Let’s talk about our children. How young children are raised and educated is an essential consideration when envisioning the future of the early childhood education profession. The field’s adaptive work (a process to discard, preserve, and reinvent our professional cultures) must include focus on the inevitable transformations, pain points, and potential game changers that influence children’s lives today. This article invites you to consider alternatives for how we will respond to trends about Generation Alpha—those children born since 2010 (National Intelligence Council, 2012).

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