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What Gets In The Way of Recognizing That All Communication Has Value? An episode with Jess Burchiel, M.A., CCC-SLP

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Apr 16, 2025 | Balancing Needs, Priorities, Relationships, Communication, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development

Exploring the Impact of Societal Pressures, Cultural Differences, & Trauma on Communicative Intent In this episode, Ayelet Marinovich and Jess Burchiel discuss the importance of communicative intent and access to communication as a human right. Jess, a...

Am I Doing Enough? Understanding Your Baby & Toddler

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 25, 2025 | Cognition, Communication, Motor/Sensory, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Social/Emotional, Understanding Development

A Co-Production from Learn With Less® and the Play On Words Podcast Are you constantly wondering if you’re doing enough as a parent? Do you feel pressure to “get it right” when it comes to your baby or toddler’s development? In this episode, In this co-produced...

Simple Play Ideas for Baby or Toddler: Cereal Box

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Parenting, Setting Up Environment For Learning

Want to know how to support a toddler’s development using a cereal box? In the short video below, you’ll see how a toddler’s exploration of a cereal box can support the following: 🧠 Cognition: linking symbols to real life experiences, size concepts...

Connect Learn Play

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Nov 4, 2024 | Cognition, Communication, Language/Literacy, Motor/Sensory, Movement/Sensory, Music, Parenting, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Social/Emotional

You’ll always know how to support a young child’s development with a laundry basket, a cardboard box, or a dishtowel! On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet discusses how a simple shift in our understanding of what we can view as “educational...

Building Community & Belonging for New Families

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 30, 2023 | Balancing Needs, Priorities, Relationships, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Social/Emotional, Understanding Development

Building a Sense of Community in Parenting On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet sits down with Desiree Viray, an early childhood educator, mother, entrepreneur, parent partner and parent educator, Learn With Less® facilitator, and the owner of...

How to Incorporate Movement into Everyday Routines, with Miranda Zoumbaris & Ayelet Marinovich

by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Feb 20, 2023 | Motor/Sensory, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development

Creative Ways to Add Movement into Your Young Child’s Day This episode of the Learn With Less® podcast is the final of a 4-part series about incorporating play, language, music, and movement, into everyday routines. These episodes feature a conversation between...