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Diana A. Rivera for Be the voice for children.: Welcome to Be the voice for children. Together... one voice! My name is Diana A. Rivera. I'm a kindergarten teacher. I have been working with students for the last 22 years and could not feel more grateful for this job. I'm also a mother of a 19-year-old son. Being passionate about working with children and families, I believe in the equity, accessibility, and availability of the resources, care, and education they deserve to succeed. In addition to my professional experience, I completed graduate studies in Psychology and Early Childhood Education. We can connect on social media on IG, on Threads.net, and on LinkedIn. Find the following buttons at the head of the blog and in the Connect section. Thanks!

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Communities of practice in the early childhood field

The early childhood field consists of professionals who share and learn together with passion. Seeing groups of educators sharing their professional experiences and supporting each other is not new, sometimes it is seen by themselves as irrelevant, and it happens very often. What most of them do not realize is how beneficial is the impact of what they share and how powerful in the improvement of performance and practice it offers.

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September 08, 2018

The role I like most is to be a mother. Being a mother was the most magical day of my life. Motherhood isn’t always easy, we all have struggles. But it does not get rid of the love, admiration, and respect we feel for our family. I'm a proud mother of an adolescent son. We enjoy doing many activities together, especially traveling!

What constitutes a quality early childhood curriculum?

High-quality services, equity, and accessibility of education are some of the early childhood education goals of all childcare centers and programs for enhancing children's learning, growth, and development. The main components of an early childhood curriculum related to the quality of early childhood education require ensuring that the program responds to developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) being culturally responsive.

Advocating for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice for positive social change

We learn about the sufferings that most diverse people live. Being oppressed and discriminated against because of skin color, or for being a woman, or gay, old, poor, or atheist results in damages to the individual. Many people believe and promote prejudices and biases against their family members, including their children. These practices contribute to the spread of hate crimes, offenses, oppression, microaggressions, and discrimination.

Yoga: A supportive practice for helping children to improve physical, mental, and emotional health during the pandemic of COVID-19

October 04, 2020

Children enjoy yoga! Teaching yoga to children can have positive outcomes in wellness, emotions, stress, concentration, memory, flexibility, and discipline, among others. During this challenging time of the coronavirus pandemic, yoga can benefit children’s well-being and mental stability.

Practicing Awareness of Microaggressions

September 07, 2020

Microaggressions are verbal expressions that are unintentional (or intentional) that carry a hidden message of oppression, discrimination, or any other -ism against marginalized people or groups because of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion. Microaggressions offer a clear demonstration of unconscious bias.

Easy breathing techniques to calm children

November 12, 2020

At the beginning of 2020, with the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) around the world, children deal many challenges in their lives. The satisfaction of natural needs for play, education, and socialization has changed radically. Therefore, an increment of behavioral problems, anxiety, mental instability, and problematic situations may arise.

Nurturing Young Minds: The Crucial Role of Parents and Educators in Children’s Language Development

February 04, 2024

Language development in children is a fascinating journey that shapes their ability to communicate, understand the world around them, and build relationships. As parents and educators, our role in fostering this development is crucial. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of children’s language development, study into theories surrounding it, examine research results and recommendations, and offer practical recommendations for parents and early childhood educators. Understanding Language Development Language development begins at birth and progresses rapidly in the early years of life. Children learn language through exposure, interaction, and imitation. They start by babbling, and making sounds, and eventually, through observation and practice, they acquire vocabulary, grammar, and communication skills. Theories of Language Development Several theories shed light on how children acquire language. Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, also known as the Development...

Balancing Act: Healthy Resolutions for Teachers in 2024

January 05, 2024

In the dynamic world of education, each day presents new challenges and opportunities. Many of these challenges are hard enough resulting in stressful experiences, bad health conditions, and other feelings of burnout and dislike. The job that one day you committed with love and passion begins to break and leave you unmotivated, tired, and sick. Probably in a worse way than I described here. With all these situations we need to do something! After living and experiencing all these difficulties every day in my classroom, I decided to reflect and make changes for myself, my family, and the job I still love. I concluded that it is my responsibility and only mine. I have the obligation of taking care of myself. I decided that the number one resolution for me as a teacher in this new year 2024 is to prioritize my health and well-being. Teachers, your life is important. Your life matters! Teachers, your number one resolution in 2024 must be to prioritize your health and...

The journey is about to begin

For all new early childhood professionals, I have this message for you! After living all kinds of experiences of knowledge, today you reached one more step in your professional education. When you began several years ago, you thought about your goals and desires and how you were going to contribute to the early childhood field, children, families, and colleagues.

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