Listen today as Janni Nicol, a consultant specialising in Steiner Waldorf, Core tutor at the University of Plymouth, and author of Creative play for your toddler Steiner Waldorf Expertise and toy projects 2-4 talks about Steiner- Waldorf education. This is a play concept that is becoming more popular. This is the second part of her interview as she continues to gives activity ideas and information about how important this style of play concept impacts our 21st Century children in this 29 minute podcast.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

Introduction to Janni Nicol, tutor, consultant and International author of Creative Play for Your Toddler: Steiner Waldorf Expertise and Toy Projects for 2 – 4s

02:15 What happens in a Steiner Kindergarten?

Bringing the Steiner Waldorf Approach to Your Early Years Practice (Bringing… to Your Early Years Practice)

04:30 Explaining the 3Rs-

09:55 The family approach to Waldorf education

10-:43 Storytelling and puppetry using the Waldorf/ Steiner approach.

16:25 Recommendations for Waldorf education

You Are Your Child's First Teacher: What Parents Can Do with and for Their Children from Birth to Age Six (Early Years)

www.waldorfearlychildhood.org |www.allianceforchildhood.org | www.allianceforchildhood.org.uk | www.steinerwaldorf.org

19:01 What type of family is suitable for the Waldorf/Steiner approach?

21:37 Janni Nichols books:

Creative Play for Your Toddler: Steiner Expertise and Toy Projects for 2 Years – 4 Years |Celebrating Christmas Together: Nativity and Three Kings Plays with Stories and Songs (Festivals)
|Free to Learn: Introducing Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education (Early Years Series)

24:15 Kari of Active kids club

Weekly find: @thestorymouse

The Story Mouse website

Have a look at some ideas for play for those young babies who want to grab everything. See the best type of play for them in this ebook.

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Today's show is part two of the interview with Maya from Memetales. Last week in show # 34  Maya talked to us about mobile apps, technology and her interactive website Memetales. This is part two exploring more about memetales and how we can get involved in this 24 minute show.
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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

05:15 Picking vegetables |Blackberry and Apple loaf

08:20 Interview with Maya Bisneer of Memetales.com

Tips Getting children to read during the holidays

Audible kids

Barefoot books

13:27 workshops to create the crafts and stories and books.

iphone/ipad apps by the end of the year.

14:09 How do you contribute to memetales.com as a writer or illustrator?

memetales.com

@memetales

19:37 Dr Petra Kern

Weekly find: Early childhood educators

Dawn Does My Toddler Need Speech Therapy?

Show # 29 Lisa with Talking Tots   Lisa of Talking Tots

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Maya from Memetales talks to us today about mobile apps, technology and her interactive website Memetales.  This is part one of our conversation in this 25 minute show.
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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:24 What's been happening?

04:00  Questions

04:45  Traveling with My busy kit

05:44  Interview with Maya Bisneer of Memetales.com

08:08 Background and founding of Memetales.com

08:51 How does Memetales help mums to make the most of playtime?

Youtube of Children's stories | video and Audio Children's stories.

12:51 Importance of sharing stories

13:18  Comment on Geekdance.com: Parents using smartphones to entertain bored kids CNN.com ——–Preschool and elementary apps———

15:27 Special needs and Autistic children are drawn to touching and touch screen apps helps them.

18:55 Educational apps

Lisa of Talking Tots

@memetales

Weekly find: Play Academy from @nurturestore

Have a link to share?

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Emily's email question on Waldorf play: Can you help?

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Traveling with your child isn't always the most playful of experiences. Lorraine Akeman Mom and blogger Co-founder of My Busy Kit shares the fun you can have with a special busy kit made for your child to enjoy while traveling in this 24 minute show.
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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:30 Last week was Dr Petra Kern.

03:00 Introduction .Lorraine tells her story of how she came from thought to product.

05:30 What's a busy kit?

10:00 Community project ideas with my busy kit.

Visit their site: mybusykit.com

Facebook.com/mybusykit

Family blog: keepsmesmiling.com

16:55  Dr Golinkoff.

Weekly find: Fat Brain Toys

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Dr Petra Kern owner of Music Therapy consulting share insights into playful activities to do with  Under 5 children using music. Music you would find in any home with any person. She also talks about the universality of music for families, disabilities and Autism in this 27 minute podcast.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
02:45Dr Petra Kern's Owner, Music Therapy Consulting find her on the web @ www.musictherapy.biz

02:55 Importance of music in young children.

