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Racism is manifested and institutionalised in many areas of life, from education and housing to employment, health care, and the criminal justice system. Dr Ebonyse Mead and and Dr Tameka Ardrey of Georgia Southern University have published a new book, Building equitable early learning programs, which sets out to address racial inequities in early childhood education. With 38 years' professional experience between them, their new book aims to help education professionals to analyse the causes of racial inequities in early childhood, and to address the injustices they identify.  Building equitable early learning programs is available from Gryphon House from June 1st.

Natalie Silverstein, MPH, is an author, speaker, consultant, and passionate advocate for family and youth service. Her first book, Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back, was published by Gryphon House in 2019 and was named one of the “10 Books for Parents Who Want to Raise Kind Kids” by HuffPost. Now, she is out with her second book Simple Acts: The Busy Teen's Guide to Making a Difference.

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In this episode, I talk with Natalie Silverstein, who who is an author, speaker and passionate advocate for family and youth service. After a career in healthcare administration, she now works as a freelance writer and consultant with a particular focus on the non-profit sector and community service. Her first book, Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back, was published by Gryphon House in 2019 and was named as one of the Top 10 Books for parents who want to raise kind kids by the HuffPost. Her second book, Simple Acts: The Busy Teen's Guide to Giving Back will be published by Free Spirit Press in early 2022. You can contact Natalie at https://simpleactsguide.com/. Subscribe to my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoFMYuRYxQS6LR10bqneIOA?sub_confirmation=1 Join The VILLAGE for Moms here - http://thevillageformoms.net/ Get your copy of my book here - https://amzn.to/2LFw3l0 Join my FREE Facebook group where we talk about all things parenting - https://www.facebook.com/groups/powerfulparentingfortodayskids/ Follow me online here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErinTaylorOfficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erintaylor_ma/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-taylor-5706bb1/ Website: http://erin-taylor.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powerful-parenting/support

