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EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Schedule engaging and informative early childhood education that participants love!
No more boring and repetitive trainings! Raelene’s live and self-paced trainings are fun & engaging, and many can be done from the comfort of your home or office. Sign up for a great conference, self-paced training, or live webinar today!
We offer engaging and insightful trainings & workshops to equip your staff with the essential tools to teach with confidence, reduce stress, and create a positive impact for children and families. Custom group & online programs also available.
From Keynote presentations to breakout sessions, Raelene is the inspiring speaker your conference needs to fill seats and keep your audience excited to attend year after year! Raelene delivers the inspiration and skills early childhood educators need.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS
We’ve created a variety of format options to fit your delivery preferences. Choose from the options below, or contact us to customize a program for your event.
Raelene's Topic Areas
All professional development opportunities are packed with real-life tools you can apply today to get the behaviors you want, and stop the behaviors you don’t. Any of these topics can be delivered in-person or virtually. To see the list of upcoming engaging sessions, from Keynotes to breakouts, at visit Learn with Raelene. Many topics are now also available as engaging self-paced topics.
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All are professional development opportunities that participants love (100% Recommend!)​
Explore Options and Resources
Bring an entertaining, energizing, and transformative presentation with real-life strategies that can be applied right away to enhance joy and decrease stress, TODAY!
Schedule a training that touches the heart and mind. Each is a highly requested topic with an engaging process and hands-on tools early childhood educators can be apply right away.
Gain helpful strategies when it is convenient for you with wonderful on-demand education that allows you to learn at your own pace. Get help with challenging behaviors today!
Access helpful information and free resources when you need it. Videos, cheat sheets, blog posts all with tips to get the behaviors you want and STOP the behaviors you don't.
Testimonials
“Raelene's course on challenging behaviors was genuinely informative. She has a wonderful storytelling ability that helps you connect to the information so it can be retained and utilized. I tried many of the simple approaches she taught and found immediate and surprising success.”
-Cheryl Vargas, Childcare Provider
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“This is a must-attend class! The energy this woman can put in a room is genuine. Her tips are useful and realistic. As a bonus, she's funny and entertaining too!" - Kamila Roquette, Childcare Provide
“Perfect! Engaging and informative. The presenter is full of life, love and passion and makes what could be just another mundane training exciting and enjoyable while still being informative. I absolutely LOVE her energy! This is the second training I have done with Raelene, but definitely not the last!!!!”
- Erin S., Parent and Childcare Provider
Presentation Highlights
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July 10th - 12th, 2025 in Dallas, Texas
Two fantastic breakout sessions!
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Decrease Stress, Increase Success, and Enhance Joy, Today!
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Calming Terrific Toddlers: Evidence -Based Strategies that Reduce Aggression & Promote Self-Regulation
June 28, 2025 in Galesburg IL
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Guiding Those Terrific Toddlers: Evidence-Based Strategies to Set Effective Limits and Get Toddlers to Follow Them!G
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Feisty, Lively, and Tenacious! Working with Difficult Infant and Toddler Temperament Traits to Help Increase Calm and Bolster Success for All
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Frustrating Temperament Traits: Strengths-Based Approaches to Help Preschoolers with Emotionally Intense Temperaments
June 9th - 12th, 2025 in Santa Rosa, California
Three Breakout Sessions
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Building Baby’s Brain Power: Using Songs and Sensitive Care to Reduce Upset and Helps All Infant's Blossom
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Decrease Stress, Enhance Joy, and Increase Your Success, Today!
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Frustrating Temperament Traits: Strengths-Based Caregiving Approaches to Ensure All Infants and Toddlers Thrive
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2022-2024 has been so rewarding with this amazing conference!
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Parent and Family Engagement Conference, Dec 2022
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​Collaborating with Families Parts 1-3!
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NHSA Annual Conference 2023
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Deceasing Stress, Taming Those Terrific Toddlers, and fill-in for Supporting Children through Trauma​
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NHSA Annual Conference 2024: Being the Star You Are! Mastering Stressful Moments so You can Truly Shine!
February 24-26th, 2025, in San Francisco!
Two Fantastic Breakout Sessions!
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Finding Joy: Reduce Stress, Break through Barriers, and Increase Your Own Personal Joy Factor, TODAY.
