Raising Reciprocity Podcast

Join Megan and Kate as they discuss ways to prepare your child's bedroom to meet the development and interests of the children in your household. This is part of a series of episodes about preparing your home to support your child's independence. Check out previous episodes that cover the bathroom, family room, and entryway!

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Join Megan and Kate as they discuss strategies in preparing your bathroom to support the independence and development of your child.

For more information and previous episodes, visit www.themontessorihouse.org/raisingreciprocity

You can also find us on Instagram or Facebook @raisingreciprocity!

Join Megan and Kate as they discuss ways to prepare your family room to meet the development and interests of the children in your household. This is the second in a series of episodes about preparing your home to support your child's independence. Check out episode #3 for Preparing your Entryway and stay tuned for future episodes highlighting more rooms of the home!

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Wishing you all a wonderful winter holiday season. Join Megan and Kate as they discuss strategies for an easeful holiday season for you and your little ones. 

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In our 6th episode, we discuss the importance of children learning to wait. Join us as we share strategies to support children's development in this skill and benefits associated with it. 

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Raising Reciprocity's Episode #5 - Supporting Emotions. Megan and Kate discuss two key strategies to help your child (and yourself) manage big emotions. 

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Preparing your environment is one of the most essential tools you have in supporting your child's development! Join us for this conversation for strategies for preparing your entryway in order to support your transitions to and from your home. 

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Megan Eskander and Kate Mullican are educators, parents, activists, and run a Montessori preschool in Portland, Oregon. In this episode they share a go-to phrase that each has used in their own parenting and educating that opened the door for learning many wonderful ways to be in the world! Children make observations and share them, often bluntly! Learn this phrase and have it at the ready to start breaking down stereotypes and biases! 

With back to school season upon us let's explore how you feel. It’s a time of transitions, seasonally and in routines with school’s opening their doors. Where do you find yourself on the scale between anxiety and excitement for the various aspects to come and what are you doing to prepare yourself? Whether you are ready to go back to school or have already returned, this episode is chock-full of strategies to keep the transitions to and from home as easeful as possible.

(0.53) Prioritize Your Care and Preparation 

What are the healthy habits you do to take care of yourself? Put them into plan now in support of yourself for the changing season.

(2.52) Leave Time for Connection

No shame in setting up adult supports for yourself. Plus, there are benefits to saying no to invitations or opportunities in order to unschedule your calendar, leaving time to process emotions that may sneak up on you. Yep, you have permission to be a rebel and say no to being busy all the time!

(5.26) Tips for you and Your Child to Collaborate On

As you model your stress management techniques, use them as a teaching opportunities for your child. Consider weekly meal planning, collaboration on household upkeep, being intentional about your child’s bedtime, and setting up for a smooth morning through preparation of the evening before. Do you need to do all of them? Nope! Just the ones that work well for you and your household.

(12:51) How Much is Too Much Screen Time for a Child?

Here’s a review of recommended screen use by age group and what we see in our classrooms when children get screen time before school.

(14:50) Social Stories- A Tool to Support Changes in a Child’s Life

Example given that could be used for children ages one through early elementary years focused on the start of school. Just might help limit the number of nervous butterflies on that first day of school!

(17:34) Does My Child Need a Desk?

Defining a child’s workspace can lead to periods of concentration and wow, that can be truly satisfying! 

(18:30) The Witches Hour

Explore why sometimes children act “witchy” in the evenings and how you can prepare for it. 

(20:16) Give Yourself an Hour 

Reflection in planning can ease much stress that lives in your ever chattering mind. Give yourself a moment and then set some of these strategies into motion!

Share what you are doing to create ease at the start of the school year for you and your child, send us a question, or share tips about what has worked well for you in the past.

Follow us and find out more at https://themontessorihouse.org/raisingreciprocity/ and on Facebook and Instagram @RaisingReciprocity. 

Music Credit: End of the Day

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Welcome to Raising Reciprocity! Join Megan Eskander and Kate Mullican in this introduction episode to hear a bit about our your hosts and our plans for this show.

Follow and find more info @raisingreciprocity and https://www.themontessorihouse.org/raisingreciprocity

Music Credit: End of the Day

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