Read With You Presents

Thank you for an amazing 2019 on Read With You Presents! We are so grateful for our listeners and and our guests. In this episode, we highlight our three most popular episodes from the year. We cover topics including writing, being kind, teaching pre-readers and unschooling. 

Self care is important for parents and educators. They are constantly taking care of the needs of others and it can be stressful, overwhelming and even depleting if they don't take the time to take care of their own needs. This podcast goes through 5 different aspects of self care and how they will help you take care of yourself so you can take better care of everyone else.

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Alicia Sullivan works to coach new teachers through their first years of teaching. She knows that teachers often feel isolated and can get discouraged trying to set up a classroom and systems that work. Her experience as a classroom teacher, as well as learning from her colleagues, has given her valuable insight that will help all new teachers start off right.

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It can be hard to get by financially on a teachers salary. Dawn Casey-Rowe has some great ideas that will help. This episode also talks about things that can be done in education to make it even better and to really meet the needs of both teachers and students.

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To reach Dawn, go to Twitter or Instagram @runningdmc

Emotional intelligence expert LeeAnah James defines emotional intelligence this way: It's the ability to recognize and regulate emotions, and control the way your emotions influence others. As parents and educators, we need to model and teach emotional intelligence to the kids we have stewardship over. Listen to this great episode to learn how.

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To learn more from LeeAnah and get her books, visit: www.leeanahjames.com

Parents bring home a helpless infant and have to do so many things for them. It can be hard as they grow to know what to stop doing for them. Parenting author and podcast host Chanelle Neilson talks in this episode about 7 things to stop doing for your kids to help them become more self reliant.

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Teaching kids to love reading is what Kim Creigh is all about. While getting her masters in reading, she applied what she learned to her fourth grade classroom. Now she uses that information with her own kids and shares it with others on her blog, creative reading adventures. 

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“Everything begins with your belief system,” says Nina. “Our 37 stories are character builders that help develop traits such as

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To get the book, visit: www.badkidsgoodkids.com

Ginny Babbitt never thought she would homeschool her kids, but as kindergarten grew nearer for her oldest, she felt uneasy. She wanted freedom in their family schedule, so she decided to homeschool. That was many years ago, and she now homeschools all three of her children. This episode is all about what she has learned and will help you as you work to tailor your child's education to meet his or her needs.

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When her children were young, Teru's family had the opportunity to move from the United States to Asia. Over the course of several years, her children were enrolled in public schools in Japan, China and Hong Hong. She learned many best practices and ways parents can implement these strategies as a supplement to their children's education.

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Visit Teru's website here: www.teruclavel.com and get her book on amazon.