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Being “Right Here Right Now” with children is one of the most challenging and impactful things a caregiver can do. In this episode of The Playvolution HQ Podcast, Jeff explores the challenges of staying present while juggling responsibilities and why it’s crucial for fostering meaningful connections with kids. He also critically examines flashcards, offers tips for observing children’s communication skills, and dives into how familiarity bias can cloud our perspective of a child’s world. Plus, stick around for the Dad Joke of the Week! Episode Video Watch Now: PHQP_0002 Right Here Right Now Episode Notes Right Here Right Now | Core Value 2 Large Blocks Of Uninterrupted Time | Core Value 1 Top 10 Books For Understanding The Value Of Child-Led Play And Exploration The 5 Best Reasons To Ditch Flashcards Free Forms | Communicative Development Observation Form Familiarity Bias Observation Forms Early Learning Glossary The Right Here Right Now Transcript Hey, welcome to the Playvolution HQ podcast. Thanks for pushing play. I'm Jeff Johnson. On with the show. Alright, so first up, I got to make a correction. At the very end of the last episode, I mentioned kind of as we were as the outro music was playing, I mentioned to, I said Jasper, Jasper, that wasn't too bad, was it? Or something like that. Now the thing is, I was supposed to say Jeeves because I misspoke and called Jeeves Jasper. Now Jeeves is the PlayvolutionHQ podcast intern. That isn't his or her real, real name. We'll get into more of that in a future episode. He or she wants to be anonymous. Jasper is my coffee shop name. And Jeeves, kind of my butler when it comes to the podcast and some PlayvolutionHQ stuff. So that means Jeeves often stops and gets my my hot chocolate for me on the way to the studio. And so sometimes I confuse Jeeves and Jasper and it was a big mistake. And look, Jeeves, I apologize. I'm sorry. I will try never to call you Jasper again. You're much appreciated for the hard work you do on the show. So moving on, topic one, core values part two. So last week we talked about how kids need big blocks of uninterrupted time for self-directed play and exploration. I think the second core value of this show and the PlayvolutionHQ website, and I think early learning, should be that the caregiver's job is to be right here right now. Present in the moment is what I'm talking about. And that's really hard to do because life comes at you fast. You've got a lot of responsibilities. People are depending on you. Your mind is all over the place. So being here and now is a challenge. And it's what the kids need most. Young children need attentive adults. The younger the children, the more attentive we should be. We should not be preparing for the next thing on the schedule. And sometimes it seems like as soon as you start a thing with kids, your mind is already on the thing or the thing after that. And you have a hard time being here and now. We shouldn't be wondering if Gwen used a tone with us yesterday. Because we replay that stuff in our heads a lot of times. And we pick nits out of past conversations and experiences. And those things pull us out of the present. We shouldn't be dreaming of the weekend. Even if it's gonna be a great weekend. Even if we really, really need the weekend, we need to be right here right now. But again, our mind pulls us in that direction a lot of the times. We shouldn't be fretting about school readiness. It's not about whether these three-year-olds can do blah blah blah blah blah that makes them school ready. It's about what can I do for them to make this environment we're in right now more supportive of where they are developmentally right here and right now. We shouldn't be thinking about the paperwork that needs our attention. And it seems like over the last couple decades, there gets to be more and more paperwork.
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