A2-045 COURSE
Terrific Toddlers
Creating a positive and thriving toddler curriculum consists of two sessions designed specifically for toddler educators who are seeking to enhance your understanding and approach to toddler education and to find more effective ways to manage your group of terrific toddlers.
What will you learn?
Facilitator Alex Weehuizen brings warmth, research, and real-world experience to unpack the essentials of quality toddler education, including:
Grounded in research and brought to life with real-world examples, Terrific Toddlers gives you the knowledge, tools, and fresh perspective to create a learning environment where toddlers (and you!) truly thrive. Whether you're new to the toddler room or a seasoned pro looking for a boost, this course will remind you why this work matters so much.
- Rethinking toddler stereotypes: how shifting your lens can transform the way you see and support the children in your care
- Expectations vs reality: an honest look at what toddler behaviour really tells us, and how to respond with confidence
- The joys and the challenges: navigating the realities of quality teaching and learning in toddler environments
- Practical strategies: tried-and-tested approaches for creating meaningful, engaging learning experiences
- Your role as educator: how to build a supportive environment where toddlers feel safe to explore, connect, and grow
- Curriculum that clicks: designing and implementing a programme that fosters holistic development across all areas
Grounded in research and brought to life with real-world examples, Terrific Toddlers gives you the knowledge, tools, and fresh perspective to create a learning environment where toddlers (and you!) truly thrive. Whether you're new to the toddler room or a seasoned pro looking for a boost, this course will remind you why this work matters so much.
Take a look at what is inside the course:
What others said about this course:
Allows you to take a step back and see the toddler's communication in a different light
— KATIE
the ABC approach makes me reflect on why children will have certain behaviour
— TINA
I loved the words that described what we think of toddlers to what they actually are. A really positive and effective way to discuss toddler behaviours.
— LAUREN
About the presenter
Alex Weehuizen
Parenting Mentor + Educator
Alex is a certified Postpartum Doula and is a registered Circle of Security Parenting and Classroom Approach facilitator. She recently became a certified Motherhood Studies Practitioner and is currently training as a Holistic Sleep Coach. In 2021, Alex started Precious Beginnings, a 10-week postpartum and parenting program, with over 200 parents completing the course.
Alex believes that nurturing tamariki in their early childhood experiences profoundly shapes the foundational aspects of their growth and development. Whether collaborating with kaiako or engaging with whānau, Alex highlights the significance of offering tamariki attuned, respectful, and responsive care.
Alex is an experienced ECE teacher with over two decades of experience working alongside families. After working as a nanny for 5 years, she completed a Bachelor of Education (ECE) in 2008 and began work as a ECE teacher. After discovering a strong passion for supporting parents on their parenting journey, in 2020 she started working as a Parenting Mentor.
Alex is a certified Postpartum Doula and is a registered Circle of Security Parenting and Classroom Approach facilitator. She recently became a certified Motherhood Studies Practitioner and is currently training as a Holistic Sleep Coach. In 2021, Alex started Precious Beginnings, a 10-week postpartum and parenting program, with over 200 parents completing the course.
Alex believes that nurturing tamariki in their early childhood experiences profoundly shapes the foundational aspects of their growth and development. Whether collaborating with kaiako or engaging with whānau, Alex highlights the significance of offering tamariki attuned, respectful, and responsive care.
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