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Child’s Heart and Mind
by Michael
The heart and the mind work to balance our actions. However, they can not do it alone. Support and guidance is necessary. This describes the most important function of an early childhood educator. With each experience comes an opportunity strengthen a child's heart and develop their mind. Only with our guidance and support can children hope to reach their full potential. It is my hope that with resources such as this podcast, I can help other early childhood educators with that goal.
Episodes
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Control
Have you ever heard someone say, " That classroom is out of control!" why are we so concerned with control? Let's reflect on the concept of control and it's so important to the adults working with children. Tags: early childhoodpreschooltoddlersece
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What's Wrong with a Theme???
Early childhood teachers everywhere are faced with the choice—to theme or not to theme? Themes are like worksheets; they represent a program model. I admit I used themes when I began my career in early childhood education. I thought that the theme of the week that I had chosen had to represented...
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What's the connection with infant/toddlers?
In this episode we reflect on the connection between infants/toddlers social emotion development and their cognitive development.
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More Than Burnout
Teachers are going to through a lot right now. There may be more stress existing in the early childhood field than has ever been felt. In this episode, we reflect on what teachers are going through and what means for our field going forward.
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Being Present During Play
As early childhood educators, we know that play is an important part of children's development. We also know that it is important to set up an environment that is conducive to that development. The remaining question is what is our role while the children are engaged in play?
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Addressing Challenging Behaviors with Culturally Competent Strategies
Addressing challenging behaviors is about more than the behaviors of the children. As effective educators, we must look at the big picture. In this episode, we look at what makes up the 'big picture' using a culturally sensitive lens.
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Reflecting on Anti-bias Teaching in Early Childhood
What does Anti-bias education in early childhood look like? In this episode my friend Jenna and I reflect on a very worthwhile movie entitled, Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years. Check out the movie yourself at this link:...
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The Honeycomb Hypothesis
For this podcast, I am reviewing an article entitled “A Honeycomb Hypothesis by Sandra Duncan. This article can be found in the January/February issue of Exchange magazine. At the heart of the article is a look at schemas and how children through natural guided experiences.
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Riding the Wave of Emotion
(There was a glitch in the recording. This episode is only about 25 mins.) Children can struggle with big emotions that they can’t control. This lack of control can lead to tantrums and outbursts. This is called emotional dysregulation. The good news is that there are lots of calming techniques...
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Mindfulness with Infants
One does mindfulness mean to someone who hasn't developed language yet. Why is so important to practice mindful behavior from when children are very young? http://www.momentsaday.com/how-to-practice-mindfulness-with-a-baby/...
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Teaching with Respect
How does teaching and respect go together. Why is respect something not only adults have right to expect?
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Misconceptions about grief.
What is grief and how should we support children through the process? 5 Tips to Help a Child Cope with Loss - YouTube
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Guidelines for Giving Kids Choices
Giving children choices helps them feel like they have some power and control over what they do. It’s a step in growing up. Everything isn’t planned for them. Making good choices is a skill that children will use for the rest of their lives.
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It's hard to care sometimes
Empathy is the ability to recognize, understand, and share the thoughts and feelings of another person. It is something that can make you vulnerable to becoming fatigued. "Compassion fatigue can also arise from direct exposure to traumatic events, which is common among first responders, or...
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Stop for a minute! Children need time also.
We are busy with completing so many tasks involving required to support children's growth that we sometimes forget to spend quality time with ones we are here to support. Let's make time for the children.
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The Importance of Adult Play
Play is a term normally associated with children. While we as adults focus heavily on work and family commitments. As a result, we never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, play disappeared for many adults. When time is carved out some fun, the more likely...
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Acknowledging a Child's Feelings
“Children’s development doesn’t pause whenever trauma occurs. Supporting development and building resilience can be easy and simple. doesn’t have to take a lot of extra time or effort. Back-and-forth ‘serve and return’ interactions are simple and easy,. They can be happen at anytime. You can do...
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The Power of Observation
Completing observations can seem like a tedious task. You might think to yourself, I see the children all day, why do I need to document it? Observing children is about more than seeing the children engaging in the classroom environment. It is a means gaining real insight the children's as they...
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Psychological First Aid By Christy Jones-Hudson
How adults and children handle stress varies. The amount of support needed varies. What both these scenarios have in common is concept of support. PFA (Psychological First Aid) can help provide that support. In times such as they are now, children need this type of support more than ever.
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Self-Care with Emma "The Play Coach"
In this episode, I talk with Emma, "The Play Coach" about self-care. Please go the link below and check out her Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/theplaycoach/ Thank you for listening.
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A Conversation with Dan Hodgins
My guest for this episode is Dan Hodgins. Dan is an exceptional, internationally renowned presenter and author of two books titled, Boys: Changing the Classroom, Not the Child and his new book titled, GET OVER IT, Relearning guidance practices. Daniel has done keynotes, workshops, and seminars in...
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Talking with Rob Fox from Active UK
I am talking with Rob Fox from Active UK. We talk about Covid-19, how we got into the field and whatever comes to mind. https://www.facebook.com/Active-Childhood-UK-Early-Years-Consultancy-262552587628727 Music by Lynne Music Track Title: Bright Future Ahead
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They Feel It Too!
Stress and trauma. They are unfortunate elements of life that sometimes are unavoidable. As adults, we can struggle with the thoughts. Young children are no different in this respect. However, young children are more likely overlooked when considering the effects of trauma. In this episode, I…
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Too Much Technology in the Classroom???
In this episode I discuss how technology is used ( often overused) in early childhood classrooms. As always, please feel free to reach out to me through my website: www.childsheartandmind.com I am also on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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Control
Have you ever heard someone say, “That classroom is out of control!” Why are we so concerned with control? Let’s reflect on the concept of control and why it’s so important to the adults working with children.
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Cultivating Creativity
In this episode I talk about the importance of creativity. I would love to hear from anyone who listens to my podcast. Here is how you can reach me: Child’s Heart and Mind.Com [email protected] You can also find Child’s Heart and Mind on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn
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Attention Seeking- Is it so bad?
In this podcast I discuss the article entitled, A child’s bad behavior isn’t ‘attention seeking.” She’s seeking a relationship by Tamar Jacobson. What if we change our perspective on a child’s behavior? Would it change how the behaviors affect us? What effect would the change in perspective on a...
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Explaining Play
It can be challenge explaining that what you are doing with the children in your room is learning and not “just playing.” In this episode I talk about this challenge and how we go about helping our parents to look beyond their children “just playing.”
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Introduction
Hello, thanks for checking out the first episode of the Child’s Heart and Mind podcast. My name is Michael. In this episode, I talk about getting into the field and what I hope to accomplish in the early childhood field.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The heart and the mind work to balance our actions. However, they can not do it alone. Support and guidance is necessary. This describes the most important function of an early childhood educator. With each experience comes an opportunity strengthen a child's heart and develop their mind. Only with our guidance and support can children hope to reach their full potential. It is my hope that with resources such as this podcast, I can help other early childhood educators with that goal.
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Michael
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The heart and the mind work to balance our actions. However, they can not do it alone. Support and guidance is necessary. This describes the most important function of an early childhood educator. With each experience comes an opportunity strengthen a child's heart and develop their mind. Only with...
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