Ep 61: Building Executive Function Skills
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
Release Date: 02/05/2024
Ep 71: Encouraging Independence and Self-Help Skills
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
Discover why teaching independence and self-help skills makes a big impact on child development. Early education experts Rachel Robertson & Claire Goss share practical tips to help your child gain confidence and self-reliance.
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Ep 70: Teaching Your Children to Write
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
In this episode, we explore the importance of writing in child development. Child development experts, Rachel Robertson & Claire Goss, discuss how to foster writing skills in young children, the cognitive benefits of writing, and how writing can be integrated into various learning activities.
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Ep 69: Parenting Tips for the First Days of Child Care
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
In this episode, child development experts Rachel Robertson & Claire Goss share essential parenting tips to ease the transition and help your child adjust smoothly to their new education environment. They talk about how to handle emotions for both you and your child, how to approach the logistics of your new situation, and other practical parenting tips as your child begins their early child care education.
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Ep 68: Discussing Stressful Current Events With Children
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
In this episode, we explore effective strategies and resources for helping children navigate current world events and manage their emotions. Learn how to discuss stressful topics with your child and provide emotional support for both them and yourself.
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Ep 67: Healthy Screen Time for Young Kids
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
This episode dives into the presence of screens in our daily lives and how they influence child development. Child development experts, Rachel Robertson & Claire Goss, discuss how to navigate screens in everyday life, recommended screen time for young children, how parental screen habits affect children, and the advantages of establishing healthy screen time practices at home.
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Ep 66: Reimagining School Readiness
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
In today's episode of Teach, Play, Love, our hosts & education experts, Rachel Robertson and Claire Goss, redefine school readiness and what you can do at home to support your child’s school readiness skills.
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Ep 65: Tantrums: The What, The Why, and The How
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
In this episode of Teach. Play. Love. Our Education experts Rachel Robertson and Claire Goss discuss How to deal with children's tantrums. They cover why tantrums are normal, tools to handle them, the brain science behind tantrums, alternative handling methods, and tips on staying calm during a tantrum.
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Ep 64: Navigating Early Friendships
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
In this episode of Teach, Play, Love, our hosts & early childhood education experts Rachel Robertson and Claire Goss, explore the topic of friendships in early childhood. They examine how friendships and play encourage social-emotional development, how to have a successful playdate, and what to do when aggressive behavior happens between children.
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Ep 63: Listener Questions: Setting (and Holding) Limits
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
In today's episode of Teach, Play, Love, our hosts & education and development experts Rachel Robertson and Claire Goss, delve into how to set limits with your young children.
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Ep 62: The Benefits of Chores for Young Children
Teach. Play. Love. Parenting Advice for the Early Years
In this episode, our education experts Rachel and Claire discuss the benefits of giving chores to young children. Listen for tips on what chores are best for certain ages, and learn how giving your child responsibilities leads to not only a tidier home, but also builds your child’s confidence and independence.
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As children grow and learn, they continue to develop and refine their executive function skills, which are crucial for success in school and in life. In this episode of Teach. Play. Love., Rachel and Claire will share why these skills are so important and how you can help your children strengthen these abilities throughout their life.
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