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The Big Hearted Podcast — 89 episodes

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Thinking About Family Day Care? Everything I Wish Educators Knew Before Making the Leap

2

Profit Is Not a Dirty Word: The Financial Truth Every Family Day Care Educator Needs to Hear with Shannon Knight

3

The Current Climate in FDC

4

Beyond the Device Ban: Safeguarding Childhood in a Digital Age

5

Do You Own Your Business, Or Does It Own You?

6

When Life Throws Curveballs: Building a Safety Net as a Family Day Care Educator

7

How to Talk to Families About Slow Pedagogy: Addressing Misconceptions & Gaining Support

8

The Educator’s Role in Supporting Independence

9

The Practicalities of Slow Pedagogy

10

Encouraging a Cultural Shift in FDC

11

The Lasting Impact on Children's Transitions to Bigger Settings

12

Beyond the Rush: Embracing Slow Pedagogy for Educators and Children

13

Breaking Down Slow Pedagogy

14

The Direction of 2025 for BHE

15

The Courage to Be Authentic

16

Why The ABC's to FDC?

17

Taking the Family out of Family Day Care?

18

Having a look at what is REALLY required

19

Being a Dependable Person

20

Mindfulness in FDC-Finding calm in the chaos

21

Ade Hoffman and Nature Play All Day

22

Beyond Nutrition: Creating Meaningful Food Experiences in FDC

23

The Magic of Mealtimes

24

What you should REALLY know

25

What if I didn't feel Guilty?

26

Intentional Teaching-What it can do for you

27

A Winning Submission?

28

Let's not get to Burn Out Stage

29

How to Manage Wellness in FDC

30

Understanding Myofunctional Therapy: What It Is and Why It Matters

31

Why services should NOT share their Dollars and Cents

32

The Art and Science of Play

33

Deciding to put your fees up? Listen to this first!

34

Holding Hands, Saving Lives with Michelle McLaughlin

35

Amplifying what you WANT to see, not the story you hear

36

A Fuelled Up Life with Sammi Jaeger

37

Do you own your business, or does your business own you?

38

Rekindling Joy in Early Years Education

39

Dealing with Trolls

40

Out of the Box with Rachel Smith

41

Throwing the Challenge to You!

42

From Detection to Prevention: Conversations on Child Safety with Kristi McVee

43

Programming is not Confusing: Unless you make it so!

44

Permission to Love Yourself First

45

Having an Honest Look at Yourself

46

Starting the Year feeling Meh?

47

New Year, New Focus: What will your word for 2024 be?

48

Sustainability in FDC: It aint just being green!

49

The Role of Confidence

50

Nurturing Deep Connections: The Essence of Relationship Building in FDC

51

THE HARMONY OF STRUCTURE AND FREEDOM IN FDC

52

Taking Personal Responsibility

53

Redefining Traditions: Guarding Energy, Embracing Challenges, and Cultivating Genuine Connections

54

Finding Balance in your Business and Life

55

Why I created the Summit

56

The Benifits of Virtual PD

57

How to balance it all

58

Community and the Lifelong Benifits

59

FDC Summit on Connections and Communities, and why these go hand in hand!

60

Exploring the signs of Burnout

61

The Importance of Deep Self Care and Professional Development

62

Risk Assessment in FDC

63

Setting Fair Fees

64

Exploring Pediatric Occupational Therapy in Early Childhood Education

65

The Power of Goal Setting in Early Childhood Education

66

Merging Early Childhood Education and Yoga: Empowering Children with Mindful Practices

67

Speak about Speech with Emily Mackie

68

What you actually get inside The Essential Elements

69

Helicopter to Hands Off...what is this all about?

70

Working Seasonally, and it ain't what you think!

71

Being Aware Of What You Say

72

Lil Fi Shares How To Use Music Intentionaly Within Your Program

73

Candy Lawrence - Shares unique insights into learning about life from spectacular children.

74

Incorporating Loose Parts Into Your Practice | Feat. Katrina Keegan

75

Intentional Teaching

76

Welcome to 2023!

77

Protecting children: proactive vs. reactive approaches | Feat. Kristi McVee

78

Authentically Embedding Indigenous Perspectives In FDC | Feat. Jess Staines

79

Women In Business: Achieving A Healthy Work/Life Blend | Feat. Donna Hann

80

Organising Your FDC Space | Feat. Susie Willett

81

The Future Direction of Family Day Care in Australia | Feat. Jason De Bakker

82

Taking A Neurodiversity-affirming Approach | Feat. Adina Levy

83

Women's Health, Energy Levels and The Importance of Art | Feat. Catherine Haigh

84

Accountability, Personal Transformation And Taking Control Of Your Mindset | Feat. Kell Quarrell

85

Sustainability: Environmental, Social and Personal | Feat. Cat Jackson

86

All Things Working With Children | Feat. Katrina Ashmore

87

Embedding Indigenous Perspectives In Early Childhood Education | Feat. Kathryn Oldfield and Brodie Vallence

88

Getting Fathers More Involved in Their Child's Early Education | Dr Jason Frishman

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