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Why is music important?

We know that music is a wonderful framework that supports early development in infants and toddlers. Infant and toddler music activities often inherently support cognitive, communicative, motor/sensory, and social/emotional development.

Music has wonderful, positive effects in early childhood – and it doesn’t have to be complicated! In fact, even the most “non-musical” of us can participate (or even lead our children) in musical experiences.

Take a look at this 1-minute video for three easy ways to use the simple song, “Ram Sam Sam” with your infant or toddler.

See for yourself how musical activities can promote early communication development!

For more great musical ideas, as well as…

  • A collection of developmentally appropriate, simple activities for your child, from birth to three years
  • Live virtual events (parent support, parent education, Q&A workshops with professionals, Learn With Less® family enrichment sessions)
  • A library of resources on your biggest early parenting challenges that you can access at your convenience
  • A sounding board – a community of other families and professionals,

Check out the Learn With Less® Curriculum Online Family Program

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Ayelet Marinovich, MA, CCC-SLP
👋🏼 Hey there and happy Friday!

I’ll take this moment to introduce myself, & my work here at @learnwithless 

I’m Ayelet (i-YELL-it) Marinovich, a pediatric speech-language pathologist, parent educator, imperfect mom of two, & founder, and host of the Learn With Less® podcast.

Learn With Less® is a parent education company dedicated to helping educators & new parents/caregivers feel confident they can support & connect with babies & toddlers — without having to buy a single toy.

We do this by:
1️⃣ Helping parents & caregivers understand basic knowledge about early development, connect play to learning, use simple materials & natural, everyday interactions, and support/connect with other families.

2️⃣ Helping professionals working with infant/toddler families (eg, educators, therapists) create successful community-based parent education & parent support programming using the Learn With Less® curriculum.

Here are a few things I believe:

⭐️ Access to high quality information & support — in community - makes us all stronger. Our lives & our safety are interconnected.

⭐️ Play is for everyone, & does not require access to fancy, inaccessible toy subscriptions

⭐️ We need to confront the ways in which privilege is present both in the parenting world & in the world of education, working to understand the systems in place, & doing our part to dismantle them. Black Trans Neurodivergent Disabled Lives Matter.

Here at Learn With Less®, we strive to create inclusive, equitable resources that make everyone feel seen and heard.

Want to learn more about offering family-centered care in your community?

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✨ There is magic in the mundane. My friends. ✨ 

Sometimes, it takes a little animal figurine to help us see the power and wonder in everyday objects!

🐄 Wallets
🐖 Food Containers
🐈 Boxes
🐈‍⬛ Tape
🦆 Cups
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Can we Connect ♥️ Learn 💚 Play using everyday objects? 

YES! 

🤯 The Emperor Has No Toys, friends! 

🪄There is magic in the mundane, everyday objects in our homes. 

🪄There is joy, and extraordinary developmental potential for learning & connection in the ordinary, everyday items & routines of life. 

Help families find the capacity, confidence, & competence they need to support their young child’s learning.

Help facilitate the connection between caregiver & child. 

➡️ Connect Learn Play is a collaborative effort between @learnwithless and @the.emerging.parent 💕 

A beloved resource for parents/caregivers of young children, & practitioners working with 0-5 year olds & their families! 

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🤯 Did you know that 90% of your child’s brain will develop by age 5? 

🧠 The neural pathways & connections formed during toddlerhood set the stage for the rest of your child’s life.

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✨ More Inspiration Monday! 

Today we’ll help you become a Toy Detective, finding out how to support learning & development…

Using a Wooden Spoon! 🥄 

Here is a non-exhaustive list of ideas:

🔎 PLAY: symbolic play for stirring, use as a road for smaller objects to traverse, scoop things up in a large bin

🔎 TALK: narrate whatever a child is doing with it, talk about how you’ re using it, what it looks like feels like. etc

🔎 SING: use it to tap a beat to a melody or rhythm, make up a song about a spoon or simply sing with the words “yum yum yum”

🔎 MOVE: hand it to a tiny human to practice grasping, holding, pulling, pushing

✨ Here at @learnwithless , our goal is to equip families with confidence, capacity, & competence.

🕵️ The Emperor Has No Toys, Folks.

Find high quality information & ideas
❤️ breaking down concepts 
❤️ providing rich, developmental morsels 
❤️ so you can support & connect with tiny humans, without having to buy another toy.

Download our FREE infant/toddler development blueprint to get started: https://learnwithless.com/blueprint

And grab our beloved resource, Connect Learn Play (made in collaboration with @the.emerging.parent !) 

➡️ You’ll always know how to support a young child’s development with a laundry basket, a cardboard box, or a dishtowel!

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