Play Move Improve

In this episode I chat about what I see at a Developmental Educator and Exercise Physiologist in a kindergarten classroom observation for a preschool girl who demonstrates spatial awareness difficulties; writing her name in mirrored format, finding it difficult to move throughout the playground, and finding it challenging to find her feet during the song 'heads, shoulders, knees, and toes'.

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Tune in to our real mum chat with Ash from Rainbow Sky Creations.

Ash and I talk about how we're surviving as busy working mums during social isolation. Ash also shares her tips as a teacher, for ways to engage children during remote learning.

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Enjoy listening to my Early learning during covid19 chat with Kristy from Early Childhood Expectations.

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How to work at home while homeschooling children during the coronavirus pandemic

I was asked this question by a hard working mum, so here are my top tips to manage working from home while also managing our children during this very challenging time.

If you have any ideas to share with families, please continue this conversation on my Facebook page - www.facebook.com/playmoveimprove 

We're all relying on technology more than ever right now, trying to survive and maintain our sanity while in social isolation with our families.

Our children are using laptops to complete school work, our  toddlers are using smart devices to give us 10 minutes of peace and quiet.

In this episode I share my ideas about technology use and screen time during the coronavirus pandemic, and how we can still maintain a healthy balance between screen time, learning, and physical activity.

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Should we be worrying about homeschooling during this coronavirus pandemic?

We are feeling pressured to follow a curriculum that was created for a qualified teacher in a classroom setting. Teachers are feeling pressured to turn their classroom content into online lesson plans so that our children 'don't feel behind'. But is this all necessary during a pandemic? Or should we be focusing on providing children with love and life skills right now?

Please share your thoughts on my Facebook page, to help support other parents and teachers in our current situation - www.facebook.com/playmoveimprove 

We all have anxiety. Anxiety can be a good thing when we know how to use anxiety to our learning advantage.

In this episode I talk about how to motivate children to learn during homeschooling in social isolation, and how anxiety can have a positive or negative impact on children's ability to focus and pay attention during their covid19 homeschooling sessions.

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Listen to our conversation about surviving the pandemic social isolation with Robyn from Play Move Improve and Ash from Smashed it Dance Company.

Ash and Robyn talk about lowering our expectations to save our sanity, and ways to keep children active while we're at home.

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During this podcast episode, I just wanted to share my story, to why I became a children's Exercise Physiologist, and to reach out to see how I can help you get through this challenging time of social isolation with young children.

If you have a question, or need ideas to keep busy kids entertained and active, simply message me on Facebook or Instagram under the name Play Move Improve.

I was asked a great question by a preschool supervisor, about whether one of her students may be struggling in the kindergarten classroom because of his history of trauma from illness and complex hospital admissions.

Join our discussion as I talk about trauma, developmental delay, and infantile reflexes.

Feel free to ask me a question for my next podcast episode. I would love to hear from you.