{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fb3a633ff-c5b0-46ee-8719-5351d94a4c96","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Developing Young Children\u2019s Social Skills While Socially Distanced","description":"How do you support your young child\u2019s development in a pandemic, when so much of it depends on play, exploration and social interaction? Tune in as our guest, Shirit Megiddo, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, Speech-Language Pathologist at CHC and mom of a two-year-old son, shares typical developmental milestones and ideas for keeping young children engaged both on-and offline as the pandemic wears on. It\u2019s hard to know what\u2019s normal and what\u2019s not these days as our children approach a full year of mask wearing and social distancing. We as parents are constantly trying to balance what\u2019s safe with what\u2019s optimal for our child\u2019s development. Shirit reminds us that the time that you\u2019re already spending cooking and cleaning and gardening and folding laundry are perfect launchpads for developing communication and life skills. She even helps us figure out how to incorporate peer-to-peer and pretend play into our child\u2019s day, and reminds us to never underestimate the power of a cardboard box, a paper towel roll and an imagination. \n\nVisit Voices of Compassion online and see full episode show notes at podcast.chconline.org. Sign up for our Virtual Village email list at chconline.org/virtual-village so you never miss an update or an episode. Be sure to subscribe and we love to hear from you - email us at podcast@chconline.org. \n\nSanto Rico by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/\n\nArtist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/80839596-bcc2-488a-96b5-2c1bccd2bcf6/0Yqd6yPB-lwrS-vpYRL-S-QZ.png"}