Creating Inclusive Spaces For Families, with Lindsay Teitelbaum

Bringing Together New Families to Build Community On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet sits down with Lindsay Teitelbaum, a pediatric speech-language pathologist, mother, parent educator, Learn With Less® facilitator, and the owner of the inclusive community play space, Spirited Play Labs. Lindsay’s physical community play space for new families is in San Ramon, California. She supports new families with neurodiverse children, as well as parents and caregivers with children of all developmental levels, from birth to three. Lindsay has doubled down on building community by bringing groups of families together with “caregiver & me” groups. Not familiar with the term, “caregiver & me” classes? We use it as a more inclusive term instead of “mommy & me” classes. Our classes are open to – and meant for – ALL parents and caregivers: not just moms… but also dads, non-binary folks, grandparents, foster parents, babysitters, nannies, and other amazing grownups who care for tiny humans. We’re going to play the “search term” game here (so you can find this great content more easily!) and help shift the conversation from “mommy & me” classes to “caregiver & me” classes… to do our part to shape the more inclusive world we’d like to live in. In this episode, we discuss: * Lindsay’s background and how she placed her values front and center in terms of how she wanted to practice speech-language therapy* What drew her to the Learn With Less® philosophy, and the value of prioritizing parents and caregivers and parent education* Perception changes she’s experienced that allowed her to create a space for families* What it means to be creating an inclusive space, what Lindsay has considered, and who ends up being centered * How it feels to serve families as a facilitator, instead of coming in as the “expert” Helpful Resources Related to This Episode Learn With Less® Stories:  Additional podcast episodes and other interviews from educators who’ve provided the Learn With Less® infant/toddler family enrichment curriculum and families who’ve experienced our programming. FREE Infant/Toddler Development Blueprint: Discover the four major areas of infant and toddler development, what’s involved in each one in the first three years of life, and what you can do to support that learning (using what you already have in your home). Maisie Soetantyo’s Better Community certification and Autism Career Pathways (you can follow Maisie Soetantyo on Instagram, here) Independent Clinician Podcast, with Jena Castro-Casbon Affect Autism Podcast Two Sides of the Spectrum with Meg Proctor Learn With Less® Bundle: get our favorite infant and toddler development resources (save...