Leading for Children

Leading for Children LFC practices the groundbreaking Humanity First Model™, founded by Judy Jablon, to improve early learning.

The Mutual Learning Method™ honors the wisdom and dignity of everyone who cares for and educates our children.

05/21/2026

Our 2025 Annual Report is here! This year’s theme—Resilience Through Connection—reflects what we’ve seen again and again across communities: when people come together with intention, trust, and care, something steady and powerful takes root.

🔗 Read the full report at https://simplebooklet.com/2025leadingforchildrenannualreport

05/07/2026

📅 Today at 4:00 PM ET — Join a webinar hosted by The CAYL Institute, featuring our founder, Judy Jablon!

🔗 Register for the event, "Reflect for Insight, Reset for Action!" at tinyurl.com/CAYLcatalystMay7

Happening now! Join Jonathan at the National Head Start Association Conference today in Room 101B.
05/05/2026

Happening now! Join Jonathan at the National Head Start Association Conference today in Room 101B.

04/15/2026

📬 You're Invited! Join us this Thursday for a National Conversation, as we explore:

- How we’re feeling and what we’re carrying—our internal and external context
- Who and what helps us feel grounded and regulated during challenging times
- How we can show up with care and intention to support ourselves and our communities

We invite you to bring along a friend, family member, or colleague. We're excited to learn with and from you!

🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ouEsl_GsSBqgtfCP6LXccA

02/13/2026

📬 Check your inbox! February's newsletter is here...

This month, Nichole shares about the life of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune and how she exemplified a deep sense of inner belonging. This kind of belonging helps us feel grounded, find clarity about who we are, and cultivate resilience.

🔗 Read the full newsletter in your inbox or at https://mailchi.mp/leadingforchildren/looking-forward-february2026

💛 What’s your earliest memory of feeling like you belonged?We’d love to hear your story in the comments. ⤵
02/05/2026

💛 What’s your earliest memory of feeling like you belonged?
We’d love to hear your story in the comments. ⤵

01/27/2026

📰 In January’s newsletter, Nichole shared a message inspired by MLK Jr. about how belonging is rooted in justice.

Belonging is not merely acceptance, but an unconditional welcoming of every human’s full, authentic self. It is what’s required for communities to thrive.

YOU belong in our community, and we’re grateful you’re here. 💛

🔗 Read the full newsletter in your inbox or at https://mailchi.mp/leadingforchildren/looking-forward-january-2026
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01/06/2026

🎧 Listen into our latest podcast episode! Dr. Jennifer Rocks, mother and clinical psychologist, offers an accessible guide to emotional regulation. Come along as we explore the power of this skill in nurturing healthy relationships, exchange strategies for practicing it ourselves, and share ways to support children in co-regulating—creating spaces where everyone can thrive. 💛

🔗 Listen to the full episode at https://leadingforchildren.org/podcast/s2-e9-emotional-regulation-leading-from-inner-harmony/

12/29/2025

Giving is more than hope—it is resistance, and it is love in action. Every act of generosity, every gift, every moment of care pushes back against the idea that nothing can change. ✨

🔗 Donate today at https://leadingforchildren.giv.sh/2e52

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