  In episode 108, I'm chatting with Natalie Silverstein about her new book, Simple Acts: The Busy Family's Guide to Giving Back. We talk about the importance of instilling the value of service and acts of kindness. She shares how she created a resource of volunteer opportunities for parents and children in her community and what led to her writing this book for families. It is full of ways to make time in your family's busy life for service and suggestions for making service part of your family's culture. Big Ideas Doing service, acts of kindness, helping others is a wonderful way to grow empathy, compassion, and open-mindedness in young children. Studies show that people who volunteer with their families as children are more likely to do so as an adult. Studies also show that volunteering makes you happier and healthier. There are many ways to give back which don't require scheduling, spending a lot of money, or volunteering formally. It can be incorporated into the things families are already doing: playdates, holidays, vacations, etc. Involve your kids when deciding who to help, how to serve, and which charities to support. You can follow their lead and they will be more invested. When we make service a priority, we find the time to make it happen. There are people in need all year long, not just during the holidays. Social media can be a helpful tool for people to promote positive messages and acts of kindness. It can also be a way to get family and friends involved in service. Quotes Natalie: "All of these life skills that kids get a camp are values that parents want to demonstrate and model at home." Natalie: "I do believe that this work begins at home with very young children. Anything we can do to incorporate these acts of kindness into camp life, into extracurricular activities, and most importantly, into our weekends in our free time, is really so important." Natalie: "It creates a foundation, a moral base for kids, from which they grow." Natalie: "Everybody has a laundry list of extracurricular activities and tutoring and sports and ballet and instruments and all of these things. We don't necessarily prioritize taking time out to say 'no' to some of those things and 'yes' to service and acts of kindness and volunteering together." Audrey: "It's a partnership. It starts at home and then you try to find places like schools, religious organizations, and camps, that also support and reinforce those values that you're trying to teach your kids. Audrey: "We can't do it alone. If we're all trying together to promote these things, it works so much better and our kids turn out a lot better, too." Audrey: "As individuals, we all have different things that bring us flow. I think just like regular work, our volunteering should also be something that's in our wheelhouse, things we enjoy doing." Natalie: "We are all moving through our days, interacting with other human beings. Teach your child to make eye contact with the person behind the counter, hold the door, thank the postman. There are things you can be doing at every moment, almost every day." Natalie: "This is not rocket science. I think the theme of my book is you don't have to change the world to change the world. You don't have to fly to Africa and build a school to make an impact on someone else's life." Natalie: "Give (your children) the opportunity and don't make it negotiable. Say, 'This is what we do. This is how our family operates. Find the thing that really speaks to you and then let's find a way for you to give back in that realm.' It just builds on itself for kids." Natalie: "Instead of saying you don't have time for something, change it and say it's not a priority and then see how that feels." Natalie: "We want to model our values. We want to live our values, perform service and acts of kindness, and just treat people the right way out in the world." Natalie: "These are all things that people can be doing if they're mindful of it. It needs to be intentional. Just like everything in parenting. We need to be thinking about what it is that we can show our kids every day as we walk through our lives that this is how we care about others because we hope that they care about us in the same way." Audrey: "If you find something that you really enjoy doing, then you'll keep doing it and it will bring you a lot of joy, too." Natalie: "You're helping others in the community, doing something substantive. But you're also creating really nice warm family memories and I think those are the things that people remember as adults." Natalie: "There are so many little things that kids can be doing You just have to keep your mind open to it and your heart open to it." Natalie: "You don't have to go out and do this huge, enormous, time-consuming, expensive thing. It's just the little things and they're like drops in a bucket. They add up and they fill the cup of your child's emerging character. It makes a difference in who they are." Natalie: "It's about mindfulness and keeping an open heart and an open mind and really just reminding your children to think outside of themselves." Natalie: "If we can get young people on social media channels to turn the narrative around such that we are putting up instead of putting down--promote the good and spread the good--that can be very powerful." Natalie: "If I'm hosting a play date and these kids are already drawing or painting or making cookies, that can have a service or kindness element built into it. Then even better, go for a walk in the community and deliver those cookies to the local firehouse. This is all part of making it social, making it fun, doing it with other people." Audrey: "It's just so important. We need to counter the negative. Cyberbullying is at an all-time high. If we can just get our kids to flip this and be more focused on what good they can do, then that would make this a kinder world." Natalie: "All of these life skills we learn are tiny drops in the bucket of a child's developing character. If you're not modeling this behavior, if you are screaming at the person behind the counter or the other driver in the car, the way you show your child how you hold the door, how you greet the postal worker by name, it's really powerful. By showing kids 'how we do it in our house', it sticks. It just sticks." About Natalie Natalie Silverstein is an author, volunteer and passionate advocate for family service. After a 15-year career in hospital administration, managed care and healthcare consulting, she now works as a freelance writer and editor with a particular focus on the non-profit sector and community service. Her first book, Simple Acts: The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving Back, was published by Gryphon House on April 1, 2019. In September 2013, Natalie launched the first local affiliate of Doing Good Together (www.doinggoodtogether.org), a Minneapolis-based nonprofit with the mission of helping parents raise kids who care and contribute. As the New York area coordinator, she curates a free monthly e-mail listing of family-friendly service opportunities that are distributed to thousands of subscribers. Natalie is a frequent writer, speaker, and consultant on the topic of family and youth service, presenting to parents, educators, and children across New York City. She is also a contributor to parenting blogs, GrownandFlown.com, and Mommypoppins.com. Along with her husband, she is the co-founder of The Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson’s with GBA(www.silversteinfoundation.org),a nonprofit focused on finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease in GBA mutation carriers, and serves as Executive Director and a member of the Board of Directors. Natalie earned an undergraduate degree in health policy and administration from Providence College and a master’s degree in public health from Yale University. Links Doing Good Together #CampKindnessDay Simple Acts Facebook Page Related Posts & Podcasts Ep. 46: #CampKindnessDay with Tom Rosenberg Why My Family is Celebrating World Kindness Day Focusing on Kindness  

