Great advice! I know I need to change, too, and I\’ll let you know.

Thanks,

Ideally, balance will come with experience. It is also imperative to prioritize life\’s tasks. Most of us are trying to do too much every day which leads to a life out of balance. If you could cut one thing out, what would it be?

No! A preschool classroom should not be rushed, pushed, ruled by time limts nor pressured! 3 out of 4 of these things are apart of their daily lives. A classroom should be age and developmentally appropriate!

I am still learning how to create balance in my life. I do not know if perfect balance is possible (on this earth). Me personally each new level comes with new prospectives of balances. However relating balance to math it is universal!

Hi Susan- Are you taking time for yourself? I know that it is hard, but you need to make sure that you do this regularly. Last year, when I realized that I didn\’t have 5 minutes to myself in the day, I decided to get up one hour earlier for the express purpose of having one hour to myself.

1 hour for me- 23 for everyone else.

Are the children not listening to you, or are they challenging your rules? We want children to challenge the rules and boundaries so they can be sure that they exist and so they can explore cause and effect, etc. If they are not listening to you, and you think this is a trend, not just an isolated incident or one child, then it is time to rethink how you are communicating. If you are a \”big talker\” try to trim it back. If you are \”loud\” then get quiet. Talk to the children about how you are interpreting the behavior, \”I feel like some kids are not really listening to me and it hurts my feelings and worries me.\” See if you can brainstorm a list with them about why they may not be listening and ways that will encourage them to listen. Find out how they feel when they think they are being ignored and equate those feelings with your own.

Let us know how the above suggestions go. The beautiful thing is there is always another path we haven\’t taken and another technique we haven\’t tried.