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Tune in for a dynamic mix of topics tailored for early childhood professionals!
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Empoderando a su equipo para comunicarse con las familias en español: Confianza, claridad y comunidad (Empowering Your Team to Communicate with Families in Spanish: Confidence, Clarity, and Community)
En este episodio del podcast CICC Inclusion Matters, la presentadora Karina Elze y la maestra de preescolar Susana Villegas profundizan en el tema esencial de la comunicación entre los educadores familiares, especialmente en las comunidades de habla hispana. A través de historias reales, consejos prácticos y ejercicios de juego de roles, exploran cómo los educadores de la primera infancia pueden generar confianza, comunicarse con claridad y fomentar un sentido de comunidad con las familias. Ya sea maestro, propietario de un centro o administrador, encontrará información valiosa sobre cómo superar las barreras del idioma, crear un diálogo abierto y utilizar una comunicación respetuosa y sincera para apoyar la comunicación entre padres y maestros.
In this episode of the CICC Inclusion Matters podcast, hosts Karina Elze and preschool teacher Susana Villegas dive into the essential topic of family-educator communication, especially in Spanish-speaking communities. Through real stories, practical tips, and role-playing exercises, they explore how early childhood educators can build confidence, communicate with clarity, and foster a sense of community with families. Whether you're a teacher, center owner, or administrator, you'll find valuable insights on overcoming language barriers, creating open dialogue, and using respectful, heartfelt communication to support parent-teacher communication.
Developmental Tasks of Toddlers
Inclusion Matters welcomes back Michele Fallon, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant. We discuss the important stage of toddlerhood, ages 1-3 years, and how we as professionals and parents of toddlers can support their growth and learning.
(Length: 22:35)
Positive Friendship Connections for Children with Special Needs
Cory Woosley from Minneapolis College joins us again to highlight key information about inclusion. Our focus during this conversation is on the ways we as those caring for and teaching young children can help them build positive friendships. We discuss the importance of friendships and the ways we can set up the environment to support quality play connections for children with special needs.
*Coming Soon! A CICC Self-Study on this important topic!
(Length: 24:03)Navigating Sibling Dynamics
Longtime CICC partner and colleague Cory Woosley of Minneapolis College joins us for an important conversation about navigating the relationships of siblings when one has a diagnosis of a special need. Cory shares her perspective as a parent of a child with a disability and how her family traversed this path. We discuss the idea of Glass Children, Parentification, and ways to support healthy overall development of the sibling who may have some unique needs and behaviors that get overlooked.
*Coming Soon! A CICC Self-Study on this important topic!
(Length: 23:59)Developmental Tasks of Infants and Their Parents
Inclusion Matters welcomes back Michele Fallon, a Clinical Social Worker specializing in Infant and Toddler Mental Health. In this episode, we discuss the key developmental tasks of the baby and also the developmental tasks that parents are going through as they as they navigate the exciting—and sometimes overwhelming—journey of parenthood.
(Length: 22:32)