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Dr. Michael Ungar: Building Resilience in the Early Years

In this video, Dr. Michael Ungar, Director of the Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University in Canada, explains how building resilience in children can help them to recover from issues caused by pandemic environments, improve their capacity to succeed, have healthy cognition and well-being, and prepare them for a bright future. https://youtu.be/axrBrpbR5wc Dr. Michael Ungar…

Bycsteele5 May 20220Comments

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Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk: Recognising the Power of Connection

Over the past several decades, scientists have made very significant discoveries about the importance of connection for human beings. I believe that every single person deserves to understand this science. It matters because the emotional lessons we learn during our infant years last. They live on in our biology. Every time you start your day, you draw…

Bycsteele5 May 20220Comments

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Greg Bottrill: Play Loves You…

There’s something you should know... Play loves you. It always has, and it always will. Maybe let that just sit with you for a while. Feel it. Allow the love that play has for you to glow within you. Play has loved you for your whole life. It gave you a tiny flame for you to hold in your…

Bycsteele5 May 20220Comments

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Alice Sharp: Cherishing Connections

As practitioners, parents and caregivers, there’s a desire for our children to be active in mind, body and heart. In this video, Alice Sharp delves into the importance of cherishing connections, whether that be human connections or a connection to the environment we are part of by outlining the six core strengths. Alice shares what the…

Bycsteele5 May 20220Comments

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Erika Christakis: Reclaiming the Rhythm of Early Childhood

One of the puzzles of modern life is the gap between what we know about how children think and grow, on the one hand, and the daily lived experience of children and their caregivers, which rarely reflects children’s strengths or needs and can often be quite unpleasant. This is puzzling because young children are extraordinarily…

Bycsteele5 May 20220Comments

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Why is STEAM Important in the Early Years?

Introduction to Little STEAMers I’m Laura and I teach Little STEAMers classes for children aged 2-5 where we learn about STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths) with hands-on practical activities. Why is STEAM important in Early Years? I love coming up with activities that get young children playing, exploring and learning about STEAM, because…

Bycsteele3 May 20220Comments

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Alistair Bryce-Clegg: Find out more about the host of our ‘Little Lockdowners’ webinar

Alistair Bryce-Clegg joins our panel of global experts as they discuss the potential impacts of lockdown on early years children. Alistair Bryce-Clegg is an award-winning Early Years author, blogger, product designer and advocate of play. His work has been published in several books and magazines, and he has worked as an Early Years advisor for various…

Bycsteele11 April 20220Comments

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Dr. Michael Ungar: Why building resilience in children matters

Dr. Michael Ungar shares why building resilience in children is vital for their well-being and ability to learn and develop. Dr. Michael Ungar is both a family therapist and internationally-renowned researcher in the field of social and psychological resilience. As Director of the Resilience Research Centre at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, he has published 17…

Bycsteele11 April 20220Comments

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Erika Christakis: The impact of the pandemic on Early Years learning

Erika Christakis discusses long-standing concerns in early years learning, and how human connection is key to unlocking healthy cognition. Erika Christakis is an early childhood educator and New York Times bestselling author of The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need From Grownups. A former preschool director and faculty member of the Yale Child Study Center,…

Bycsteele11 April 20220Comments

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Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk: Early Years developmental insights

Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk explores how environments can impact babies – even before birth – and what implications this could have for pandemic babies. Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk is an infant development specialist speaker, trainer and researcher fascinated by the innate capacity of babies to connect. Dr. Zeedyk believes that everyone deserves to share in scientists' discoveries about…

Bycsteele11 April 20220Comments

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Dr. Michael Ungar: Building Resilience in the Early Years

Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk: Recognising the Power of Connection

Greg Bottrill: Play Loves You…

Alice Sharp: Cherishing Connections

Erika Christakis: Reclaiming the Rhythm of Early Childhood

Why is STEAM Important in the Early Years?

Alistair Bryce-Clegg: Find out more about the host of our ‘Little Lockdowners’ webinar

Dr. Michael Ungar: Why building resilience in children matters

Erika Christakis: The impact of the pandemic on Early Years learning

Dr. Suzanne Zeedyk: Early Years developmental insights

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