04:30 Importance of music for children with Autism and children with disabilities.

06:30 Common ground with families and music

07:05 What or when are windows of opportunity for children 0-3?

10:35 What is motherease?

• Dr. Aniruddh Patel
• Getting in Tune: The Powerful Influence of Music on Young Children’s Development
  By Levine-Gelb Communications, Claire Lerner, and Lynette A. Ciervo

14:05 Games and activities for daily life: supermarket, changing diapers and getting in and out of the car.

15:20  Music in preschool and K life

19:21 Weekly find: Elise | Inspiration Surrounds, Creativity Abounds

http://etadventures.blogspot.com/2010/06/upcycling-humble-toilet-roll.html
http://etadventures.blogspot.com/2010/06/rising-to-challenge.html
http://etadventures.blogspot.com/2010/04/its-wrap.html

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What's in your preschoolers backpack? Is it full of crafts and activities? Lurking near the bottom is probably a newsletter or something for us to read. This week I take a look at what we find in our preschool newsletter. Is it useful for parents other than just dates or does it help connect and play with our children in this 21 minute podcast.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:08 Last week Janni Nicol show #30 Steiner/Waldorf play

01:21 Are you a mum with a question about play or want to share your play ideas? Email me. or Voice mail 512 827 0505 x 3998

01:51 Moving. Finding toys, yard sales and collaborating together

04:22 Starting age of school in the UK and overview of our preschool experiences so far.

05:03 Preschool information that they bring home? Newsletter

09:07 Suggested home activities

10:31 Month of preschool emails about play

14:41 Weekly newsletter of play activities | Play-activities.com

16:23 Judy Johnston: Tessy and Tab

16:33 Weekly finds:

• 6 Fun Things to Do with a Cardboard Box
• 10 Picture Books that Teach Important Life Lessons
• Summer reading challenge

18:19  Outdoor products contest|  TV  appearance

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Janni Nicol Consultant specialising in Steiner Waldorf, Core tutor at the University of Plymouth , and author of Creative play for your toddler Steiner Waldorf Expertise and toy projects 2-4 talks about Steiner- Waldorf play a play concept that is becoming more popular. She gives background on the movement, activity ideas and information about how important this style of play concept impacts our 21st Century children in this 29 minute podcast.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:35 Moving with kids. How do you do with play inmind? Pizza bites

03:00 Love hearing about what play is happening with you. Email me. or Voice mail 512 827 0505 x 3998

04:16 Last week  Talking Tots. This week Janni Nicol.

05:15 Introduction to Janni Nicol, tutor, consultant and International author of Creative Play for Your Toddler: Steiner Waldorf Expertise and Toy Projects for 2 – 4s

05:45: How would you recognise Steiner Waldorf play? What is it?

08:35 What type of play activities and toys would you expect to see in a Steiner home for your baby?

11:15 Examples of games you would play with your child

11:50 Treasure basket play: Learn how to set up your own

14:00 When do you start formal schooling?

14:30 Different play at different ages.It is important how children play with each other at different ages. Very different when child and adult plays together and child to child plays.

17:25 Imitation is important. Adults need to be worthy of imitation.

18:48 Whatever you do. Do it properly. Start and all the way to the end to see it completed and accurately.

20:39 Collecting the materials with your child and making it together is part of the fun of play in the Steiner-Waldorf approach

22:00 Educational toys have a very different effect on children.

22:31 Judy Johnston: Tessy and Tab

Weekly find: KaBoom playdays

What are your thoughts on Steiner and Waldorf play?

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Lisa Houghton from Talking Tots talks about language development and games for babies and toddlers. She gives practical ideas to do if you suspect your child needs speech and language help. Plus advice on who to compare your child to and the benefits of going to classes with your child in this 31 minute podcast.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
01:04 Love hearing about what play is happening with you. Email me. or Voice mail 512 827 0505 x 3998
01:23 Last week Just ask baby. This week Lisa Houghton of Talking Tots.
02:22 Introduction to Lisa Houghton of Talking Tots

03:00 Baby and Toddler games we should all know
04:00 Importance of mirroring and conversations skills with babies
04:26 Early action finger rhymes plus tactile and touching games like Row row your boat
05:55 Toddlers experience an explosion in language. Try a ready steady game using cause and effect.
07:00 Importance of books and using pausing.
07:34 Become an amateur commentator for your toddler
08:00 The power of the pause and finding the right balance.
09:27 Comparing language with your mates.

