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Exploring the Impact of Societal Pressures, Cultural Differences, & Trauma on Communicative Intent In this episode, Ayelet Marinovich and Jess Burchiel discuss the importance of communicative intent and access to communication as a human right. Jess, a speech-language pathologist, shares her experiences working with children, emphasizing the value of responsive parenting and the challenges par...

A Co-Production from Learn With Less® and the Play On Words Podcast Are you constantly wondering if you’re doing enough as a parent? Do you feel pressure to “get it right” when it comes to your baby or toddler’s development? In this episode, In this co-produced episode, of the “Play On Words” podcast and the Learn With Less®” podcast, Ayelet Marinovich of  Learn With Less® joins h...

You’ll always know how to support a young child’s development with a laundry basket, a cardboard box, or a dishtowel! On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet discusses how a simple shift in our understanding of what we can view as “educational materials” or “toys” can help us see how little we actually need to buy … And also how much power there is in...

An Ultimate Checklist of Baby and Toddler Learning Essentials? Or Nah. On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet discusses the ways in which early development, everyday routines, everyday materials, and simple activities (often in which we are already engaging) are powerfully interconnected. If you are a new parent or caregiver wondering what you really need to support and connect wi...

Building a Sense of Community in Parenting On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet sits down with Desiree Viray, an early childhood educator, mother, entrepreneur, parent partner and parent educator, Learn With Less® facilitator, and the owner of Empowered Family Collective. Desiree’s purpose and joy are rooted in serving, empowering and walking with educators, parents / care...

Creative Ways to Add Movement into Your Young Child’s Day This  episode of the Learn With Less® podcast is the final of a 4-part series about incorporating play , language , music , and movement , into everyday routines. These episodes feature a conversation between Ayelet Marinovich (pediatric speech-language pathologist, founder & creator of the Learn With Less® curriculum) and Miranda...

Bringing Music Into Your Everyday Routine Can Support Early Learning ! This  episode of the Learn With Less® podcast is the third of a 4-part series about incorporating play , language , music , and movement , into everyday routines. These episodes feature a conversation between Ayelet Marinovich (pediatric speech-language pathologist, founder and creator of the Learn With Less® curriculum) and Mi...

Use Everyday Routines to Build Language Skills In Young Children: It’s Powerful! This  episode of the Learn With Less® podcast is the second of a 4-part series about incorporating play , language , music , and movement , into everyday routines. These episodes feature a conversation between Ayelet Marinovich (pediatric speech-language pathologist, founder and creator of the Learn With Less® c...

Turning Everyday Routines into Developmentally Enriching Play Experiences (Hint: You’ve Already Got What You Need) This  episode of the Learn With Less® podcast is the first of a 4-part series about incorporating play , language , music , and movement , into everyday routines. These episodes feature a conversation between Ayelet Marinovich (pediatric speech-language pathologist, founder and...

Building Equitable Outcomes for Families with Young Children Through Access to Information On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet sits down with Sydney Bassard. Sydney is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist, with a B.S. in Public Health. Her clinical focus areas are working with individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing and those with literacy challenges. Sydney...

How do we provide new families with the skills they need to support their baby or toddler’s development? This episode of the Learn With Less® podcast features an interview conducted by Joanne Cazeau, a recent guest another episode of the podcast, pediatric speech-language pathologist, owner of Koze Speech Therapy, and the brains behind the Instagram handle @thespeechpathologist. The intervie...

Empowering Parents is the Key As an educator or therapist, you recognize that empowering parents and caregivers is the key to supporting the families you serve. They’re the ones that are “doing it” everyday. Maybe you work primarily with children, and you want to expand to serve the family more holistically. Maybe you’re a therapist who believes in the parent coaching model...

Families already have  all the “right” tools to support their babies: they just need to know how to use them. In today’s episode, I’m going to be sharing with you the ultimate guide to supporting infant and toddler families through parent education. Because here’s the thing: The single most important thing your families need to realize about supporting their young child’s de...

Supporting The Family As A Unit , as a Parent Educator We’ve used the term “Mommy & Me” here because it’s a searchable term, but we refer to our Learn With Less® classes as “caregiver & me” classes. Not familiar with this term? We use it as one way to reflect our commitment to inclusivity. Our classes are open – and meant for – ALL parents an...

Bringing Together New Families to Build Community On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet sits down with Lindsay Teitelbaum, a pediatric speech-language pathologist, mother, parent educator, Learn With Less® facilitator, and the owner of the inclusive community play space, Spirited Play Labs. Lindsay’s physical community play space for new families is in San Ramon, California...

Creating Inclusive Communities for Families Who May Hold LGBTQ Identities On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, we sat down with Mason Aid, an LGBTQ educator focused on inclusion and how to take the next step in becoming an ally. We discussed: Mason’s background, and how they got into the work they’re doing today A few basic definitions of useful vocabulary, such as pronouns...

Just what is parent coaching in early intervention? On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, we sat down with Joanne Cazeau, of Koze Speech Therapy and @thespeechpathologist (Instagram). Joanne is a licensed pediatric speech-language pathologist and private practice owner who believes strongly in the power of parent coaching – working with caregivers directly to support their young c...

What’s in a pause? Take a moment to think about it. (#punintended) It’s the simple little tricks we love the most – pausing is such a simple strategy to use with young children, and works for many different reasons. Join Ayelet in this episode of  Learn With Less  as she discusses the power of the pause.  Within this podcast episode, we model ways to play, talk, sing, and move in order to support...

Looking for tricks to “make” your little one communicate? There are little tools we have. We, who work with little people, have tricks of the trade. One of them is the ability to tempt your small child into communicating. On this episode of  Learn With Less , Ayelet tells you all about this early communication strategy, known as “sabotage,” but also discusses why it’s a tool to tempt yo...

How do you support a bilingual child? How can you support bilingualism from day one? On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, we sat down with Diandra Morse, of Bilingual Playdate and Daring Hearts Counseling. Diandra is a licensed clinical social worker in New York State and a mother of two bilingual children. She supports families exploring bilingual parenting, and shares activities, res...

Bringing Joy to Early Parenthood By Supporting The Parent-Child Dyad On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet sits down with early childhood educator, mother, parent educator, Learn With Less® facilitator, and the face behind Early Intervention Mama, Miranda Zoumbaris. Miranda lives in Lansing, Michigan, has two young children, and is an incredible gift to her community. She’s bring...

How Rebecca Found the Will to Move Forward With Her Dreams, Despite Multiple Setbacks On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet sits down with pediatric occupational therapist, mother, parent educator, Learn With Less® facilitator, and founder of Santosha Wellness, Rebecca Hernandez. Rebecca lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and has her own private pediatric occupational therapy clinic w...

How these speech-language pathologists shifted their focus to parent education In today’s episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, we’re doing something a little bit different. We’re actually going to share with you the replay of a private event we held recently for accepted applicants of the Learn With Less® Facilitator Training and Certification Program , wherein we brought in...

How Carly Gained the Confidence to Find Balance and Transition into Private Practice In this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet sits down with pediatric speech-language pathologist, parent educator, Learn With Less® facilitator, mother, and founder of Kidnection LLC, Carly Dorfman. Carly is based in Parkland, Florida, and serves families in her private practice both within therapy, as...

Developmental Benefits of Using Music With Babies This week, I’m bringing back the very first episode of the Learn With Less® podcast. We’ve been going strong for 5 and a half years now, and whether you’re brand new to Learn With Less or you’ve been in our community for a while, I want to bring this information to the forefront of your mind again. It’s so exciting to revisit content I created year...