My guest today is an early childhood business powerhouse, whom I have yet to meet in person but who has inspired me and many others in the field. Marnie Forestieri is Chief Learning Officer and Co-Founder at Amazing Explorers Academy in Florida, which she helped build from the ground up and now has two busy and thriving locations. She tells us about her journey, how STEM folds into her mission of innovation and problem-solving in early childhood, and the group approach and empowerment process of hiring new teachers, all the way up to the onboarding process. Marnie brought her professional expertise outside of early childhood and embraced it to start her own game and ultimately change some of the rules. I love how Marnie promotes from within and helps groom her own for more leadership and success.   Key Takeaways: [3:02] Marnie moved to the United States 10 years ago as an investor, and first purchased a franchise for almost a decade. She found three things that told her she had a different calling: the need to innovate, to introduce STEM toys, and the opportunity to bridge a gap between the educators and business people. [5:34] Her first step to opening Amazing Explorers Academy was a lot of research and travel to try to come up with comparisons in other countries. She knew it had to be tailored to the needs and standards of our countries. Her reporter background helped in creating the framework of what needed to be done. [13:18] STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is becoming the new trend in education. By the time children are in third grade, one-third of the boys and girls have lost their interest in these topics. [16:09] They are opening nine more schools this year. Marnie shares how their innovative and group approach to the interview process and intensive training for new hires makes sure they are empowered and held accountable. [24:07] Every part of what Amazing Explorers Academy does needs to have accountability, children’s assessments, or a KPI. [30:46] Marnie believes in leading by example and that their biggest asset is the people that make up the business. [34:32] Amazing Explorers Academy has a bright future and is on the path to growing into new states and markets. They are opening their first prototype in Lake Nona, Florida, which is an area known for innovation. [37:45] According to Marnie, teachers are rockstars. Anyone that spends a whole day with a bunch of two-year-olds knows it’s not an easy job!   Mentioned in This Episode: Kris Murray Child Care Marketing Solutions Child Care Success Academy Amazing Explorers Academy The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, by Brad Stone STEM Play: Integrating Inquiry into Learning Centers, by Deirdre Sheridan Englehart, EdD Debby Mitchell, Junie Albers-Biddle, Kelly Jennings-Towle, and  Marnie Forestieri Growing Up Wild Dale Carnegie     More About Marnie: Marnie is an entrepreneur with a passion for education and innovation with an ability to translate market trends into successful business models and innovations. Marnie and the education team have been recognized nationally and collaborated to design a line of STEM toys for Kaplan Early Learning and write books for Gryphon House. Marnie has been recognized in the industry nationally, including finalist of the award “Director of the Year” and the winner of the “Center of the Year” award by FACCM. Prior to starting her career in education, she was a reporter for CNN Spanish and later became the VP of marketing of a telecommunications company. Marnie holds a BS in business administration, a Director’s credential, CDA (Child Development Associate) and is a graduate of Stanford University Latino Entrepreneurs Leaders Program.

Sleep is more important than many of us understand. Join us as we make the case for nap time. Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @JessicaCabeen teach_preschool @GryphonHouse #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Rebecca Spencer is an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has been studying sleep and sleep function for over a decade Deborah J. Stewart, M.Ed. has over 20 years experience in the field of early childhood education as a teacher, director, curriculum writer, and music director. Jessica Cabeen is an elementary school principal and was awarded the 2017 MN Principal of the Year and 2016 NAESP/VINCI Digital Leader of Early Learning.

Mary Jo is an author, storyteller, recording artist and puppeteer who creates books, CDs and DVDs filled with original stories, songs, and finger plays.  She has visited 46 states and presented to thousands of children and adults.  Mary Jo is an Early Childhood teaching artist, past director of a center with 115 children, and is an onsite consultant for Early Childhood centers, schools, 4C, Head Start and Family Childcare.  Mary Jo has written for the Frog Street’s Pre-K Curriculum and Gryphon House, Monday Morning Publishing, SECA and many publications for Early Childhood educators.  She works with children in school settings.  Her information and experiences are presented in a humorous, enthusiastic style with practical ideas that create new early literacy activities that can be implemented immediately.  Mary Jo shares passionately, in an interactive, hands-on, participatory atmosphere.   Plan to snap, clap, wiggle and giggle as you learn new ways to connect with children and parents.

Many teachers, parents, and schools agree with the policy of keeping kids indoors during cold weather. Tune in as we talk about why recess in cold weather should be embraced. Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @earthplay #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Rusty Keeler is a play space designer, speaker, and author who has worked over the past 20 years with hundreds of community, school, parks, university, and child care leaders to create beautiful outdoor environments for children in more than 30 states and throughout Canada, Europe, China, Australia, and New Zealand. He is the author of the book Seasons of Play: Natural Environments of Wonder (Gryphon House: 2016).

INSPIRING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION LEADERS? Gryphon House author of "Inspiring Early Childhood Leadership", Susan MacDonald is our guest.

