Laura Minnegerode Archives

Unexplained Crying May Come from an Emotional Need

Monday, May 8 2017

With Laura Minnigerode You thought you’d covered everything. It’s late in the day, your baby is fed, healthy, and her diaper is changed, you’ve jiggled and jostled her until you are exhausted, and she is still

Listening to Little Kids Helps Them Sleep

Monday, May 1 2017

By Laura Minnigerode Carmela is 21 months old, and a student in my classroom in a community college lab school. Because she loves to play and is not as sleepy as many of the other

Meet The Preschool Teachers That Listen to Kids

Friday, October 28 2016

Imagine you had a teacher that listened, really listened, when you were upset at school. In daycare and pre-school settings, there are many cries for many reasons. Children missing parents. Children that need the bathroom