The Inside Out of Big Behavior - Early Childhood Conference - Nov. 5, 2025

November 5, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 29, 2025 - Training certificates provided for all participants.

• Educators and Staff explore the effects of big behavior on children aged birth to five and their caregivers, including educators. The first part of the session invites attendees to engage in activities that help them explore their own inside patterns of dysregulation in response to big behavior in their learning setting. From acknowledgement, to support, and suggested strategies for consideration, Ms. Jen will highlight how educators can work together to improve their well-being while in a highly stressful job role. The next part of the session will focus on improving the educator skills necessary for addressing dysregulation outside of themselves (meaning in relation to young children). Finally, Ms. Jen will provide educators with simple do’s and don’ts for supporting families when their little ones are exhibiting signs of big behavior.

Registration fees:

• $85 for 10 or more
• $100 for 5-9
• $125 for 1-4

• 8 - 8:45am Registration - Coffee
• 8:45 - 9:00am Welcome
• 9:00am – 9:30am | Exploring what things are like inside and out right now | Facilitated by Ms. Jen
• 9:30am – 10:15am | Understanding our own patterns of dysregulation | Facilitated by Ms. Jen
• 10:15am – 10:30am | Break
• 10:30am – 11:30am | Strategies for supporting educator/staff well-being within stressful roles | Facilitated by Ms. Jen
• 11:30am – 12:30pm | Lunch - IHSA Annual Meeting in Ballroom
• 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Skills for addressing big behavior in young children | Facilitated by Ms. Jen
• 1:30pm – 1:45pm | Break - Snack
• 1:45pm – 2:25pm | Dos and don’ts for supporting families | Facilitated by Ms. Jen
• 2:25pm – 3:00pm | Closing and feedback
• 3:00pm - 3:15 - Closing/Raffle winner announcements

Early Childhood t-shirts will be on hand for sale to take home in a variety of colors! (Choose from a variety of colors in assorted options! Order from the online store and we can deliver them to you at the conference at no extra charge!) Cash, credit cards and Venmo accepted on site.

The Teach, Love, Inspire design will also be on hand!

To be invoiced please register at ...iowaheadstart.org/events/

Host or Publisher Iowa Head Start Association