09:52 Is your child understanding you in simple instructions; socialising; playing ok? Follow your child's lead.
10:13 Go and ask Health care professional. Never wasting their time. Better to check than sit and worry.

11:15 Stammering and Stuttering. To intervene or not?
12:25 Intervene with Stammering and stuttering don't leave it.

13:20 Do siblings learn language differently?

15:15 Tip for going to a Health Professional- Write everything down and jot down observations and thoughts.

16:02 You suspect your child needs to see a Health Professional what steps would you suggest a parent do between now and that appointment?

18:00 Tips and advice for speech language for parents

• Make time to talk
• enjoy chatting together
• Start from day one.

18:52 What is Talking Tots?

19:18 Crucial foundation for all children is to listen and attend. If you miss that foundation then the rest of the house is a bit rocky.

21:02 Can you bring a busy tot to these classes? Should you?
Website:  TalkingTots.info |  Twitter: @LisaTalkingTots
23:04 Tara from Books by Tara.com
23:10 Blog: Totsy's place
23:39 Raising Playful Tots Index

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In this  21 minute podcast Mark Hamilton from Just ask Baby talks about toys for babies and toddlers through their new ebook.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome
00:45 Moving from the car to stream
01:40 What do you bring with you to the beach/stream or waterpark for the kids?

02:10 Start your own Outdoor playgroup and Small Fry fun

02:35 Love hearing about what play is happening with you. Email me. or Voice mail 512 827 0505 x 3998

03:30 Last week it was Josh Golin of CCFC and this week it's Mark Hamilton of Just ask baby.com

04:27 Introduction to Mark Hamilton of Just ask baby

04:55 Do babies need toys to learn? If they do what toys would you suggest?

07:25  Book recommendation : Dr Elkind- The Hurried Child cautions against hurrying your child.

07:55 No evidence that your child who speaks earlier will go on to be great at literature.

08:45 What is the problem with having too many toys as an infant?

08:50 focus and relationship

09:20 When do babies start interacting with toys and how can we support them during that time?

10:45 Hi tech toys. How useful are they and will a child miss out by not using them?

12:05 Learn frustration early they keep this all their life.

12:45 AAP  suggests limits for screen time for under2s.

12:58 Comment on the Einstein DVD refund of 2009

13:40 There are huge amounts of independent scientific information about what is right and not right for your child. Seek them out.

13:55 Get away from  peer group and social pressure about what is right for your child.

15:55 What would you encourage parents to  look for in a toy?

17:00 JustAskBaby.com  Aim is to show the world from a childs perspective. Child led.  Get the free report on  “Too many Toys”   They are independent science.

10month baby is the talk show host.

18:45 Pink and Green Mama

@JustAskBaby | JustAskBaby.com

Weekly find: The Madhouse

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In this 28 minute podcast you’ll learn about Josh Golin  from the Campaign for a commercial free childhood. Josh fills us in on  many ways to reduce the commercialism in our children's lives and catches us up on developments that led to the Einstein DVD refund in 2009.

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00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:45 Road trip ideas

02:00 Take an Audio book for a road trip.

03:30 Love hearing about what play is happening with you. Email me. or Voice mail 214 615 6506 ex 3998

04:00 Introduction to Josh Golin. Einstein DVD refund.

06:03  What is the mission of the CCFC?

07:04 How many ads do children really see in a year and has that changed much over time?

In 1983 $100 million a year was spent on Advertising to children by 2008 $17 billion dollars.

09:25 Pester power and marketing strategy

12:18 Merchandise and the parent: Do you feel judged for wanting a room in a character for your child?

12:31 Why you need to reduce screen time and how keeping screens out of the bedroom helps.

14:30 Einstein DVD refunds 2009 What happened?

17:06 How can you take a shower without putting my son in front of a Baby Einstein?

18:01 How do you find better toys that are not expensive and not commercial as well?

20:01 Do we buy too many toys now?

21:41 Fact sheets to help learn more about a commercial free childhood found at Campaign for a commercial free childhood.

@commericalfree

Caldecott Books of 2010 |  Spoon |  Savvy Summer Play- Relax magazine

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