“Your image of the child, regardless of whether it is the first time you have reflected upon it, defines and determines the way you approach every interaction you have with children,” writes Ron Grady in his book Honoring the Moment in Young Children’s Lives: Observation, Documentation, and Reflection. Ron joins Heather in this episode to dig deep into a phrase (“image of the child”) that is becoming more and more common in our field. What does it really mean? Why does it matter so much?

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