Podcast

Infant and Toddler Language Development Series Part 4: Strategies that Foster Healthy Communication When There are Delays

Listen in to this four-part conversation about language development with our expert guest, Cindy McInroy, Speech- Language Therapist.  Cindy brings over 35 years of experience working with young children to this information packed series.  Everyone working with young children should have this information as we foster one of the key skills a child needs to unlock their lifelong learning.

Infant and Toddler Language Development Series Part 3:  Concerns Related to Early Language Development
Listen in to this four-part conversation about language development with our expert guest, Cindy McInroy, Speech-Language Therapist.  Cindy brings over 35 years of experience working with young children to this information packed series.  Everyone working with young children should have this information as we foster one of the key skills a child needs to unlock their lifelong learning. 

Infant and Toddler Language Development Series Part 2: Toddlers Preschoolers Learning to Communicate
Listen in to this four-part conversation about language development with our expert guest, Cindy McInroy, Speech-Language Therapist.  Cindy brings over 35 years of experience working with young children to this information packed series.  Everyone working with young children should have this information as we foster one of the key skills a child needs to unlock their lifelong learning. 

Infant and Toddler Language Development Series Part 1: Infants Learning to Communicate
Listen in to this four-part conversation about language development with our expert guest, Cindy McInroy, Speech-Language Therapist.  Cindy brings over 35 years of experience working with young children to this information packed series.  Everyone working with young children should have this information as we foster one of the key skills a child needs to unlock their lifelong learning. 

Help Me Connect from the MN Department of Health is celebrating three years of serving families in Minnesota. Listen as we reconnect with Shawn Holmes, the Help Me Connect Coordinator, as she highlights some of the new and exciting updates to this helpful site, including a provider referral system. Enhancements include access to electronic developmental and social-emotional screenings, an online chat function, and exploration of a toll-free number for families and providers to access navigation support.

For more information:

• Help Me Connect: https://helpmeconnect.web.health.state.mn.us/HelpMeConnect/

• Help Me Connect Newsletter: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDCYF/bulletins/3af38f9

Join us as we continue our conversation with Tracy Schreifels, MS, LMFT, IMH-E®, the Executive Director of the Ellison Center.  She helps us understand what the research is showing about young children and their development following a global pandemic. Our “tried and true” approaches from the past may not be successful.  We discuss strategies that can support children as they build key foundations for later development and help early educators and families provide important routines and connections to build skills.