NDEO’s Guest Blog Series continues with an entry from Connie Bergstein Dow, MFA, dance educator and contributing author for the website PreK and K Sharing. In Dance Activities to Nurture Delaying Gratification and Impulse Control, she offers dance activities to cultivate children's ability to delay gratification and strengthen self-control, helping them to slow down, tune into their bodies and surroundings, and learn that sometimes waiting and anticipating an outcome can be fun and rewarding. Read more here.
If you are interested in learning about NDEO’s Guest Blog Series, please email Shannon Dooling-Cain at sdooling@ndeo.org. To submit an article for consideration, please include a copy of the article (1500 words max) in Microsoft Word or PDF format, along with a biography of approximately 100-200 words. Authors must be current NDEO members. All articles will be reviewed and approved by NDEO staff. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis.