Podcast Health and Development Home Visiting Parents and Families

Home Visiting Provides Personalized Care to New Parents & Strengthens Families

By Rafael Otto | Dec 14, 2022

On this episode of The Early Link Podcast, our host Rafael Otto speaks with Jennifer Gould who currently works as a Nurse Home Visitor for the Nurse Family Partnership program with the Multnomah County Health Department. The Nurse Family Partnership is a community based, public health program with 45 years of research showing evidence of significant improvements in the health and lives of first-time moms and their children affected by social and economic inequality.

Health and Development Brain Development Educators and Workforce

Setting the Record Straight on Social-Emotional Learning: A Teacher’s Perspective

By CI Guest | Nov 30, 2022

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has been in the news a lot lately, and this recent surge of news about SEL has come with a good deal of misinformation. In this blog series, we’ll attempt to set the record straight on SEL by exploring the benefits and importance of SEL for young children, highlighting its recent politicization, and understanding what polling tells us about the best way to communicate with parents about the topic.

Social-Emotional Learning in the classroom

Health and Development Educators and Workforce Successful Students

Setting the Record Straight on Social-Emotional Learning: The Business Case for SEL

By CI Guest | Nov 30, 2022

Just as early childhood advocates frequently cite the economic case for early learning, proponents of SEL shouldn’t shy away from making the case that teaching social-emotional skills to young children makes good business sense. There are a lot of important reasons for teaching these skills starting at a young age and the fact that these skills will make it easier down the road for students to succeed in the workplace is a fact worth highlighting.

Parents and Families Brain Development Health and Development

Setting the Record Straight on Social-Emotional Learning: What Do Parents Think?

By CI Guest | Nov 21, 2022

Social-emotional learning has become a big buzzword and a big industry in recent years. The term has been around for a couple of decades, but around 2015 it really took off. What wasn’t clear to us is what parents thought of this new fad in education, so we worked with the global polling firm YouGov to conduct this survey.

Health and Development Brain Development Educators and Workforce

Setting the Record Straight on Social-Emotional Learning: An Introduction

By CI Guest | Nov 21, 2022

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has been in the news a lot lately, and this recent surge of news about SEL has come with a good deal of misinformation. In this blog series, we’ll attempt to set the record straight on SEL by exploring the benefits and importance of SEL for young children, highlighting its recent politicization, and understanding what polling tells us about the best way to communicate with parents about the topic.

Parents and Families Health and Development Podcast

Summer Camps Foster Kids’ Social Development and Peer Connection

By Rafael Otto | Aug 29, 2022

On our latest episode, host Rafael Otto speaks with Dr. Christian Molstrom about the opportunities that summer camps provide for kids, and some of the challenges they may encounter before they attend.

Preschool Parents and Families Podcast

Lacey Hays on the Power of Parent Voice & Advocacy

By Rafael Otto | Jun 29, 2022

On this episode of the Early Link Podcast, host Rafael Otto speaks with Lacey Hays, a parent and advocate in Washington County here in Oregon. She’s currently co-chair for the Early Learning Washington County Steering Committee and a member of both the Preschool for All Technical Advisory Committee and the Organizing and Outreach Committee. All of that work is in support of establishing Preschool for All in Washington County.

Child Care Oregon Policy Podcast Policy Trends

Prioritizing Early Childhood in Oregon: A Discussion with State Rep. Karin Power & Rep. Jack Zika

By Rafael Otto | Jun 22, 2022

In this episode, host Rafael Otto speaks with Oregon state representatives Karin Power (D), representing Milwaukie, Sellwood, and Southeast Portland, and Jack Zika (R), representing Redmond. Power and Zika serve as the chair and vice-chair of the House Committee on...

Parents and Families Podcast Equity

Portland’s Mxm Bloc is Eliminating Barriers for Black Moms & Their Children

By Rafael Otto | Jun 21, 2022

In this segment of The Early Link Podcast, host Rafael Otto speaks with Rashelle Chase-Miller, who is an activist and a mom. She’s authored many articles and works in early childhood curriculum development. She’s also founder of Mxm Bloc, a Black mxm led mutual-aid group that supports Black families, and Reproductive Rights PDX.

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We’re Harnessing the Power of Moms!

By CI Communications | Jun 17, 2022

Moms are tenacious. Moms are strong. And most importantly, moms give all they've got to make sure their kids have what they need. We need tenacity and strength from moms in our movement! We know that a brighter future for our state rests on a foundation of love...