
Podcast
Tune in for a dynamic mix of topics tailored for early childhood professionals!
Inclusion Matters is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podchaser.
Part 1: Supporting Quality Play Relationships-Infants and Toddlers
Listen as our guest, Dr. Sue Starks, Professor of Education and Chair of Early Childhood at Concordia University St. Paul, talks about one of her passions, supporting play in young children. Dr. Starks shares that play is relationship based and your environment matters. How can you align your space to foster early social emotional connection through play? Join us as we explore this important topic.
(Length: 23:15)¿Qué pasa cuando hay un nuevo miembro en la familia? Cambios con la llegada de un nuevo hermano(a) (What happens when there's a new member of the family? Changes with the arrival of a new sibling)
En este episodio, Karina Pliego, CICC Support, da la bienvenida a Ronan Hernandez-Pratt para hablar sobre la importancia de preparar a los niños cuando llega un nuevo miembro a la familia. Escuche las estrategias y el apoyo que podemos brindar para facilitar esta transición importante.
In this episode, Karina Pliego, CICC Support, welcomes Ronan Hernandez-Pratt to talk about the importance of preparing children when a new member arrives in the family. Hear about strategies and support we can provide to ease this important transition.
(Length: 20:22)Safe and Healthy Naptime Routines
Our guest, Public Health Nurse Sarah Hawley from Minnesota Child Care Health Consultants, joins Inclusion Matters for another episode, this time focusing on safe and healthy naptime routines, policies, and practices. Sleep is essential for overall good health of the child and the whole family. Listen and gain resources and tools to support quality sleep for young children while in child care.
(Length: 22:22)Staying safe outside
In this second episode of this two-part series on outdoor play and extending the classroom outside, Brenda Lowe and Dana Ellingson take a deeper dive into the benefits of outdoor play. They discuss the Early Childhood Educator's role in playing outside and also more intentional opportunities utilizing common outdoor and classroom materials that can extend the learning experience that engage children and ignite their natural curiosity.
(Length: 18:44)Attachment: Using Transitional Objects to Cope with Separation and Change
Part 5 of our series on attachment continues the conversation on helping children cope with separation, and explores the use of transitional objects as supports.
(Length: 11:17)Attachment: Supporting Parent Child Relationships and Separation
During Part 4 of our series on attachment, Dr. Mary Harrison shifts the focus of our conversation to the topic of separation, and ways early childhood educators promote parent child relationships during arrivals and departures.
(Length: 12:09)