Self-Sufficiency- Clearing Our Dishes After Meals

After we finish lunch, the teachers at Tiny Tribe set out a bin for dirty dishes and a compost bin for leftover food. The transition from lunch to quiet time involves the toddlers and preschoolers taking responsibility for their own dishes. Routines and responsibilities allow kids to develop feelings of capability and ownership of their own life experiences. Check out the video for a sneak peak into our lunch time clean up routine.

The Positive Discipline philosophy teaches us to take time for training and not to do things for kids that they can do for themselves.

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