The Child Care Bar And Grill

Josie joins for discussion on rhymes and word play as part of language development.

Josie The Librarian is back and we talk school reopening (or not), home school, and more.

In this episode, we talk about how doing nothing is often a good course of action and how "better than nothing" can be a high hurtle to get over. Plus, some talk about bugs, deer, and dogs.

Author, speaker, and early educator Tamar Jacobson joins us to talk about what Jeff calls the personal baggage caregivers tote into their interactions with children.

Author, speaker, and early educator Tamar Jacobson joins us to talk about what Jeff calls the personal baggage caregivers tote into their interactions with children.

Lisa brings a listener topic into the studio and we unpack it.

We talk masks, maskholes, reading body language, recommended vs required, and more.

We toss around the idea that to keep a play environment operating smoothly sometimes you need to create friction and other times you need to add lubrication. We also applaud the fact that we make it through the whole episode without making a lube or friction joke.

We discuss adult commenting and commanding during play.

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We talk about transitioning from a focus adult-planned themes to real play.

We talk about getting back to center after you drift personally or professionally.

As they check out the club scene in a strange new city, the gang meet up with three vampire brothers.

Turns out real play allows kids to practice and understand social skills.

We talk balancing adult and child needs in the play environment.

In this episode, Becky hires a wizard to play a joke and the gang heads out for a night on the town while they wait for Amanda's new robot body.

How do you deal with visiting classroom outsiders who want to diagnose and label children? Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click the links for more Jeff or Lisa. For a small fee we can issue self-study certificates for listening to podcasts.

A small irritant can impact your interactions with other people. Bigger irritants can mean bigger impacts. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click the links for more Jeff or Lisa. For a small fee we can issue self-study certificates for listening to podcasts.

Thanks for listening! Amanda comes apart. Becky does some shopping. Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. Get your Miss Becky’s Classroom T-Shirt! Connect with the cast, leave a comment, or ask a question here.

Jeff's not making toys any more but that's going to lead to more time for other early learning related projects. We discuss this transition. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click the links for more Jeff or Lisa. For a small fee we can issue self-study certificates for listening to podcasts.