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Guiding Those Terrific Toddlers: Evidence-Based Strategies to Set Effective Limits and Get Toddlers to Follow Them!
March 7th, 2025 in Denver, Colorado
Breakout: From Timid to Tenacious - Working with Difficult Temperament Traits
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April 11th - 12th, 2025 in Whitewater, Wisconsin
Breakout: Working with Challenging Behaviors to Get the Behaviors You Want and Stop Those You Don't!” or “Preventing Challenging Behaviors: Why Children Misbehave and What You Can do About it.”
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April 24th - 26th, 2025 in Brainerd Lakes, Minnesota
Breakout: Delivering Influential and Impactful Adult Learning Experiences that Engage and Inspire
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Finding Joy Keynote - November 15, 2024
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Keynote: Finding Joy: Reduce Stress, Break through Barriers, and Increase Your Own Personal Joy Factor, TODAY.
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Breakout: Feisty, Lively, and Tenacious! Working with Difficult Temperament Traits to Help All Infants and Toddlers Succeed.
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September 19-20, 2024
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Keynote: Decrease Stress, Enhance Joy, and Increase Success, TODAY!
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Breakout Sessions: Why won't they Follow Through? Creating a Constructive, Caring, and Cohesive Caregiving Team
October 21st - 25th, 2024 in Honolulu!
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Keynote: Finding Joy! Celebrating, Embracing, and Enjoying Your Critical Role Inspiring Families
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Breakout Sessions: Why won't they Follow Through? Building Impactful and Transformative Relationships with Families AND Constructive Collaborations with Families: Communicating About Challenging Behaviors
Coming April 19-20th, 2024 in Menomonie, WI
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Keynote: Finding Joy - Reduce Stress, Break Through Barriers, and Set Boundaries So You Can Increase Your Joy Factor at Work and at Home!
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Breakout: Taming Those Terrific Toddlers! Evidence-Based Strategies to Set Effective Limits and Get Toddlers to Follow Them.
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Coming May 16-18th, 2024 to Syracuse, NY!
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Welcoming Keynote: Finding Joy - Reduce Stress, Break Through Barriers, and Set Boundaries So You Can Increase Your Joy Factor at Work and at Home!
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Breakout: Taming Those Terrific Toddlers! Evidence-Based Strategies to Set Effective Limits and Get Toddlers to Follow Them.
Just finished the sold out 2024 March conference in Morton, MN! What a blast!
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Keynote: Finding Joy - Reduce Stress, Break Through Barriers, and Set Boundaries So You Can Increase Your Joy Factor at Work and at Home!
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Breakout: Taming Those Terrific Toddlers! Evidence-Based Strategies to Set Effective Limits and Get Toddlers to Follow Them.
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Keynotes, Breakouts, Webinars, OH MY!
SMIF's investment and collaboration since 2015 has brought our region three Keynotes by Raelene, numerous breakout sessions, staff trainings, workplace education for parents, Early Childhood Initiative trainings and live webinar series that 100% of participants recommend! This season, we sold out every class offered - We truly are more together!
Years collaborating at the annual conference!
Breakout Sessions:
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For Leadership: Who me? Lead a Staff?!
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Promoting Self-Control and Attention Skills
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Collaborating with Families through Conflict and Differences in Caregiving Practices
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Leadership: Building a Strong Team
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Reducing and Addressing Toddler Aggression
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Concordia Early Childhood Conference
Years of full breakout sessions and the wonderful Payoff - the Big 2023 keynote Finding Joy!
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Gather and Grow Early Childhood Conference
Several Years - Both Virtual and In-Person
2018 Keynote In-Person: Mastering Stressful Moments
2019 Breakouts: Encouraging Emotional Intelligence and Promoting Healthy Self-Esteem
2020 Virtual Keynote: Finding Joy
2023 All-Staff Training: Decrease Stress, Enhance Joy, and Find Success, Today!
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Toddler breakout session
Breakout Session July 27th, 9:45-11:15am - Taming Those Terrific Toddlers: Setting effective limits and getting toddlers to follow them!
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NYAEYC PLI
2019 Professional Learning Institute ROCKED!
Evidence-based strategies to decrease stress, increase joy, and enhance your work as a trainer and coach
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