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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When Parents Are Away: Supporting Children of Emergency Personnel

When Parents Are Away: Supporting Children of Emergency Personnel

When Parents Are Away: Supporting Children of Emergency Personnel When parents are called to their workplaces during an emergency, they often entrust their children to family members, friends or...

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Connecting Home and School with Parent Nights

Connecting Home and School with Parent Nights

Webinars From the Field: Connecting Home and School with Parent Nights With Karen Hickman Parent Nights are an excellent strategy to bring parents into your School Family and share...

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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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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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Emotions on chalkboard

How Do Children Develop Emotional Health?

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Abbi Kruse

By Karen Hickman If I pass you on the street and ask, “How are you,” what might be your likely response? “Fine,” “good,” and “okay” are common. If you...

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Think “Name, Verb, Paint,” Instead of “Don’t”

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Abbi Kruse

By Karen Hickman   Pretend with me for a moment: You just purchased a new riding toy for your child. It requires assembly. You pull out all of the...

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A Heart of Compassion and the Skill of Composure

Posted on by Abbi Kruse

Compassion is the heart of Conscious Discipline. A necessary step to compassion is learning to use the Skill of Composure to manage your upset when life isn’t going your...

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Contributions from Abbi Kruse

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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Podcast

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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