Episode 004: Children’s Brains
Today’s episode is all about children’s brains! We're talking to our resident kid expert, Charlotte (who's six), and Behaviour Consultant, Aynsley Graham, about how children’s brains develop and the importance of media literacy.
In this episode, you will be able to:
Understand the importance of media literacy in children to empower them.
Explore unique stories and storytelling for children to ignite their imagination.
Recognize the impact of physical touch and reunions on children's well-being.
Navigate developmental stages and media content to support children's growth.
Critically evaluate media representation for children to promote positive influences.
CW: This episode includes discussions about residential schools and suicide.
Music: Deppisch
Design: Perpetualnotion.ca
Mixing/ Mastering: Tony Bao
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Aynsley Graham is a Behaviour Consultant with more than 10 years of experience working with children and teens. As a Child Care Councillor in a residential treatment setting, she managed challenging behaviour brought on by trauma and addiction. As an Emotional Behavior Specialist in early education classrooms, she developed strategies for young children.
Now, Aynsley brings her wealth of experience to her own practice as a private consultant. Aynsley holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and an MSc. in Human Ecology, specializing in Family Ecology and Practice. She has developed unique strategies for parents and educators that are effective in a variety of settings and work to simplify behaviour management.
Aynsley is passionate about accessible strategies with real results that are child-centered. Bringing creativity and humour to her work and practice, Aynsley continues to educate and collaborate with parents and educators across the country. Follow her on Instagram: @aynsleygraham.
FURTHER READING
The Brain Story - A fantastic website talking about brain development and children.
Hold Onto Your Kids by Dr. Gordon Neufeld & Dr. Gabor Maté (book)
Early Childhood Educator, Mr. Chazz (follow his Instagram for more!)
Bruce Perry, founder of The Child Trauma Academy - He’s a leading child psychiatrist in the United States who did a lot of work on trauma and how trauma affects the brain. Born for Love is a great intro to his work:
This episode’s AWESOME things:
Heather loves 826 Valencia, founded by Nínive Calegari and Dave Eggers. It’s a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. It’s a great place to donate to!
Sarah’s awesome thing was going to the airport to pick up Heather for the first time in two years — and give her a BIG hug. Sarah LOVES airports and watching people as they return home to the ones they love. Here’s a little video of a singing flash mob who welcomed passengers back to Heathrow (how can you not tear up??!)
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