That’s a Hard No is a podcast about saying no and setting boundaries – without feeling fear, guilt, or FOMO. Hosted by Heather Drago, a busy wife, mom, business owner, and cancer survivor, we talk about everything related to boundaries, and why it can feel so damn scary to set them. We meet all kinds of interesting people from different walks of life with various takes on the subject, and we look at what’s happening in our culture and how it all comes back, sometimes, to simply saying no. New episodes every Tuesday!
Joan Spoerl, of The Literacy Cooperative and Director of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library book-gifting program, a former kindergarten teacher of 10 years, avid volunteer, world changer and encyclopedia. From episode one to our last NEW episode of 2024, our last episode for our Literacy Cooperative series this woman and organization has done nothing short of knocking our socks off. Their passion and enthusiasm is tangible through an email and even more so through these episodes. How we enjoy all of their team's company and love the conversations we have been so lucky to have with Joan! This episode does a review of all the amazing guests and episodes we have had along the way as well as truly breaks down the Imagination Library and how the Literacy Cooperative gets books into the hands of many children throughout Northeast Ohio - let's help them make it ALL children.
With the holidays rapidly approaching, if you want to give back to an incredible organization that is working to start at the root of the problem and support all ages with their literacy struggles...Donate to this amazing organization here.
"It's $25 per child per year is what we need to raise locally. That's like two books in a bookstore."
-What it costs to pay for a whole year of books for a child
Key Takeaways
How all our episodes in this series with The Literacy Cooperative connect to literacy and/or boundaries
[00:03:43] Importance of play in development
[00:05:52] Children's insights on bullying
[00:10:41] Advocating for your child
[00:15:07] Occupational therapy and literacy
[00:18:08] Media literacy
[00:23:15] Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
[00:29:16] Importance of early childhood reading
[00:34:23] Joyful reading for children
[00:37:12] Literacy and childhood development
Where to Find Joan
Email – jspoerl@literacycooperative.org
LinkedIn – Joan Spoerl
Instagram – Joan Spoerl
Where to Find The Literacy Cooperative
Website – TheLiteracyCooperative.Org
LinkedIn – The Literacy Cooperative
Instagram – LiteracyCoop
Facebook – The Literacy Cooperative
Where to Find Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Website – ImaginationLibrary.com
See if it's available for your little one's here!
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17 Dec 2024
E87: Literacy & Parenting with Music
Dr. Lisa Huisman Koops is Professor of Music Education at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her research and teaching on parenting musically spans twenty-five years. Lisa recently published the book "A Family Guidebook for Parenting Musically," intended for parents and families to use in weaving music into everyday life. Koops is host of the podcast "Parenting Musically," this podcast features award-winning musicians with responses from research in music education. Koops's research focuses on the vital role of the family in optimizing early childhood music development and education. In addition to teaching at CWRU, Lisa teaches early childhood music classes. Previously, she taught elementary school general music in Zeeland, Michigan and early childhood music classes at the Michigan State University Community Music School. Join in as she shows us how music can bring our families together, support us as parents and become a beneficial tool for educating our children.
Join us for this next episode of our series with The Literacy Cooperative, Donate to this amazing organization here.
Key Takeaways
[00:03:17] Parenting musically and development
[00:06:04] Benefits of using music while raising children
[00:08:53] Practical Applications of Music in Daily Life
[00:12:41] Music listening with grandparents
[00:16:17] Music and literacy development
[00:20:32] Found sounds and tidying game
[00:25:37] Music and child development choices
[00:36:26] Formal vs informal music experiences
[00:40:44] Loose parts in music education
[00:44:30] Classical music misconceptions
[00:48:28] Parenting Musically Podcast Insights
Where to Find Lisa
Instagram – @ParentingMusicallyPodcast
Facebook – Parenting Musically Podcast
LinkedIn – Dr. Lisa Huisman Koops
Contact & Bio – Case Western Reserve Faculty Page
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13 Nov 2024
E86: Body Language, Literally with Pediatric OT, Wendy Pavicic
Pediatric OT Wendy Pavicic shares how play and body movement are crucial for children's literacy development, empowering them to achieve independence and individual potential.
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Published 27 Jun 2023 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But because so many of our clients are dealing with custody issues, one big thing we say to start thinking about is what's going to happen with the kids? Let's start thinking about what's best for the kids and start putting together what's called a parenting plan. Because often, like in my case, our people are in court for years and you can't really afford to wait until a decision is made. Let's start figuring out how things are going to look, how things are going to work from the very beginning before we even leave the relationship. And another thing that I'm going to be interviewing an attorney about in a couple of weeks is because financial issues are a big part of our people's world where people are dependent on the other person financially, how, if I leave, what is my plan in terms of living on my own financially? […]
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