What is the Power of Play podcast?
The Young Explorers leadership team launched a new podcast, The Power of Play. Based on responses from last year’s parent interest survey, each podcast will highlight how play fosters an area of child development. You will hear from Young Explorers specialists, teachers, and even students. The podcast is available through the newsletter and wherever you download your podcasts.
Submit your questions
We want to hear your questions. If you have any questions or topics you'd like to learn more about, please let us know by submitting them to this survey and we will address them in one of our episodes.
Episode 3: Social-Emotional Learning
Join host Jen Andersen, Early Childhood educator Heather Lerner and Social Worker Katey Schwartzman to get tips on helping your child through "big feelings." They will discuss what age-appropriate emotional behavior regulation is and offer a few play-based strategies and activities to help parents navigate their child's development.
Listen now or find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music.
Episode 2: Play and Communication
Listen as Early Childhood teacher Jen Andersen talks with Speech Language Pathologists Kelly Breen and Kate Tigue and Early Childhood Teacher Holly Osifalujo about the role of play in the development of communication skills. By the end of this podcast, we hope you, too, have an understanding of how to grow your child's communication skills through all types of play!
Listen now or find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music.
Episode 1: Play and Cognition
In our first episode of The Power of Play, we talk about the role of play in the development of cognitive functions, such as problem-solving, memory, attention, and abstract thinking. Joining our host, early childhood teacher Jen Andersen, are school psychologist Maren Andersen, and early childhood teacher Sia Drakoulis...and some special little voices of our Young Explorers students!
Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Amazon Music (search Play-and-cognition the subscribe for future episodes!).
- GB
- MB
- WM