"...a wonderful approach for early childhood teachers to incorporate into their curriculum and practices with young children. ...thank you again for sharing Peaceful Touch with our program this summer. (2007) I recommend it for all child care centers."
JoAnn L. Robinson, PhD
Professor, Director of Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
University of Connecticut, Child Development Laboratories
The Peaceful Touch training is for elementary and pre-school teachers, usually at the school site or in a college early childhood education program. It gives participants not only an expanded personal awareness of the benefits of touch, but multiple hands on practices to integrate into their work with children. The focus is on children ages 3 through 8, but the workshop experience can also benefit infant caregivers as well as teachers of children in later elementary grades.
The workshop is best presented in versions of between 8 and 12 hours, over 2 or 3 sessions.
If you have an interest, you might start by reading the "text" we use for the workshop, Frances Carlson's Essential Touch, Meeting the Needs of Young Children. On our Resources page, you can download an article published by Carlson on touch and aggression.
While many early childhood education professionals appreciate and practice the benefits of healthy touch for children, we believe that Peaceful Touch fills a gap in the currrent implementation of healthy touch.
Training Objectives:
- To train teachers and other professionals in the implementation of Peaceful Touch in the classroom.
- To promote awareness of the value of touch and the healthy use of touch in the classroom.
- To promote awareness of the relationship between healthy touch and non-violence, socialization, and learning.
For further information, contact info@peacefultouch.net