Drop-off is one of the most emotionally charged moments of a child’s day. In this workshop, educators and teachers explore how safety, connection, and attuned presence at the door can shape a child’s capacity to regulate, engage, and learn for the rest of the day. Using the Interplay approach, educators and teachers learn to understand behaviour as communication, particularly during separation, and to respond in ways that support emotional safety rather than simply managing behaviour.

The workshop covers how children’s nervous systems detect safety, the role of attachment and trauma at drop-off, and practical, relationship-based strategies educators and teachers can use immediately. Educators and teachers leave with greater confidence, deeper insight into children’s emotional needs, and simple, powerful tools to create calmer transitions, stronger relationships, and more settled days in their classrooms.