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Workshops

April 16, 2025 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
161 St. Peter\'s Rd. ECDA Boardroom - Suite 183
Raquel Anderson 902-368-1866
admin@ecdaofpei.ca

This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 2.00 professional development training hours.

Price

Members   $25.00+tax
Non-Members   $50.00+tax

  • Payment Policy

    To ensure your spot is secured, all Professional Development fees must be paid in full prior to the event. If you are paying individually you are required to pay at the time of registration.

    Exceptions: We allow flexibility for council or board-run centers requiring additional time for check approvals/signatures. Please contact us in advance if this applies to you. Payment is due one week before the event start date.

    *If you are mailing a cheque, please allow a few days ahead of the deadline for it to be received by the ECDA office. Our mailing address is: PO Box 2002, RPO Sherwood, PE C1A 9E3

  • Media Disclaimer

    The Early Childhood Development Association (ECDA) reserves the right to use photographs and video recordings taken at ECDA-sponsored events for promotional and educational purposes. By participating, you consent to the use of your image in ECDA publications and digital media.

    Opt-Out: If you prefer not to have your image captured or shared, please notify the ECDA in writing prior to the event: [email protected]

  • Refund Policy
    All purchases and sales are final and non-refundable. 
     
    Exceptions may be made solely at the discretion of management in the event of documented extenuating circumstances. 
     
    Please note that any approved refunds may be subject to a holdback fee of up to 20% to cover non-reimbursable administrative and processing costs. This holdback fee also applies to all duplicate payment refunds.
Event Details

All Behavior is Communication

*Please note this session was previously held in Summerside in December! Children express their emotions through their actions, similar to adults who can articulate their feelings with words. Have you ever wondered to yourself why a child behaves a certain way, trying to uncover the message behind their actions? If you have, you\'re on the right track! You just need to shift your focus slightly. Instead of looking at the behavior itself, look at what the child is trying to communicate BEFORE it happens – that\'s where you\'ll find your answer. For instance, consider a scenario where you refuse a hug after visiting your grandparents, but they hug you anyway, leading you to react with yelling or hitting. This situation teaches two important lessons:
  • The significance of consent: Despite saying no, your words were disregarded, and the hug was given anyway.
  • The necessity to resort to yelling and hitting to ensure your words are acknowledged and respected.
Children deserve to be acknowledged, listened to, loved, and treated with respect for who they are. They are our youngest and most vulnerable members of our communities, they absorb everything around them like sponges. It\'s crucial to equip them with the understanding that they are our top priority during our time together, and that we will indeed walk the mile with them- and be their champion. Facilitator Bio - Kati Smallman Kati was born and raised on PEI, she grew up in Summerside and moved to Bloomfield with her Husband; Hayden Smallman. She and her husband have 3 beautiful children; one in heaven before arrival on earth, Roman who is 6 years old and Ruby who is 16 months old. After graduating from Three Oaks Senior High School in 2011, Kati attended the Early Childhood program at Holland College. When she completed her ECE diploma she decided to further her studies at UPEI, earning a degree with a Major of Child and Family Studies and a Minor of Family Science and a Certified Family Life Educator in 2016. She is currently the Owner/ Operator/ Director of Wee The West Childcare located in her home community; Bloomfield.