About Tatum

After growing up volunteering time to mentor and teach those younger than me, I decided to get my degree in Elementary Ed and ESL. Since then I have known I wanted to spend my life helping children learn and grow to be kind human beings. I found my passion in social emotional learning through my time in college and teaching. I can teach calming strategies and instill sharing and kindness in the children I care for. Through my experience nannying, I have learned that it's important to work with the children's parents/guardian to see what fits and what works for each child to help them succeed and learn in fun ways. From chalk art in the driveway to reading at the library until we find a book or two we want to take home to homemade nature crafts, I love working with the parent to find ways for children to make choices that interest them in creative ways. Making choices like this can empower them to not only be independent learners and thinkers but to embrace who they are as people.