93. Positive ways to get to play activities bypassing the grumps
Nothing’s worse than a temper tantrum or discipline issues around a play activity. We all end up frustrated, cross and really unlikely to want to do the activity. Play activities can all too easily be derailed by high emotions.
Today I’m talking to Amy Speidel of Conscious discipline about approaches to use to move us through this season of Early childhood learning.
We are teaching and learning through conflict situations so we can be about the business of play.
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What we learn in this podcast::
- What is conscious discipline?
- about brain based research and how it impacts discipline
- about coaching our children on what to do in the three states
- Benefits of using the technique S.T.A.R to turn off the alarm system so we can problem solve.
- an alternative approach to just “Time Out” to solve a problem.
- What to do if they are watching a program and they don’t want to turn off the TV
- the truth about yelling, “Calm down”.
- Where to place our focus when disciplining.
- How saying don’t hit actually reinforces the hitting? and changing that!
- Tips for “Inside voice” and Whining
- Nine words that will limit whining!
- …”this behaviour needs more skill …it needs more experience”
- that children think in pictures and why your home should change because of it
- ways to curb our frustrations as parents during these high emotion times
- Gas or Fire technique
- …quick techniques and tips
- teaching the need for control and our feelings like anger.
Links::
Wiring the brain for success : TEDTalk
Conscious discipline.com
Books to share with our children about emotions: Shubert series
Loving Guidance videos on Youtube.
Butterfly garden :: Sun Hats and Wellie boots
What we do with our children makes a difference
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Thank you for listening and being a playmate!
92. How to Know if Montessori Education is Right For Your Family
Take a peak into Montessori.
Barbara Issacs, Academic Director of Montessori centre international, ( MCI) She’s also the author of Bringing the Montessori Approach to your Early Years Practice and Understanding the Montessori Approach: Early Years Education in Practice. She’s been a proprietor of a Montessori Nursery, trainer of Montessori teachers as well as Senior Accreditation officer for the Montessori Accreditation and Evaluation Board talks to us today about Montessori education
LEARNING TOGETHER – WHAT MONTESSORI CAN OFFER YOUR FAMILY :: Find out more about Montessori
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What we learn in this podcast::
- Recognising Montessori education
- Who would benefit from montessori educational philosophy
- Montessori after the Early Years
- Basic montessori resources for play
- Learn what we would see in a Montessori Early childhood classroom
- What makes a good montessori school
- Starter Montessori activities at home
Links::
Emma of Mummymummymummymum.com: Guess who duplo game :: Voicemail from Angeliquefelix.com
Here’s What You Could Do Next…
Now that you listened to this episode of Raising Playful Tots, here’s what you could to do next:
- Education is meaningless without action. So, tell me what you learned from this episode, and how you plan to apply it to your family in the comment section.
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Thank you for listening and being a playmate!
91 Getting to grips with baby and toddler play activities
Rainy Day Mum started in 2011 as a way to share the ideas that I had for a rainy day with J my then 20 month old as everything I found on the internet didn’t work for us, was either too simple or way too advanced for him. It’s developed over the last 9 months and now aims to make everyday fun for Babies and Toddlers with crafts, activities, play ideas, learning experiences, exploring the outdoors and books for children as well. As my children grow so do the range of activities and ideas that I share.- Cerys of Rainy Day Mum :: Twitter :: Facebook :: Pinterest
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We learn:
- about the best places to start play activities
- about good free play activities and examples
- about experimental play and sensorial activities
- about process art
- Planning for play at home
- ways to construct Imaginative and creative environments
- top tips for keeping the kids busy when we’re out and about.
- Activities to do when you have a new baby and a toddler.
- A day in the life of baby and toddler play.
- How to get things done with a schedule
- How Cerys became Rainy day mum?
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90. How do you divide your time between work that has to get done and playing with your child?
How do you divide your time between work that has to get done and playing with your child? Allie from NoTimeForFlashcards.com, Educator and creative crafter and Melitsa share their struggles,systems, solutions and stories about the age old question; are we doing enough ( or too much?)
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We learn:
- Deciding how much time to spend crafting
- Dealing with the frustration of them refusing to do a brilliantly thought out activity
- Working out your day with play included
- Why we should plan some play
- How to give individual time when you have two chidlren
- The glory of quiet time
- Planning to be unstructured
- Having realistic expectations of length of play depends on their age/stage
- Stretching out an activity- getting the most from an activity
- Training and teaching what happens when you need to get things done.
- Scheduling the TV hours
- ebb and flow of the day
Give me Five minutes :: How easy is it to just let them play?
Book Allie mentioned she loved: Playful Parenting
Play with one child vs Play with two children
Allie’s: Alphabet activities ebook
Crayon Freckles: Painting with Kitchen utensils
Visit Allie on Pinterest:: Twitter :: Facebook
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89. What to consider when developing a creative play space
Dot Male is a mother and trained kindergarten teacher. She runs Steiner Parent and Child Groups and organises courses for parents and Parent and Child Group leaders. She lives in York. Dot is the author of Parent and Child Group Handbook
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We learn:
- the importance of rhythm and routine in a play space.
- what our environment is for- is it engaging? entertaining or something else?
- about the benefits of going back to basics and learning about what our children should/can do
- about imitation and what we can do to encourage toddlers to imitate
- Ideas for everyday play for young children
- about Simplicity parenting workshops and the benefits of group study on really changing our environment
Buy the book: Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
- Focus on the 4 areas of simplicity
- Parenting with your partner who’s not on board
- Testing out different ideas works
- About focusing out and not focusing in.
- Why we need less toys and the impact of more toys on deep play
- Easy working checklist for simplifying toys
Parenting podcasts :: World Read aloud day: Interview :: 10 unusual places to read aloud :: Cultivating a read aloud :: World read aloud day with Pam Allyn
Pinterest: Kid blogger Network Activities and Crafts board
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