In the age of high-tech, old-fashioned art and crafts are still important to a young child's development. But which is more valuable to students? Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @maryann_kohl @GryphonHouse #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf MaryAnn Kohl is the award winning author 20+ books on process art for children. She published her first book in 1985. She has taught primary grades, ECE college classes, and is an active presenter and keynoter around the country on the topics of creativity, art, publishing, and early learning. Her newest book is Action Art.

NATURAL PLAY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Gryphon House author Rusty Keeler , his new book SEASONS OF PLAY  exploring his philosophy  that natural play environments create new opportunities for children to explore and grow.

STEM Play in Early Childhood Education Gryphon House brings us University of Central Florida lecturer and co author Kelly Jennings-Towle  for a look at STEM without forgetting literacy and the arts .

DIVERSE STRATEGIES FOR ELL/DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS Gryphon House author  Dr. Jennifer Chen, author of "Connecting Right from the Start:  Fostering Effective Communications with Dual Language Learners"  

TAPPING THE POTENTIAL OF TECHNOLOGY FOR CHILDREN  Early Childhood Technology Expert Warren Buckleitner , a Gryphon House author , brings his expertise to our show including 5 tech products every preschool or elementary  teacher should know and use. 

BOOSTING BRAIN POWER: 52 WAYS FOR EDUCATORS TO USE WHAT SCIENCE TELLS US Young children and brain development....we have Gryphon House author and Co-founder of the New Directions Institute for Early Childhood Brain Development, Dr. Jill Stamm

A K-12 SCHOOL IN ALASKA WITH ONE TEACHER, LITERALLY THE ONE AND ONLY TOM GOSSARD. GRYPHON HOUSE PONSORS A VERY UNIQUE SHOW

EDUCATING YOUNG CHILDREN...BUILDING THE BRAIN  THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION Gryphon House author Dr. Ann Barbour, Professor Emeritus at UCLA on her new book, "Play Today, Building the Young Brain through Creative Expression"

TEACHING FOR CHANGE: CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND THE SEARCH FOR  STUDENT IDENTITY Executive Director Deborah Menkart of Teaching for Change on the need for quality books for children affirm identity for all children. Presented by GRYPHON HOUSE

EDWEB PRESENTS "TEACHING ALL STUDENTS" EDWEB,NET founder Lisa Schmucki co-hosts with yours truly welcoming Jessica Reighard of Brookes Publishing. We'll be discussing "Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms" Presented by GRYPHON HOUSE

Boys continue to struggle in our educational system. In this segment, we look at proven strategies to get boys to love school. Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @ruthmhrm @vealheidi #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Richard Hawley, Ph.D: Headmaster emeritus of Cleveland's University School. She is the author of REACHING BOYS/TEACHING BOYS and I CAN LEARN FROM YOU: Boys as Relational Learners. Ruth Hanford Morhard is a writer, author and consultant in early education and institutional marketing to national, regional and local early childhood and human service institutions. Her latest book is "Wired to Move: Facts and Strategies for Nurturing Boys in Early Childhood Settings", published by Gryphon House. Heidi Veal currently serves students, families, and staff as an Assistant Principal in McKinney, Texas at her district's only Early Childhood School, Lawson ECS and a founding member of the #LeadUpChat PLN.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: CHOOSING THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY TOOLS Gryphon House  co-authors of  "Digital Decisions"   Fran Simon and Karen Nemeth are our guests

What is a purpose? How can you help your students find their purpose? Is helping students find purpose part of your job? Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @Myers_Kerkowicz @drtonywagner @GryphonHouse #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Laura DeSena is a Teacher of English at West Milford High School in NJ and author of Preventing Plagiarism: tips and technique and advisor in the revision of Turabian’s Student’s Guide to Writing College Papers. Barry Gilmore taught middle and high school English for nearly twenty years before becoming head of middle school at Hutchison School in Memphis, TN and author of Plagiarism: Why it Happens and How to Prevent It. Nancy Blair is a middle school principal in Georgia and serving previously as a school improvement consultant.

What is a purpose? How can you help your students find their purpose? Is helping students find purpose part of your job? Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @Myers_Kerkowicz @drtonywagner @GryphonHouse #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Tony Wagner currently serves as an Expert In Residence at Harvard University’s new Innovation Lab and is the co-author Most Likely To Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for The Innovation Era. William Damon is Professor and Director of the Center on Adolescence at Stanford University and is the author of The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find their Calling in Life. Jill Berkowicz Ed.D. works with school district and building leaders and a consultant for Learner-Centered Initiatives.

