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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 234622" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>PK hugs are so sweet. Every once in a while we get a little girl at our school who is a hugger. What a great way to start the day! When you have this little package of smiles heading toward you with the purpose of hugging you, you can't help but smile. Teachers need those hugs. Often the hugger will hug through 1st or 2nd grade.</p><p> </p><p>As for older kids, the teacher really needs to know the child. Sometimes a simple touch on the arm or shoulder can bring the student back to focus on the classroom work. I know I would have been one kid not to touch for any reason. I hated being touched but now as I work with kids, I do know the instinct of just reaching out to use touching an arm or shoulder to bring a kid's attention back to the subject at hand. It is always done with kindness, a gentle reminder of where they are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 234622, member: 5096"] PK hugs are so sweet. Every once in a while we get a little girl at our school who is a hugger. What a great way to start the day! When you have this little package of smiles heading toward you with the purpose of hugging you, you can't help but smile. Teachers need those hugs. Often the hugger will hug through 1st or 2nd grade. As for older kids, the teacher really needs to know the child. Sometimes a simple touch on the arm or shoulder can bring the student back to focus on the classroom work. I know I would have been one kid not to touch for any reason. I hated being touched but now as I work with kids, I do know the instinct of just reaching out to use touching an arm or shoulder to bring a kid's attention back to the subject at hand. It is always done with kindness, a gentle reminder of where they are. [/QUOTE]
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