1st Edition
Developing a Loving Pedagogy in the Early Years How Love Fits with Professional Practice
Introduction
Chapter 1 Defining Love
Chapter 2 Problematising Love
Chapter 3 Professional Love
Chapter 4 Tactile Nature of a Loving Pedagogy
Chapter 5 The Language(s) of Love – Love in Practice
Chapter 6 The Empowerment of Children through Love
Chapter 7 Holding Children in Mind
Chapter 8 Loving Relationships
Chapter 9 Concluding Thoughts
Afterword: Demonstrating a Loving Pedagogy During a Pandemic
Biography
Tamsin Grimmer is an experienced consultant and trainer, a director of Linden Learning and a senior lecturer in Early Years at Bath Spa University. She is based in Wiltshire, UK.
"I have not put the book down. It's a fresh, vibrant and on point contemporary read. Do I suggest you read it, YES! Will it support your practice, your pedagogy and question why we do what we do, ABSOLUTELY! I feel like I have connected much more with my own pedagogy and now it has linked to love, nurture and care."
- Aaron Bradbury, Early Years Educator
"We desperately need more kindness, empathy and love for each other, for nature and for our planet, and if we start with the children in our care, who of course, we love dearly, then we will set them up for the future too. I really liked this book - it's the sort of professional book that gives us knowledge, while at the same time showing us how to apply that knowledge in a really accessible way."
- Nicky Hudson, It's All About Stories
