Part 5 of our Children and Daycare series: Alayne Stieglitz, an infant and early childhood specialist, and the co-founder of SCC, will talk about some of her many experiences as an early childhood educator, including one of my favorite stories about a little boy named “Thomas”. 

Patricia Ryan, a consultant and trainer for group care programs, talks to us about evidence-based practices that support relational health among young children, parents, and providers and tells us her 5 essentials for successful daycare.

A Montessori trained educator and infant parent mental health therapist, Tracy Epps, talks about her experience with children and parents, emphasizing what she calls “conscious, gentle parenting”. 

Dr. Dorothy Richardson speaks about her experiences as a consultant to daycare providers and her experiences as a psychotherapist for very young children and their families. She gives her “framework” for supporting children in daycare.

Dr. Judith Yanof speaks about her experiences consulting to daycare providers and early educators and about the Boston Psychoanalytic Society’s conference on early childhood. This is a wonderful introduction to this series on the important work child caregivers do to create a safe world in which children can grow and learn outside the family home.  

Alexandra Harrison continues her discussion of family vacations with another Ask Me Anything episode, demonstrating that 1) Be prepared; 2) Be flexible; and 3) Lower expectations are good guidelines to follow …as much as possible.

Alexandra Harrison discusses how to have a happy and relatively stress-free summer vacation in an Ask Me Anything episode. 

Alexandra Harrison recalls her family vacations in the Dordogne and lessons to be learned, memories to be cherished.

Alexandra Harrison previews next week’s podcast episode: “My Family Vacations in France: What I Have Learned about Family Vacations--  What Works and What Doesn’t”

Alexandra Harrison shares her reflections on the recent death of her family dog and what it can help us understand about how humans maintain their sense of comfort and safety through patterns of engagement with loving partners that occur in the small details of daily life.