Confetti Cannon is right because she explodes with wonderful energy.
As an early childhood librarian for over 15 years, she honed storytelling skills, her love of children, and a growing interest in child development. After years of erroneously believing I controlled the learning happening in my library space, I learned how to actually listen to young children, and listening changed everything.
She consciously made space for co-creation with children, both in our environment and in our time. Her own creativity and confidence was informed by children as she followed their lead through innovative problem-solving and inspired creation.
Her awakening to the beauty of early childhood led her to link arms with crusaders endeavoring to bring more child-centered, play-based mindsets and practices to schools and homes. Concurrently, she recognized the void in the children’s entertainment market for slow-paced, heartful guidance for helping children make sense of their emotions, relationships, and the world. She embarked on the development of a media company devoted to supporting the social and emotional well-being of young children ages 2-10--and The Kindness Machine powered up!
The Kindness Machine supports parents, educators, and young children by modeling emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and play-based learning practices that honor the child.
https://www.thekindnessmachine.com/
https://www.instagram.com/the.kindness.machine/
Listen now as we bring that wonderful confetti cannon spirit out in this interview...
#confetticannon #thekindnessmachine #adriennejohnson #emotionalregulationforkids #parents #parenting #conflictresolution #playbasedlearning #playtherapy #ginagrothoff #dongrothoff #focusedhealthyfamily