Kate Elkins

• Educated new parents on the importance of co-regulation in early childhood and provided research and resources
• Supported parents by managing activity registration, appointments, and household tasks
• Built a positive, nurturing, and structured environment to support intellectual, social, and emotional growth
• Planned developmentally appropriate activities with a heavy emphasis on play
• Modeled and taught breathwork, naming emotions, and positive self talk when facing social emotional challenges
• Continuously read, shared, and modeled the most current research on best early childhood caregiving practices

• Guided students through asana practice with a heavy focus on embodiment, presence, grounding and restorative postures to facilitate rest
• Educated diverse groups about the benefits of regular meditation practice for both mental and physical health
• Promoted increased self-awareness among clients by teaching various introspective practices during sessions.
• Provided low-cost community classes to increase accessibility to services

• Lead groups of children in games and activities that encouraged imaginary play
• Collaboratively created a structured performance for caregivers at the end of each session

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• Guided children ages 1-5 during in-classroom activities and on playground.
• Helped students to name feelings and brainstormed about the ways that we can express those feelings
• Communicated with parents to inform about child's progress, challenges, and collaboratively created a plan of action
• Implemented age-appropriate conflict resolution strategies