Family Engagement Fridays Podcast by ELV

Send us Fan Mail This week we chat with our very own Sue Kansteiner.  Sue is a Early Learning Ventures Child Care Partnership Specialist.   Spring is upon us and we thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to discuss how to get your children involved in gardening.    Growing a Seed in a Paper Towel   Gardening with Kids Ideas that Work   Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Mon...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Lisa Rodriguez defines Autism and shares the signs and symptoms of Autism.  She discusses what parents can do at home to support their child and the diagnose process.   Resources:   Case management services     local parent facebook page   Autism Society – each state has their own chapter   Kyo Events   Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Mont...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation Paris Baker, the Family and Early Childhood Manager at the Clyfford Still Museum talks about their program offerings and their mission to make art more accessible to young families. They have programs for infants (Art Crawl), for children from 15 months to eight years old (Maker Mornings) and for school agers (Free inStill). The inStill experiences are at the...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation Jennifer speaks to Laura Vega Flores, ELVs Early Intervention Coordinator about how best to advocate for your child with special needs.   Your child has rights and so do you!     Resources:   Peak Parent Center:  https://www.peakparent.org/   Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures

Send us Fan Mail Description:    Jennifer and Colleen talk about Strengthening Families’ key protective factor: Social Connections.  Why is this important and how do I know who my village is?  Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures

Send us Fan Mail In this final session (for now) Colleen continues her conversation with Vail Shoultz-McCole, MA Ed ECE, MA Ed who is discussing how to find “loose parts” around the house and outdoors for children to play with and learn   Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast Colleen Roahrig speaks to Vail Shoultz-McCole, MA Ed ECE, MA Ed who is discussing how to find “loose parts” around the house and outdoors for children to play with and learn    Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast Colleen Roahrig speaks to Vail Shoultz-McCole, MA Ed ECE, MA Ed who is discussing how to find “loose parts” around the house and outdoors for children to  play with and learn.    Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Jennifer García Rosendo speaks to Elise Henson from My Friend Ben .   My Friend Ben is  a FREE tool that will tell you what benefits and tax credits you’re eligible to receive, the time it will take you to apply and the estimated cash value of the benefits and tax credits.      www.myfriendben.org     Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthl...

Send us Fan Mail Trigger Warning:    I n this podcast Colleen Roahrig speaks to Liz Kregar, LCSW and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant for Mind Springs in Grand Junction, CO regarding Postpartum depression. Liz talks about possible symptoms that may present following the birth of a baby and who could be impacted and when to seek support.  Resources:   Book: Dropping the Baby and other scary...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation Colleen Roahrig speaks to Liz Kregar, LCSW and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant for Mind Springs in Grand Junction, CO.   Learn ways to help your verbal and non –verbal children to address behavior challenges and disputes with other children. Help to teach your children empathy for others.  Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Ne...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation Colleen Roahrig speaks to Liz Kregar, LCSW and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant for Mind Springs in Grand Junction, CO.  Learn ways to communicate with your child’s caregiver on an ongoing basis to best support you and your child.   Circleofsecurityinternational.com   Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learni...

Send us Fan Mail Description: In this conversation, Sue Kansteiner speaks with Morgan from Wee cycle. She speaks about their mission which is to recycle essential baby gear and match it to Colorado families in need.   Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures

Send us Fan Mail   In this conversation, Sue Kansteiner speaks with Crystal Huntington about how Hands of the Carpenter supports single women with dependent children by providing automobile services which can include vehicle placement, vehicle education, vehicle maintenance and repairs.  Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures

Send us Fan Mail Tammy Miller, MA. Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Director of Children’s Programs and Services at Anchor Center for Blind Children in Denver will discuss the importance of vision.  Additionally, she will describe how vision problems are detected, the most common vision problems in children and what parents/teachers can watch for.  Early detection and diagnosing are KE...

Send us Fan Mail   In this conversation, Sue Kansteiner speaks to Dianna Croce to learn ways to recycle with your children and your whole family. She speaks about how recycling can include paper, cardboard, glass, etc. We can take our used items to thrift stores and buy items from thrift stores. We can take old blankets to animal shelters, etc. You can contact Dianna Croce <DCroce@parkerpch.com...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Garcia Rosendo talks with Joe’Mar Hooper Hooper from 3rd Decade .  3rd Decade provides financial education for young adults and strives to help individuals overcome prevalent financial literacy problems.  In this conversation, we will chat about what 3rd Decade is, and how to access it.      To apply for 3rd Decade Finance Program find it here:  https://3rddecade.org/appl...

Send us Fan Mail Sue Kansteiner has a discussion with Alisha Mullins, an Early Learning Ventures Childcare Partnership Specialist, mother and grandmother about using less toxins in her home and everyday life as a way to improve her family’s health.  Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures

Send us Fan Mail To celebrate the one year anniversary of Family Engagement Fridays, we will be sharing the top listened podcasts over the next few weeks. In this podcast, originally aired January, 27th, 2023, Jennifer Garcia Rosendo speaks to Early Learning Venture’s very own Ty Johnson, Early Education Manager regarding how best to develop a relationship with your child’s teacher. Learn more abo...

Send us Fan Mail To celebrate the one year anniversary of Family Engagement Fridays, we will be sharing the top listened podcasts over the next few weeks.   We will be back with new episodes in the new year.    Darcy Wilson from Hilltop Family Connections with us and she will be discussing Love and Logic techniques for infants and toddlers  Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Month...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, Jennifer Garcia Rosendo speaks to Early Learning Ventures Disabilities Coordinator, Laura Vega Flores to find out why Early Intervention is so important.     Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures

Send us Fan Mail This replay may give some ideas on how best to support children during holiday eating.    Jennifer Garcia Rosendo speaks to Jennifer Anderson RD of Kids Eat In Color about how best to feed your family when your littles are picky and your time (or food access) is limited.    Kids Eat In Color   about how best to feed your family when your littles are picky and your time (or food ac...

Send us Fan Mail Learn more about the WIC Program (Women, Infants, and Children).  WIC can change the lives of families through nutrition education, breastfeeding and formula feeding support, and helping your budget by providing nutritious foods.    Moms, dads, foster families, and caregivers can see if they qualify and learn more by going to coloradowic.com Learn more about Early Learning Venture...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of National Family Literacy month, we are replaying this great episode.   Mary and Andy, Early Literacy Librarians from Arapahoe Libraries , discuss ways that caregivers can help young children get ready to read.  They share five strategies: Read, talk, sing, write and play.  Vroom: https://www.vroom.org/   A free resource for helping adults build strong brains in their l...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Garcia Rosendo talks with Lora Stanfield Rohlman a Program Manager at Early Childhood Network in Garfield County about how to incorporate math activities  everyday with your children.     Learn more about Early Learning Ventures !      ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures