Perhaps you are an educator navigating your own family life while at the same time trying to show up effectively at work for children, families, and colleagues. You may be a parent of a young child juggling work and child care. As the adults in the lives of young children, too many of us are living in a state of stress, anxiety, and exhaustion. More than ever, the need to forge strong partnerships among all the adults in the child’s ecosystem is vital. When tension is high, trusting relationships are harder to build and—at the same time—even more important to rely on.