Abbi Kruse

Author: Abbi Kruse

Abbi is the founder and Executive Director of The Playing Field, an early childhood program serving children experiencing homelessness right alongside those from far more advantaged families. Prior to this role, Abbi served in a variety of ECE settings including the University of Wisconsin Preschool Lab, Head Start, and community based programs.

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Tools for your Parenting Toolbox

Tools for your Parenting Toolbox

Webinar: Tools for your Parenting Tool Box “Unless we make a conscious effort to do things differently, we will parent as we were parented and discipline as we were...

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Conscious Leadership

Conscious Leadership

Webinar: Conscious Leadership As a school leader, do you find yourself solving problems for your team that you feel they should be able to solve themselves? If the answer...

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Little girl at the dinner table

How to Use Conscious Discipline Skills During Meal Times

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Abbi Kruse

Before having children, I envisioned nightly family meals around a lovely dinner table with adorable children. The scene in my head was somewhere between a Norman Rockwell painting and...

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Podcast

Conscious Leadership

Real Talk for Real Teachers with Dr. Becky Bailey and special guest Abbi Kruse Episode Summary Five Ways to Support Teachers Who Work with Children of Trauma 26% of...

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Building Resiliency for Children Experiencing Homelessness

Real Talk for Real Teachers with Dr. Becky Bailey and special guest Abbi Kruse Episode Summary Family privilege is a collection of strengths and supports children gain through healthy,...

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