This week, we’re diving into something I feel really passionate about—encouraging a cultural shift in family day care.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: the answer to burnout in FDC is slow pedagogy. When we slow down, tune into the children, and create mindful, intentional environments, everything changes. The children thrive, we thrive, and we stop feeling like we’re constantly running on empty.

In this episode, I break down:

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or just need a reminder that you deserve to love your work, this episode is for you.

"You are not profiting off the children. Let me be really clear about that. You are profiting off the hard work that you've done. The parents are paying you for the time freedom for themselves to be able to go and earn their income. You are not profiting off the children. You are not out there selling the children's artwork or, um, selling them to go and dig holes in someone's garden, like, you are not profiting off the children. You are profiting off the hard work that you put in."

"The best thing we can do for children in FDC? Slow. Down. When we move with intention, we see more, we connect deeper, and we stop feeling exhausted all the time."

Let’s make FDC better for us and for the children. Big love, and see you next time!