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Today’s episode is with Kayla Souza, an early childhood educator of almost 20 years. This last year, she made the transition out of the regular preschool classroom setting and opened a play-based home preschool. The past few years, she has been on a journey to learn more about play-based learning and the benefits it has for children, especially in the early years. Her motivation for doing this was her own child, who is now 3.5 and a student in her preschool program. Her child was a micro-preemie and had some significant health challenges in her first months that resulted in a 3.5 month NICU stay. Since coming home, they have worked closely with the early intervention team to support her child with her ongoing development.
Kayla believes that play-based learning is one of the best ways that we can help children continue to grow and develop, as well as meet their goals in intervention. We talk about the importance of play in early childhood and that parents are trying to not play with their children - they’re just busy! If you want to learn more about play-based learning, then this is a great episode for you!
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After the past 18+ months we’ve had, I feel myself asking the question “is it just me?” The Littles coming into the classroom seem to be at a different maturity level. The transition hasn’t been easy for our Littles or us as teachers. So what is fair right now?
In this episode I talk to you about how to make time and space in your routine to understand where our Littles are at emotionally so we can break down our bigger goals to create smaller, more palatable change!
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Welcome back to Season 3 of the Magic of Littles Podcast! Today’s episode is with Dana Rosenbloom of Dana’s Kids! Dana is a child and parent educator and I know you’ll love the nuggets she drops in this interview.
There’s lots of question marks going into another school year with Covid and a confusing time for children, parents and teachers. We talk about what Dana does, the benefits of working closely with parents, how to advocate, conflict resolution and some of our favorite resources.
Shownotes: https://www.themagicoflittles.com/post/shownotes-031
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Welcome back to Season 3 of the Magic of Littles Podcast starting on Wednesday, October 20, 2021! Look out for episodes on Wednesdays about supporting parents, supporting the needs of Littles during the pandemic plus a few solo episodes with helpful how-tos and reflections!
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In this episode, I share insights into frustration tolerance and some helpful tips to recognize and help a frustrated child. Learn about these new tips and tricks with me today such as frustration logging, supportive play, and body mapping.
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I also invite you to a workshop given on July 6th-8th 2021: Get Rooted in Play: Three easy takeaways to unpack supportive play -
Today’s episode is the last episode of Season 2! I talked with Sally Haughey, the Founder and CEO of Fairy Dust Teaching. We talked about how children need to be lifted and celebrated instead of shamed and compared. We also talk about the importance of children having the right to play and we don’t need to take them out of that! I’m so excited to talk more about her Free to Play Summit that is happening on July 12-16 online. There’s so many great nuggets during this interview with Sally and I can’t wait for you to listen in.
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Today I’m talking to you about prepping for the next school year as we’re told things might get back to normal. We talk about social-emotional learning, how to get organized for next year and a few book recommendations you can add to your summer reading list!
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In this episode I’m reflecting on this past school year and how I’ve grown, you’ve grown and our children have grown in new ways. Let’s commend ourselves on the new skills we’ve all learned and how we’ve gotten through this school year. Celebrate those wins!
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Today’s podcast is with music teacher, JoEllyn Sumner. JoEllyn has formed choirs, world music drumming ensembles, percussion ensembles, and after-school parent-child music classes, so that her students and their families have countless positive musical experiences.
During this episode, we learn about how to create a tuneful home whether for your own family or as a Teacher of Littles.
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Today’s podcast is just me talking about the pandemic, boundaries and reflecting on the past school year in reflection of Teacher Appreciation Day. Teachers believe we should be (or are expected to be) super heroes, but taking the time to reflect, set boundaries and make sure you’re taking care of yourself is SO important for teachers all year round.
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Today I have Katie Crosby back on the show - we talked about big emotions back on Episode 9! Katie is an OT who specializes in relational healing and development through daily interaction. Her training is in play therapy, trauma-informed methods, sensory processing, DIRFloortime, and integrative listening therapies.
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Today’s episode is with Sarah Carlisle Stewart! Sarah helps caregivers overcome codependency fueled burn out with authentically aligned, self-worth rooted boundaries. Sarah helps people in her one-on-one work as well as group coaching over at The Modern Nanny. She’s been doing the Sustainable Sisterhood Series on Instagram to honor the individual aspects of caregiving, so make sure to check that out!
Sarah and I talked about the importance of not skipping over taking care of ourselves and neglecting self care doesn’t help us be the best caregivers we can be. We talk about boundaries, self care and why we as caregivers should always feel worthy of those things.
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Today’s episode is with Casey O’Brien Martin, LMHC, REAT, RN is the author of “Skills for Big Feelings: A Guide for Teaching Kids Relaxation, Regulation, and Coping Techniques.” Casey and I talked about her love of working at schools helping kids with their social emotional learning as a School Adjustment Counselor and how she works with kids early on with these skills. I can’t wait for you all to listen in to learn more about Social Emotional Learning (SEL) today!
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Today’s podcast is with speech therapist, Jeannette Washington, M.Ed., who I met four years ago on Instagram! Jeannette Washington has worked as a speech and language pathologist, software engineer and educator. She empowers those with special abilities to pursue employment in the tech industry. Jeannette’s love for technology is documented in her book “Technical Difficulties: Why Dyslexic Narratives Matter in Tech.” Currently she works within the intersection of technology, accessibility and social justice.
Jeanette and I have a conversation about milestones in speech for your child and how to help your child through that process. We talk about comparison, intuition with your child’s speech needs and Jeanette’s expertise with speech therapy. I also talked a bit about my own personal story and my child’s story with speech development. Jeanette even gives us her recommendations for strategies to help your child understand enunciating and articulating words.
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Today’s podcast is a solo episode where I am talking all about those confusing acronyms that feel like a foreign language! I chat with you about some of the most common acronyms and what they mean, carryover and preparing for meetings to advocate for the child in need.
Plus, I’m offering you a freebie that will help you out so much! Get the “IEP Team Meeting Form” freebie here - I know it will be helpful!
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This week’s podcast episode is a different type of interview. I usually interview teachers, service providers, and the like. This time around, I interviewed an administrator, Chantal Cox, because all voices need to be heard at this table. Chantal has been working in a special education cooperative for the past 13 years and is helping the new future of the co-op come to life.
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The Magic of Littles Podcast is coming back on Feb 3rd, 2021! I am super excited to talk about on how to support your Exceptionally Little under your roof, be it the classroom or homeschooling. This season we deep dive and take apart of the acronyms in Special Education, real talk about emotional support through these usually times, and finally real tips to learn how to unpack IEP goals through both guided play and guided reading together we reinvent invention .
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It’s time for back-to-school! This week I discuss how to get back into the flow and reconnect, balancing the needs of your Littles and their families with your own self-care needs. I am also dropping a secret freebie so brew yourself a cup of tea and listen in!
To subscribe to the Back to School Bootcamp, do so here: https://www.subscribepage.com/magicoflittlesback2school2020
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This week I welcomed Rachel Freeman onto the podcast and we did a deep dive on trauma and how to inform our practices with that in mind. This is something we are going through collectively, so I just knew we needed to take the time to really address how this affects our classrooms (both virtual and in-person), and to give you all some great tips and strategies to work into your prep!
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This week’s episode is all about DYSLEXIA. I sat down to chat with Erica Piana, M.Ed., AMBDA, who is an educator and founder of Voices of Dyslexia. We got down to the nitty-gritty so we could give YOU the tools you need to better support and understand your Littles with learning disabilities.
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