The Voice of Early Childhood23 Syys 2024

Love and nurture in the early years

Being attuned to children's needs, loco parentis, co-regulation and professional boundaries. These are just some of the things Tamsin Grimmer and Aaron Bradbury discuss on the topic of love and nurture in early childhood settings and beyond.

Read Aaron and Tamsin's article here:

https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/love-and-nurture-in-the-early-years/

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If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like:

Tamsin Grimmer's article and podcast episode on: Tuning into children's love languages - https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/tuning-into-childrens-love-languages/

Aaron Bradbury's podcast episode on: Bringing the joy back to early childhood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcqXUI4G6sg

Episode break down:

00:00 – Why are we talking about love and nurture?
04:10 – 'The child in the now'
10:50 – What does 'nurture' look like in practice?
11:55 – Being attuned to children's needs
12:50 – Professional boundaries and policies
13:40 – We can't live without touch
14:48 – A no touch policy is verging on neglect
15:45 – Loco parentis
18:15 – Home-based settings
21:00 – Top-down decision making
23:00 – Validating children's emotions
26:10 – Behaviour as information vs communication
27:25 – Allowing children the time and space for emotions
28:05 – Self-regulation grows out of co-regulation
31:00 – Are we neglecting emotions over academics?
31:55 – Does nurturing apply to adults too?
35:15 – The 5 s' of belonging and feeling seen
36:10 – Do we feel seen by Ofsted?
39:00 – A focus on PSED vs outcomes
40:37 – A new rating scale for auditing practice
44:45 – Softening the catch up rhetoric

For more episodes and articles visit The Voice of Early Childhood website: https://www.thevoiceofearlychildhood.com

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