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EP 31: Learning with Less. With Ayelet Marinovich

Ayelet and I hit off the minute we met, sharing the same parenting and educational values it’s always a pleasure to share a good conversation with her. Listen in as she shares some easy and simple ways to engage your child in developmentally appropriate activities.

What we Talked About

How she created a support group out of the necessity of being a new parent in a foreign country
Nerding out on sharing her child development knowledge by singing and playing with babies and their parents
How our children can learn with what we already have
The importance of open-ended play with no significant goals
Early literacy and how you can support it at home
Her 4 pillar approach; Play, Talk, Sing and Movement
Her prenatal and postpartum experiences between the UK and the US

Things to Remember

“You do you.”
Ayelet Marinovich

Recommended Resources

Ayelet’s books: Understanding Your Baby and Understanding Your Toddler: week-by-week development and activity guides for playing with your baby from birth to three years
Infant/Toddler Development Blueprint

Let’s Continue the conversation…

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Now, Ayelet and I want to know from you!

What are some activities you’ve observed your child create with what is already in your home?

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More About my Guest

Ayelet (pronounced, I-YELL-it) Marinovich helps families feel confident they can raise great humans from day one – without having to buy a single toy.

She’s a mother of two young boys, a parent educator, singer, author, and pediatric speech-language pathologist gone rogue.

She’s the host of the Learn With Less podcast, and creator of the Learn With Less™ Curriculum, supporting parents and caregivers along their journey through early parenthood.