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I have never been able to work out why teachers become so angry with children who have tantrums. I cannot understand why they think young children are manipulating them or seeking attention in a way that is harmful. Believe me, I can tell you from personal experience that having a tantrum is no fun. Nor have I ever met a child who enjoys having one. They all seem frightened and confused. They may have started out enraged, but then I believe they feel so bad about themselves for having angry feelings in the first place that they deteriorate into an uncontrollable tantrum. As a teacher, it is my responsibility to guide children through these turbulent feelings with compassion, understanding, and acceptance. It is the only way to help them break out of the cycle of thinking they are bad people for having confusing feelings, wants, needs, and desires.
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Tamar Jacobson
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Tamar Jacobson is an early childhood development and education consultant for early childhood programs, organizations, and families. She was born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and traveled to Israel, where she became a preschool teacher with the Israeli Ministry of Education. Jacobson completed a doctorate in early childhood education at the University at Buffalo (UB). As Director of the University at Buffalo Child Care Center (UBCCC), she created a training site for early childhood students from area colleges, including UB.
Jacobson is a retired Professor from Rider University, New Jersey, and served as Chair of the Department of Teacher Education for seven years. Dr. Jacobson serves on the Consulting Editors Panel for NAEYC. She received the 2003 Director of the Year Award, National Coalition of Campus Children’s Centers and the 2013 National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE) Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award. She is a former Fellow in the Child Trauma Academy.
Tamar Jacobson presents at International, National, State and Regional levels. She is author of: Confronting Our Discomfort: Clearing the Way for Anti-Bias (Heinemann, 2003), Don’t Get So Upset! Help Young Children Manage Their Feelings by Understanding Your Own (Redleaf Press, 2008), Everyone Needs Attention: Helping Young Children Thrive (Redleaf Press, 2018).
Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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