GLOBAL SCHOOL PLAY DAY:FEBRUARY 3rd PROMOTING PASSION, CREATIVITY, AND PLAY IN OUR SCHOOLS A favorite guest  Wisconsin educator Oliver Schinkten (also working with Lynda.com and LinkedIn with 2014 CA Teacher of the Year Scott Bedley  ...65,0000 kids participated last year. Presented by GRYPHON HOUSE

OUR MONTHLY VISIT FROM EDWEB.NET Lisa Schmucki, CEO and founder of Edweb.net will bring us , as always, a terrific education guest. Check the website for more info as the week goes by. Presented by GRYPHON HOUSE

THE 5 PROFESSORS WHO CREATED THIS UNIQUE NEW CURRICULUM FROM KAPLAN EARLY LEARNING ARE OUR GUESTS. LEARN MORE AT  WWW.C4LCURRICULUM.COM

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EDUCATION SUCCESS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ?I think I skipped this class when I was in pre-school. We have Gryphon House author ,Dr Steve Sanders of The university of South Florida as our guest.

CREATING THE WELCOMING CLASSROOM Gryphon House author Johnna Darragh Ernst, Ph.D. of "The Welcoming Classroom, Building Strong Home to School Connections for Early Learning" is our guest.

HUMANE EDUCATION:TEACHING COMPASSION Returning guest Professor Mary Renck Jalongo, Gryphon House author is here with a different topic. FYI, her last visit was about her book is "Literacy For All Young Learners"  re ELL, but we're talking Humane Ed today 

  NAEYC? AS THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS WALDEN UNIVERSITY'S TEMPO LEARNING and GRYPHON HOUSE  present NAEYC's Peter Pizzolongo and his guest,Jacky Howell, speaker, educator, and co-author of Rituals and Traditions: Fostering a Sense ofCommunity in Preschool"

TEACHER EDUCATION TODAY There is a lot of good going on in teacher ed. To help us understand what's happening as we need to hire the best and most well trained teachers for our schools, we have Sharon Robinson, the President and CEO of AACTE. Presented by Gryphon House

YOUNG CHILDREN AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 'Early Childhood Education" journal editor  and Gryphon House author  Mary Jalongo joins us to chat about her book 'Literacy for all Young Learners" regarding the special challenges  teaching kids with English needs and practical strategies to get the job done

EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT  "WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET US THERE?" Gryphon House & Kaplan Early Learning bring us Peter Pizzolongo , NAEYC's Associate Executive Director for professional Development, on the National Institute for Professional Devleopment, June 7-10 in New Orleans.  

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION "Napinars" and Book Chats with Gryphon House Edweb.net Founder Lisa Schmucki brings us Anna Wilmoth of Gryphon House about their unique take on engaging early childhood educators  

INTEGRATING MOVEMENT INTO THE  EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM We are pleased to welcome a first time guest GRYPHON HOUSE author Joye Newman  on her new book "MOVE TO LEARN" You are going to love Joye!

EDUCATIONAL TRENDS ,THE BLUEPRINT FOR EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHER EDUCATION Listen live at www.blogtalkradio.com/edutalk2 Another show with my good friends at NACCTEP and a great preview of their conference later this week in Boston. Executive Director Kim Tobey is our guest. www.nacctep.org.  @nacctep Presented by GRYPHON HOUSE www.gryphonhouse.com @gryphonhouse

Considering the President's proposals regarding Child Care and Family Leave, we have invited Patty Cole Vp for Governmental Relations at Zero to Three for an update.

THREE GREAT AUTHORS ON SCIENCE FOR YOUR STUDENTS Our friends at Gryphon House have provided ETR listeners with Peggy Ashbrook , Beth R. Davis and Dr. Robert Williams; all experts in the field. We'll highlight their newest books and learn some great metgodology.    www.GryphonHouse.com   @GryphonHouse

NAEYC : THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE RECAP Who's  better than the one and only Peter Pizzolongo, Associate Executive Director and all around good guy to tell us about ESSTEAM, Futuros Brilliantes, and other NAEYC initiatives from the recent event . www.naeyc.org @naeyc   Presented by GRYPHON HOUSE www.gryphon house.com  @gryphonhouse