Author: Diana Bermudez

Racism Panel Discussion:

Racism Panel Discussion:

Asking & Answering Difficult Questions About the Impact of Racism in Early Childhood Education Part III, Mar 21, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. We further our discussion on how early childhood educators can handle the critical issue of racism with young children, families, and program staff with a panel discussion that explores various aspects of racism in early…

Savoring…the Best Gift

Savoring…the Best Gift

Savoring: enjoying an experience slowly, in order to lengthen the enjoyment, is the best gift that we can give to ourselves and to our children and loved ones!  Please read the mental health benefits and resources below. In our culture of over-achievement and “efficient schedules,” it is common to rush from one experience to another…

Emotional Meltdowns as Opportunities

Emotional Meltdowns as Opportunities

Managing emotional meltdowns (aka temper tantrums for younger children) has been the most frequently requested topic in my 20 years providing family therapy and workshops for parents and childhood professionals. Similarly, most pediatricians cover the topic of temper tantrums at the 2-year wellness check-ups.  To aid these conversations, the American Academy of Pediatrics created the…

Mending

Mending

Twenty years of working as a therapist and mental health consultant/trainer have taught me that wellness is a sequence of hardships and reparations.  “A good life” is not full of joy and fortune; though we wish it would be, and the mass media leads us to believe so.  Instead, any given person’s life is a…

Spring 2022 Webinars: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Early Childhood

Spring 2022 Webinars: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Early Childhood

Dr. Diana Bermudez will teach a 4-Part webinar series on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Early Childhood, hosted by The Source for Learning.  These webinars will be recorded and available to view in English and Spanish in the Fall of 2022. Webinars Schedule Be the Change you Want to See: Are you Ready to Advance…