Champions for NorCal Kids

#70  Listen in to the conversation with Wendy Dickens and Mike Freeman about hinge moments, having intentionality, and staying curious.  Who is your champion? wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org

#69  Listen in to the conversation with Wendy Dickens and Mike Freeman about hinge moments, having intentionality, and staying curious.  Who is your champion? wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org

#68  Join Wendy Dickens, Heidi Mendenhall, and special guest Nick Webb to expand in the conversation that started last week and learn how you can support books in the NICU in the north state. wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhal@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://www.supportmercynorth.org/Mercy-Redding-NICU https://www.amazon.com/Soccernomics-England-Germany-Australia-...

#67  Join Wendy Dickens, Heidi Mendenhall, and special guest Nick Webb who discusses his family's journey in the NICU and how it lead to his ongoing championing of early literacy. Hearing the first-hand account of the birth of both Nick's twins and the NICU book project will leave you inspired. And don't miss the expert tip at the end of the episode, three things we can all do when it is...

#66 Join Wendy Dickens, Heidi Mendenhall, and Simply Well Balanced founder and local first-grade teacher Lauren Tingley as she discusses her own journey to a more balanced life and how she now uses the information and strategies she has learned to support her students, her community, and her family. wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://si...

#65  Join regular podcast host Heidi Mendenhall in a special edition podcast featuring Family Table Talks. Heidi Mendenhall and Jennifer Torres host a local youtube series discussing topics that truly matter. This episode will discuss Oral Health; discuss local resources and share strategies through the lens of children and family. Champions for Norcal Kids is proud to present this special ed...

#64  Join Wendy Dickens, Heidi Mendenhall, and local school administrator, literacy champion, and author Nancy Veatch as they discuss early and middle literacy! wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://www.amazon.com/Literacy-Context-LinC-Instructional-Strategies/dp/0135034841

#63  Join regular podcast host Heidi Mendenhall in a special edition podcast featuring Family Table Talks. Heidi Mendenhall and Jennifer Torres host a local youtube series discussing topics that truly matter. This episode will discuss ACEs; discuss local resources and share strategies through the lens of children and family. Champions for Norcal Kids is proud to present this special edition!...

#62  Join regular podcast host Heidi Mendenhall in a special edition podcast featuring Family Table Talks. Heidi Mendenhall and Jennifer Torres host a local youtube series discussing topics that truly matter. This episode will discuss self-care; discuss local resources and share strategies through the lens of children and family. Champions for Norcal Kids is proud to present this special edit...

#61  Join regular podcast host Heidi Mendenhall in a special edition podcast featuring Family Table Talks. Heidi Mendenhall and Jennifer Torres host a local youtube series discussing topics that truly matter. This episode will discuss the 5 Protective Factors; discuss local resources and share strategies through the lens of children and family. Champions for Norcal Kids is proud to present th...

#60  Join regular podcast host Heidi Mendenhall in a special edition podcast featuring Family Table Talks. Heidi Mendenhall and Jennifer Torres host a local youtube series discussing topics that truly matter. This episode will discuss Help Me Grow; discuss local resources and share strategies through the lens of children and family. Champions for Norcal Kids is proud to present this special e...

#59  Join regular podcast host Heidi Mendenhall in a special edition podcast featuring Family Table Talks. Heidi Mendenhall and Jennifer Torres host a local youtube series discussing topics that truly matter. This episode will dispel some myths around homelessness; discuss local resources and share strategies through the lens of children and family. Champions for Norcal Kids is proud to prese...

#58  Join Wendy Dickens, Heidi Mendenhall, and special guests Gina Grecian, and Elena Bramble as they discuss the relationship-based services that Rowell offers to our counties.  wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://rfenc.org/Home/

#57  Join Wendy Dickens and Heidi Mendenhall as they dig into Emotional Literacy, describe what it is, why it matters, and share real-life examples of how it shows up for our youngest children and adults alike. For more on this explore Mark Brackett's work and publications. If you are interested in starting to explore emotional literacy with children, look into this list of books. https://www...

#56 Co-founder of local nonprofit IGYM Rebecca Hoerber shares her journey around balancing family, education, and career and how it blossomed into a successful non-profit. Join Rebecca, Heidi, and Wendy as they share some of their own life examples about how physical development is essential for supporting the whole child development. wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5sh...

#55  Join Wendy Dickens and Heidi Mendenhall as they dig into the underlying why behind the first 5 mantra “ talk read sing” and how these 3 things impact the foundation of all brain development including reading. They will unveil how they are all connected to one another and simple strategies any parent or caregiver can try to support this foundational development in children. wdickens@first...

#54  Join Wendy Dickens and Heidi Mendenhall as they dig into the nuts and bolts of trauma-informed care, who benefits, who can practice it, and where to find out more. Spoiler alert trauma-informed care starts with you!  wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://www.optimalbrainintegration.com/ https://www.wested.org/ https://ncsacw...

#53  Join Wendy Dickens and Heidi Mendenhall to discuss the importance of understanding and recognizing early milestones in our youngest children. Through personal experiences and research, they discuss available tools to all families that support understanding and identifying early milestones. Together they share local resources and programs that can help families and educators in this journ...

#52  Join Wendy Dickens, Heidi Mendenhall, and Special guest Jennifer Torres as they discuss family table talks! wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.org first5shasta.org first5tehama.org

#51 Join Wendy Dickens and Heidi Mendenhall and listen to them share about what early education means, and how we can use lessons learned to support ACCELERATED learning and WHOLE child learning.  wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://rrnetwork.org/

#50 Join Wendy Dickens, Heidi Mendenhall, and special guest Brin Greer as they discuss nature meditation for children and adults!  wendydickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://runwildmychild.com/sit-spotting-nature-meditation/

#49 Join Wendy Dickens, Heidi Mendenhall, and special guest Jennifer Torres as they all discuss how important school attendance is and ACES. wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/school-attendance-issues/ https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html

#48  Join Wendy Dickens and Heidi Mendenhall to discuss how to both identify your own needs in transitions as well as child needs and framing transitions to best support positive social-emotional growth and learning. wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5tehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://childmind.org/article/how-can-we-help-kids-with-transitions/

#47  Join Wendy Dickens, Heidi Mendenhall, and special guest Danielle Bettmann as she shares some of her journeys to becoming a coach as well as her go-to pro tips of learning through the parenting journey. As always Wendy and Heidi share their own learnings and failings as well as connect us to local resources that can support our learning along the way. wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall...

#46  Join Wendy Dickens and Heidi Mendenhall as they discuss how having social connections help relieve stress. wdickens@first5shasta.org hmendenhall@first5yehama.com first5shasta.org first5tehama.org https://www.verywellmind.com/stress-and-social-support-research-3144460