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Centering Kids: Advice from the experts at The Florida Center for Early Childhood
We're here to inform, educate and advocate for all things related to early childhood. From nurturing healthy development to overcoming behavioral challenges and recognizing mental health needs, welcome to Centering Kids: Advice from the experts at The Florida Center for Early Childhood. Our podcast publishes on the first of every month!
Episodes
26 episodes
Centering Kids: How to Nurture Your Child's Dreams and Ambitions
As a child, Scott Ehrenpreis was awkward, shy, and had trouble making friends. But when he got on stage, all inhibitions disappeared and he felt empowered, untouchable, and capable of anything. In Season 3, Episode 3 of Centering Kids, host Mer...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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33:09
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Centering Kids: Creating a Culture of Care in the Workplace
When it comes to creating a culture of care in the workplace, it's all about feeling supported from CEO to entry-level positions. This trickle-down effect essentially leads to better client care. In Episode 2, Season 3 of Centering Kids: ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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26:50
Center Kids: How to Navigate Your Child's IEP
When it comes to navigating a child's Individualized Education Plan, or IEP, parents can sometimes feel confused, powerless, or simply overwhelmed which can make their participation in the process less meaningful. In this episode of Cente...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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18:30
Centering Kids: Canines, Companions and Clinics
There's a lot happening at the only Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Clinic in Florida. It's not just for helping individuals living with FASD find answers and solutions regarding their disorder, but it's also about finding companionship, even ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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22:55
Centering Kids: The Emotional Impact of a Child's Diagnosis
Receiving the diagnosis that your child has a delay or disability can have an emotional impact on the entire family. In Season 2 Episode 9 of Centering Kids: Advice from the Experts at The Florida Center for Early Childhood, host Merab Fa...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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32:25
Centering Kids: The Benefits of Getting a Good Night's Sleep
A good night's rest can affect a child's mood, performance, and behavior, but it's often not considered a factor if a child is acting out or struggling in the classroom. In Season 2, Episode 8 of Centering Kids: Advice from the Experts at The F...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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24:43
Centering Kids: How to Build Up a Child's Self Esteem
In Season 2, Episode 7 of Centering Kids: Advice from the Experts at The Florida Center for Early Childhood, host Merab Favorite interviews school-based mental health therapist Margaret Ross, who serves elementary-age children at Fruitville Ele...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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22:58
Centering Kids: 'Pandemic Culture' May Cause Shift in Specialized Services
In Season 2, Episode 6 of Centering Kids: Advice from the Experts at The Florida Center for Early Childhood, host Kristen Theisen interviews Kim Williams, a speech-language pathologist and The Florida Center's Director of Development Services, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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19:59
Centering Kids: Modeling Mental Health Awareness
In Season 2, Episode 5 of Centering Kids: Advice from the Experts at The Florida Center for Early Childhood, host Kristen Thiesen interviews children's mental health counselor Michele Duss, who works with preschool-age kids. In honor of Mental ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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23:56
Centering Kids: The Risks of Compassion Fatigue
In Season 2, Episode 4 of Centering Kids: Advice from the Experts at The Florida Center for Early Childhood, host Kristen Theisen interviews Alba Colmenares Moore, Supervisor of School-Based Mental Health Services in North Sarasota County. The ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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29:02
Centering Kids: How to be More Autism Aware
In Season 2, Episode 3 of Centering Kids: Advice from the Experts at The Florida Center for Early Childhood, host Merab Favorite, filling in for Kristen Theisen, interviews Occupational Therapist Melissa Cox and Mental Health Therapist Lisa Kle...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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29:06
Centering Kids: Flip It Helps Caregivers Deal with Stressful Situations
In Season 2, Episode 2, host Merab Favorite, (filling in for Kristen Theisen) interviews Dr. Johnna Brynn, a mental health professional, and director of training and professional development of The Florida Center for Early Childhood. They discu...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:53
Centering Kids: Is it Baby Blues or Postpartum Depression?
In Season 2 Episode 1 of Centering Kids: Advice from the Experts at The Florida Center for Early Childhood, host Kristen Theisen consults mental health therapist Jeanie DeLa about peripartum depression, also known as postpartum depression. The ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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14:52
Centering Kids: Celebrating Babies Week
In Season 1, Episode 13, host Kristen Theisen and The Florida Center CEO Dr. Kristie Skoglund, interview Dr. Harleen Hutchinson, president of the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, or FAIMH, and Dr. Christine Hughes Ponti...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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24:53
Centering Kids: How Domestic Violence Affects Young Children
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month which has been amplified, especially in Sarasota County Fla., as a result of the high-profile Gabby Petito case. As the story unfolds, our host, Kristen Theisen, uses the opportunity to discuss the w...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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30:53
Centering Kids: The Invisible Disability
In season 1, episode 11, our host Kristen Theisen explores fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or FASD, an often invisible disease that affects 1 in 20 children. Theisen interviews Tamra Cajo, Director of the FASD Diagnostic Clinic at The Florida ...
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Episode 11
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30:10
Centering Kids: Our Disabilities Don't Define Us
In this episode of Centering Kids, host Kristen Theisen kicks of Fetal Alchohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) awareness month by interviewing author and activist Lucas Boyce. Boyce, who now serves as the Assistant to the County Administrator...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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35:09
Centering Kids: Helping Children Navigate New Beginnings
Besides a basic list of school supplies, it’s important for parents to mentally and emotionally prepare children to go back to school or face other new beginnings. In this episode, host Kristen Theisen interviews school-based mental health ther...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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24:04
Centering Kids: Parenting as a Team
Team parenting seems like an obvious endeavor for adults, but more often than not, parents and caregivers can disagree on parenting philosophies, especially when their romantic relationship has ended. In this episode of Centering Kids, host Mer...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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23:09
Centering Kids: Lean On Me Helps "Heal" the Education System
In this episode, our host Kristen Theisen, of The Florida Center, interviews Amy Weinberger, founder of the Lean On Me Project, a non-profit organizat...
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23:45
Centering Kids: Helping Children Navigate Life Through Mindfulness
In this episode, host Kristen Theisen interviews school-based mental health therapist Margaret Ross. Ross, who is also a children's yoga instructor, describes how teachers and parents can help children regulate their emotions through simple bre...
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23:43
Centering Kids: Go With Your Gut
As parents, we are sometimes made to feel we are being overprotective or too sensitive when it comes to our concerns for our children. But what happens when our gut instincts are right? In this episode, host Kristen Theisen, interviews th...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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22:39
Centering Kids: Speaking Up for Speech Therapy
When you think of speech and language therapy, you might instantly think of a means to correct a lisp or a stutter. However, the therapy is used in the treatment all types of different delays and disabilities including mutism, aprax...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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26:45
Centering Kids: The Benefits of School-Based Mental Health Therapy
In this episode of Centering Kids, Mandi Coker, of the Sarasota County School District, and Melissa Bradley, Director of School-Based Mental Health Services at The Florida Center, discuss how the tragic shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School ...
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23:19
Centering Kids: Are Children As Resilient As We Think?
In this episode, host Kristen Theisen interviews Dr. Kristie Skoglund, one of the few professionals in Florida designated as an Infant Mental Health Expert, about the impacts of trauma on young children. Background Music for podcas...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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22:26