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The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

How to overcome playtime guilt

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

On this episode I welcome Jacqueline Stanko of @lets.talk.tots. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, and has worked with children in some capacity over the last 17 years. In this episode we discuss the following:  Why we struggle with playtime Why we put expectations on ourselves to always engage How we can foster development The most important components for optimal engagement This episode is brought to you by: THE NEW MOM'S SURVIVAL GUIDE: The first digital e-course/community created and founded by a Pediatrician mom to guide you and your baby through their first year. To find out more and to join, visit: http://pedsdoctalk.com/survival-guide.  Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are listening to Episode 101, How To Overcome Playtime Gilt.

0:13.2

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Pete's Doctop podcast.

0:16.9

I hope you all had a safe and healthy new year.

0:20.4

I'm just so excited to get back into podcasting again.

0:24.0

And one of my first guests for the season is Jacqueline.

0:28.2

And she has a bachelor's of science in early childhood education and we are talking about

0:34.5

how to overcome playtime guilt because we all know that we don't always like playing

0:39.8

with our kids and we're going to talk about strategies to kind of overcome that guilt

0:44.1

and kind of remind you that it's okay if you don't like playing with your kids all the

0:48.1

time.

0:49.1

Thank you so much for being here today Jacqueline.

0:51.1

Thanks for having me.

0:52.1

I'm excited.

0:53.1

Tell me more about yourself and what drew you to be in early childhood education.

0:58.1

So I was a competitive gymnast and a competitive dancer growing up and I started off

1:03.6

by being an assistant in those classes with the younger kids and eventually I just kept

1:09.4

doing it.

1:10.4

I kept babysitting and nannying and coaching.

1:13.6

When I was student teaching in college I was also teaching swim lessons and coaching

1:19.5

the middle school track team at the school where I was.

1:22.4

I just have always been drawn to teaching people to working with kids.

1:26.5

I think it's just the best job.

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