As an early childhood professional, yours is one of the most important and challenging careers. Many caregivers, however, get so involved in caring for others that they fail to care for themselves. You owe it to yourself to take care of your own needs so that you can continue to grow and be happy in your career. With strategies, stories, activities, tips, and tools, you will learn how to take action before stress takes over and keep your head and heart in the right place while caring for children. Keeping Your Smile will also help you:
Filled with warmth, humor, and honesty, Keeping Your Smile is a resource for anyone who cares for children and who wants to manage their own stress, tension, or anxiety before burnout becomes an overarching obstacle in their daily interactions with children. Jeff A. Johnson, a child care professional who wrote about his own burnout in Finding Your Smile Again, offers strategies, activities, tips, and tools to help you work with children with passion and maintain a satisfying career in the field. Included are profiles of several professionals who have experienced burnout and survived to become stronger, better care providers 224 pages