How do babies, toddlers, and young children learn about emotions? How to help babies and toddlers develop emotional skills, and top tips and resources for best practice when it comes to healthy emotional development and emotional regulation for toddlers. #emotionalskills #emotionalregulationfortoddlers #emotionactivitiesforkids #emotionaldevelopment #socialemotionalskillstoddlers #learnwithless @drlauramarkham

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Why use Sign Language with infants and toddlers? Using gestures and Sign Language with young children is a tool to support the development of verbal language. We discuss the evidence that supports this practice and great tips and resources for parents.

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Ayelet: So, today I would like to introduce a very special guest to you. Her name is Rachel Coley, she’s a pediatric occupational therapist, and creator of CanDo Kiddo, a really wonderful online resource for parents, caregivers of, and professionals working with infants and toddlers. She’s also the author of several books, including my personal favorite, “Begin With A Blanket.” Welcome, Rachel, thanks so much for being here on Learn With Less!

Rachel: Thank you, Ayelet! I love the podcast – I’ve been enjoying it with my little one during nap times for her brother lately.

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How to talk to your newborn baby and beyond: tips for talking to your infant and toddler to support communication development, beyond baby talk.

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When do babies start babbling? All you need to know about baby babble and vocal play, and how to boost your baby's communicative development.

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There are so many questions when it comes to raising a bilingual or multilingual child. Here are the top tips for raising a multilingual child.

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How DO you provide early literacy experiences for infants and toddlers?
In this episode, Ayelet sits down with Kayla O'Neill of Parenting Expert To Mom. Kayla and Ayelet discuss the term "early literacy," what kinds of experiences fall under that term (and how they foster and support early development), skills involved in the development of early literacy, and some wonderful tips and resources for integrating early literacy experiences into your everyday life. 

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Using routines in play is one of the easiest and most developmentally enriching ways to engage in play with an infant or toddler.

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In this episode, Ayelet sits down with Montessori Parenting Mentor and Home Consultant Jeanne-Marie Paynel. Jeanne-Marie is founder and CEO of Voila Montessori. She guides expectant parents and caregivers of young children on how to prepare their homes for their young children to thrive during the first years of life. Jeanne-Marie and Ayelet discuss the Montessori philosophy, some of the ways we can bring it into our home, and how we can apply it to our littlest of humans, infants and toddlers. Jeanne-Marie offers specific tips and resources for families with infants and toddlers to use when deciding how they might want to bring Montessori home.

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Looking for a new parent survival kit? The parenting resources at Learn With Less can help. With new parent tips, information about infant and toddler development, learning activity ideas for babies and toddlers, and tips for combatting new parent overwhelm. #newparent #parentsurvivalkit #learningactivitiesforbabies #toddlerlearningactivities #parentingpodcast #learnwithless

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Positive parenting, positive discipline, and parenting infants and toddlers. We know there is no "correct" way to parent, but how do various parenting styles impact our child's brain development?

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Find developmental activities for your toddler and baby - support and play with both your toddler and baby at the same time.

Strategies used to keep afloat as a mother of “two under two,” resources when searching for developmentally appropriate, simple play activities for babies and toddlers, and simple ways to engage two young children at the same time (without feeling guilty)! #twoundertwo #babyandtoddleractivities #toddlerlearningactivities #toddlermom #parenting #newmom #toddlermomlife #learnwithless

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How does development influence baby and toddler sleep habits and sleep changes? Ask any new parent and sleep struggles are a top issue! If you want to know how to get baby sleep through the night, and you're curious about a baby sleep schedule, learn more from a sleep consultant! #babysleepconsultant #babysleeptraining #babysleepthroughthenight #babysleepschedule #toddlersleepregression #toddlersleepthroughthenight #learnwithless

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How to stop yelling at your kids! You don't want to yell at your young kids, but it takes emotional regulation practices to help manage stress for parents. Positive discipline techniques for discipline with infants and toddlers. #toddlerdiscipline #stopyellingatyourkids #positiveparenting #positivediscipline #selfregulation #parenting #birthtothree #learnwithless

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Communication is made up of verbal and nonverbal components: the power of the pause is a technique used to help young children to communicate.

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What do our senses have to do with early development and learning? What's the difference between a toddler tantrum and a sensory meltdown?

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How do babies learn and develop? What do new parents need to know about how to support their new baby with learning activities for babies, or simple play ideas? Resources for new moms and dads, about how to support a baby's learning.
#babydevelopment #babydevelopmentactivities #simpleplayideas #babyplay #newbaby #newparents #parentingbook #learnwithless

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On this episode of the Learn With Less podcast, Ayelet speaks with author Tracy Cutchlow about one of the most difficult and important areas of raising young children: when our little ones are driving us crazy, how do we keep it together ourselves to raise a "good" human beings and support their development?

Ayelet and Tracy discuss the basic principles of Language of Listening®, ideas and research behind positive parenting strategies (and why these are often effective), and when parents can start using Language of Listening® strategies should it resonate with them.

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Wondering about the beneifts of wordless picture books? A wordless picture book is such a simple tool to develop early literacy skills - learn why!

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Sensory play and sensory activities for infants and toddlers seem to reign on Pinterest these days... but what IS sensory processing?

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