‘The Happiest Preschool’ teaches toddlers it’s OK to be sad or anxious

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A psychotherapist is advocating for preschools to take a different approach to supporting young children to benefit their emotional well-being.

Martha Heineman Pieper suggests some of the traditional ways toddlers are being taught to cope in classrooms is not age-appropriate. She joins Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes to talk about solutions from her new book, “The Happiest Preschool: How to Create a Classroom Culture of Caring, Cooperation, Creativity, Learning and Emotional Health.”