No matter how much we love children or how fulfilling we find caring for and educating them, it is difficult and demanding work. There are no instruction manuals or cookbook recipes, nor are there mandates that require us to take care of ourselves. However, your success as a caregiver is determined in part, by your ability to renew your energy and meet your own needs. This session explores ways to nurture the nurturer. It is about creating wellness in your life which is much more than stress management and reduction.
Jeanine Fitzgerald is a certified Human Behavior Consultant and Specialist, and owner of The Fitzgerald Institute of Lifelong Learning. She specializes in research-based strategies for preventing the factors that compromise the fulfillment of a child’s maximum potential, and in implementing positive interventions in “real life” settings. She understands the daily struggles and frustrations of educators and parents, and honors the “hero within” each individual she has the privilege to work along side.