The Early Childhood Research Podcast

Why should dads read to their young children? Because research has shown that it’s incredibly beneficial! Today’s podcast episode focuses on why dads can make such great reading partners for their kids. You can listen to this episode above, listen to it on iTunes or Stitcher, or read the transcript below. Mums see it as an educational imperative In a study [...] The post Why Dads Should Read to their Kids #22 appeared first on Liz's Early Learning Spot.

Today we’re chatting with Dr Elizabeth Sandel about concussion in young children. What causes it. What we need to look for and how we can help during the recovery process. There are free posters, helpful links and a video for you to use when you approach this topic with your kids. In the classroom we [...] The post Concussion in Young Children: What You Need to Know #21 appeared first on Liz's Early Learning Spot.

Scribbling can have a huge positive impact on a child’s development, not just as a pre-writing skill, but to develop language, reasoning, problem solving and relationships. Learn what researchers have found and how we can optimise that knowledge in our homes and classrooms. There’s also a free download including templates your little ones might like [...] The post How Scribbling Fast Tracks our Kids #20 appeared first on Liz's Early Learning Spot.

Want to try attuned communication with your kids so you don’t have to rely so much on traditional classroom management techniques? Listen to this interview with Laura Fish, it’s got tons of great advice for building up our kids, giving them confidence and strengthening executive function through conversation! You can listen to this episode above, listen to [...] The post Attuned Communication instead of Classroom Management? #19 appeared first on Liz's Early Learning Spot.