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0:00 foreign [Music] hi I'm Dr Becky Bailey the creator of
0:33 conscious discipline a comprehensive social emotional learning program and what I'm showing you today in this demonstration is the greeting apron now it comes with instructions you might think well I don't need instructions for a greeting apron but let me give you a couple things to lead you in that direction One what is a greeting a greeting means that I get 10 on the child's level and I make an eye contact with them and I do a
1:01 little bit of an assessment are they willing to pick a greeting that has touch are they willing to look at me are they willing to smile so if children are upset or in an upset State they'd be in the lower centers of their brain and they'd be resistant to this greeting and the higher Sinners they're saying I'm ready to come in here and learn so it's a little bit of assessment and the second thing when you
1:25 offer that greeting it's more than saying hello it's saying I see the beauty in you so make sure your face says that and your non-verbal language so we do have an instruction booklet with your greeting apron and it goes through the the basic greeting steps and you might think there's greeting steps well number one you get a pack pack of greetings is to decide what is the developmentally appropriate number of Greetings or choices to offer the
1:56 children how many choices do your children have so if the children if you're working with four-year-olds you wouldn't want to have but a three or four greeting choices three-year-olds three greeting two-year-old two choices and as you get older you can fill in all the pockets so you get to decide which one you're going to do the second is you're going to decide what you're going to put in each pocket which they all are removable and you want to include one
2:23 that has no touch at all so if you have three two choices are touch and one is either a smile or a wave or a air high five the third thing you want to make sure you do is that you want to greet them pretty much in a predictable way same place same time each day as they're entering the classroom and you want to decide how often you're going to change these greetings and that depends on your
2:54 class remember the lower centers of your brain love sameness the higher Sinners of your brain love newness so if you're working with young children where their brain is development you're going to have a lot of sameness so you might not rotate these but every two weeks as the children get older you might think about how quickly you're going to change these or how they're going to create their own and we're going to fill this up then the last step
3:22 in this process is of course you want to teach all your all your greetings and remember you make these up I mean we just sit around and make these up so make up all kinds of greetings have the children make up all kinds of greetings the older they get they can draw them on here or they can take pictures of the children doing them together and stuff your pocket so now you might be thinking this is a little bit on the girly side
3:45 so watch this and this is the amazing part because I probably wouldn't wear this tutu I would feel a little more comfortable with this and also then I have my pockets to go through the day so that I can keep my my uh handy things in my pockets okay now let's see what it looks like in real life good morning Kim how would you like to be greeted do you have a choice you can have a skunk greeting a cell phone
4:13 greeting or a butterfly greeting this morning I want the skunk greeting all right take your hand like this hook it into mine hold your nose good morning lucky [Music] come on in and have a wonderful day at school remember to stop at your cubby so the greeting of is a way to start the day it's a healthy way to start the day it's an assessing way to start the day
4:44 and it's a way to see that beautiful soul that enters into your classroom and greet them for a wonderful day of work [Music]
Summary
- The greeting apron allows teachers to offer developmentally appropriate greeting choices based on children's ages.
- Greetings should involve eye contact and non-verbal cues to convey warmth and recognition.
- Educators should assess children's emotional states to determine suitable greetings, especially if they are upset.
- Consistency is key; greetings should be offered at the same time and place daily to provide stability.
- Teachers can rotate greeting options based on the developmental needs of the children, with younger children benefiting from more sameness.
- Creativity is encouraged; both teachers and children can invent new greetings to keep the experience fresh.
- The apron can be customized with pockets for different greeting options, including non-touch alternatives.
- The greeting process helps create a positive atmosphere for learning and acknowledges each child's individuality.