ms. lisa's musings and mayhems

Hello there I find your writing very interesting! I am currently writing a dissertation on ' How might clowning contribute to healthy child development?' I wondered if during your study, you had come across anything like this or could recommend some material that may be useful to me? Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:09 -0400

thank you! how about we email and set up a time for a phone chat? it might be quicker and then you can have my undivided attention! LTAC@ooeygooey.com

I know it’s the same stuff, but lemme tell you, this gig...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:55:07 -0400

I know it’s the same stuff, but lemme tell you, this gig never gets old! #ece #lovemyjob

Kitchen band!

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:34:56 -0400

Kitchen band!

Stick a kabob skewer through a balloon. From the knot all the...

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:33:52 -0400

Stick a kabob skewer through a balloon. From the knot all the way through to the “butt” ! #wontpop #science

If someone says, “no balloons!” just put it in a...

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:31:27 -0400

If someone says, “no balloons!” just put it in a tangerine mesh or a nylon so the pieces stay contained if it pops! #brilliant #science #NOTdangerous

Stay tuned.

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:46:17 -0400

Stay tuned.

#STL arch

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:47:46 -0400

#STL arch

“are you with the hair...

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:15:04 -0400

“are you with the hair show?”
“yep”
(sometimes it’s just easier) #STL

Holy crap! Remind me to make you one of these the next time you...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:58:19 -0400

Holy crap! Remind me to make you one of these the next time you come over!!! #vegan spicy Tempe sammich

Looking up at the glass tulip light fixture. #DoverDowns

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:38:46 -0400

Looking up at the glass tulip light fixture. #DoverDowns

Party in my room!!!

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:40:18 -0400

Party in my room!!!

Becky Bailey keynote at IAEYC April 12, 2013

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:30:27 -0400

Make eye contact and get the joy juice! But not too long, if you make eye contact for too long you will either fight or have sex. And we’ll have none of that!

To be nice you must have empathy.

Empathy = morality

COW greeting

SKUNK greeting

4 year olds intrude on each other 5 times per hour!

1 conflict every minute in a preschool

divorce rates

1^st = 50%

2^nd = 60%

3^rd = 73%

biggest reason= incompatibility

we have learned to negate the moment. We think if we negate the moment it will change.

Where SHOULD you be?

We SHOULD be out of the house by now?

Where SHOULD the ball be?

Yet – it’s on the floor!

Instead of demanding how things SHOULD be, we need to accept how it is.

OH SHIFT!

Upset comes from resisting what is!

Demanding how it should be —(SHIFT) — Accepting how it is & solving the problem!

Empathy is impossible without safety and composure (self regulation)

Prefrontal lobe = CEO (forehead)

Who ever said, “When I have kids I’ll never (blank) them. Yet we all did.”

You want to kill them. But you can’t. You are a professional.

SMILE

Give it a go – even if you aren’t happy, it will change your inner state.

I’m safe

Keep breathing

I can handle this

This allows me to access my empathy – so I don’t eat them.

Soften your eyes

Open your heart

Our pupils dilate and in the animal world it means you aren’t going to eat them.

Soften your eyes.

MIRROR NURONS

When you see something on their face, you can feel it.

Mirror neurons work better when you care about people.

It’s not about HAPPY IT UP it’s about organizing it.

Your arms are like ________________ and your head is like this _____________________

As soon as they look you BREATHE and SMILE

SHIFT from control to connecting

Connections on the outside create connections on the inside.

These connections wire the brain for impulse control and willingness

Connections consist of 4 things:

eye contact

touch

presence

playful situation

when I am in the lower center of my brain I WANT THE MARKER! I need a road to get to the higher areas…. The ROAD is made of connections! Giving a sticker doesn’t make the road.

Connections ARE NOT attention!

If attention was connection Lyndsay Lohan would be OK.

Kids come to us without having had enough connections

46% alert awake time play needs to be face to face with an adult

depressed mother can give 10%

how much face to face happening in the infant room?

More FACE TIME to access empathy

Accept what IS and not what SHOULD

Be a STAR and not a NUT – download YOU to them, not them to you

Give them a ROAD

Consolation prizes. #united #JWmarriott #indy

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:37:53 -0400

Consolation prizes. #united #JWmarriott #indy

Some call this, “a traveller” but one must say...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:52:44 -0400

Some call this, “a traveller” but one must say “traveller” with one’s best suuthun accent. Say it. #amen

Done come undone AGAIN

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:01:27 -0400

Done come undone AGAIN

One of the reasons I do miss California. #rules

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:53:32 -0400

One of the reasons I do miss California. #rules

Our server can do party trucks!!

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:43:26 -0400

Our server can do party trucks!!

Abandoned. #science #conference #WhatIsThis ?? Not sure!

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:27:20 -0400

Abandoned. #science #conference #WhatIsThis ?? Not sure!

Tore. It. Up. #MendonPonds #10kLoop #runnergirl #TrailsROC

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:04:36 -0400

Tore. It. Up. #MendonPonds #10kLoop #runnergirl #TrailsROC

Mornin’ from the tundra of Pittsford!

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:16:28 -0400

Mornin’ from the tundra of Pittsford!