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Sen. Cece Marr urges caregivers to model mental health, offers five practical steps
Summary
In a keynote at an Office of Early Childhood webinar, Sen. Cece Marr told caregivers that children learn emotional habits by watching adults and offered five concrete practices — prioritize care, talk openly, apologize and repair, set realistic expectations, and show self-compassion.
Sen. Cece Marr, chair of the Connecticut Senate Children’s Committee, urged caregivers to model mental-health care for young children and offered five practical steps to begin doing so.
“Every single day, they are watching us. They’re listening to us,” Marr said in a keynote for the Office of Early Childhood webinar “Little Eyes Are Watching and Learning.” She led participants in two deep breaths and asked attendees to consider whether they “practice what you preach.”
Marr framed the issue…
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