An Early Childhood Journey: Recent Episodes
Adeona Family
Early childhood education meets practical parenting tips as Tracy and Zoe cover everything from childcare and child development to parenting and much more.
On this episode of the Adeona podcast, Tracy and Zoe discuss all things relating to the common daycare illnesses. Learn more about Adeona’s sick children policies and procedures for handling illnesses and exposure at our centers, as well as how you can help prevent the spread of illness in your center.
Thank You For Listening We’d love to hear from you! If you have any feedback, suggestions or questions about anything we discussed today, please feel free to reach out – tracy@adeona.com.au.
Our early childhood education centres:
Coorparoo | Mitchelton | Noosaville | Mackay
On this episode of the Adeona Family Podcast, Tracy & Zoe are joined by Rebecca from Nature Play QLD to discuss all things outdoor play and its importance in early childhood education and development.
This episode discusses:
- What is nature play and how outdoor play benefits children
- What families can do to expose children to outdoor nature play
- Nature play activities, ideas and downloadable sheets
- Free form creativity and earth art with nature’s loose parts
- How to encourage children during independent outdoor play
- How Nature Play QLD supports the community, families, early childhood centers and schools
- Why unstructured play is so important to a child’s development
On this episode of the Adeona Family Podcast, Tracy and Zoe discuss the importance of smooth transitions in childcare. Whether your child is transitioning from a home environment into an early childhood education, moving up into another childcare room, or whether they're transitioning into a school environment, we'll walk you through the process and resources you'll need.
On this episode of the Adeona Family Podcast, Zoe is joined by professional speech pathologist Claire Mayers who gives practical advice about all things relating to communication in the Early Years, and how to develop these vital skills through interactions with your child on a daily basis.
On this episode of the Adeona Family Podcast, Tracy and Zoe discuss how to navigate the holiday season with children and families, the importance of advocating for your child's voice, passive toys, and how we can respect our children's boundaries.
On this episode of the Adeona Family Podcast: An Early Childhood Journey, we discuss the importance of self care, support and mental health as a parent and care-giver, as well as practical tips for reaching your inner calm.
On this episode we discuss the need for co-regulation with significant care-givers in the lives of children and how this helps children build the vital skills necessary in order to self regulate.
While biting is completely normal behaviour, it is one we have to address—left unaddressed things are going to escalate.
In this episode of the Adeona Family Podcast: An Early Childhood Journey, Tracy and Zoe are joined by Chris and John from The Fathering Project to talk all things Dads.
Why it's important to prioritise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in our day-to-day lives and how families can incorporate those perspectives at home in a meaningful way.
Guest host: Cecelia Wright
When our child is displaying antisocial behaviour, how should we respond? How can we promote social behaviour? And what's the difference between punishment and discipline?
What is play-based learning? What are the criteria of play? What are the 5 key learning areas? Our goal is to encourage and support the excitement and curiosity of the external world through which children fill their knowledge.
When is the right time to start toilet learning? What signs might your child be giving to let you know they’re ready? And how should we deal with accidents or setbacks?
On this episode we wrap up our 3 part series on emotional health by shining a light on the emotions of children and how we can employ proven strategies and techniques to help manage them.
On this episode of the Adeona podcast, we’re delving deeper into the mechanics of emotional learning - the physical and biochemical development that supports, and is crucial to, emotional development. What’s actually happening in the brain, how much does it develop in the early years and why is it important to understand.
What is emotional learning, emotional knowledge or social-emotional learning? What does it mean in the early childhood education practice and how does it relate to the life of the parent?