Color Your Life Training for Early Childhood for Kindergarten and Preschool Teachers

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Tantrums are frequent emotional outbursts among kindergarten children and pose challenges for teachers in maintaining classroom order. Teachers, therefore, require practical skills to support children’s emotional regulation effectively. This community service program aimed to strengthen teachers’ competencies through Color Your Life training, delivered online to kindergarten teachers. The training introduced strategies for managing children’s emotions and practical techniques for handling tantrums. A pre–post evaluation was conducted to assess the program’s impact. Results showed a marked improvement in teachers’ understanding, with p-value = 0.001 (p < 0.005). Participants reported that the training was highly beneficial in assisting them to respond more effectively to students’ tantrums. These findings suggest that color your life training can significantly enhance teachers’ ability to manage classroom challenges and foster a more supportive learning environment in early childhood education.

Keyword: Color your life, early childhood, play therapy