, these senses help children feel grounded, coordinated, and ready to learn. Note: These “poses” are taken from common yoga...
Hey Reader! Another tantrum? Another fit? Another meltdown? Ugh. What now? Prevention is always best: strong relationships, routines, and rhythms. But when meltdowns happen, try these 4 in-the-moment strategies: 1. Stay calm + carry on. Regulate yourself first. Kids’ upset triggers ours—your calm helps theirs. 2. Go low + slow. Get on their eye level. Slow your body. Slow your voice. 3. Feel the beat. The brain craves rhythm. Gentle rocking, tapping, or humming helps reset. 4. Take a break....
Hey Reader! I recently wore a shirt that felt uncomfortable all day. I kept feeling something scratch my side right above my waistband. All day, I tugged, adjusted, pulled, leaned…I could not figure out what was scratching me! Eventually, late in the afternoon, I finally found a tiny splinter that had gotten caught in the fabric of my t-shirt. Every time I moved, it gently scratched me. Has that ever happened to you? Because of my shirt, I was dysregulated all day. My brain was so busy trying...