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November 29, 2024 with Carla Ward and Cathy Turalinski

Insights on Toddler Behaviour, Brain Development, and Play-Based Learning with Cathy Turalinski

Cathy Turalinski returns to share her extensive 40+ years of experience in early childhood education, focusing on the critical first five years of brain development. She emphasizes the importance of integrating research into daily interactions with children and advocates for a shift in mindset among educators regarding toddler behaviour.

As an entrepreneur and author of a four-book series, she aims to empower educators and parents, highlighting the significance of emotional development, play-based learning, and the need for empathy in childcare settings. Resources and training sessions are available on her website to support this mission.

Cathy Turalinski

As an RECE in the field for over 40 years in a variety of different roles, and early learning settings such as an educator in a licensed child care centre, private home daycare provider, community college instructor for 4 different colleges in ECE & ECA departments, program facilitator, parent educator and consultant for family resource centres, Program manager, supervisor and Executive director for Military family resource centre and now her own business Child Care solutions Inc. Her mission with her business platform is to share my wealth of experience in addition to research related to brain science to “what does that look like” in all of the above settings. She hones in on her own practical experience and relating it to how she changed her perspectives and understanding to how to better interact with children and families in diverse situations. She now provides interactive virtual workshops for RECE’s, Parents and EarlyOn child & family centre staff .

Cathy is an Early childhood specialist a now author of Child Care Through the Eyes of an 18 month old- A Self directed training guide for toddler educators . Cathy has been in the field for 40 years plus and have a passion for sharing research and what does that look like in a early learning environment with early childhood educators

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Child Care Solutions – Website

Child Care Through the Eyes of a Toddler – Amazon