Hello lovely listeners! This week I am talking about something that is very close to my heart- our identity beyond being the classroom. We spend so many years of our life in this role that we naturally forget to focus on our other interests. So, I am here to remind you of that. Who are you beyond your teacher title? All other answers, like mom, wife, child, etc do not count. You have to dig deep and go 'beyond'. Let's get into it!
May 09, 2024•9 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast You must have heard the term 'gentle parenting' if you follow the online education content space. But what does it actually mean? There are far too many ideas and opinions. So to make it simple, in this episode I am sharing exactly how you can practice gentle parenting with your child and believe me, it is not that complicated.
Apr 21, 2024•8 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast It is possible that you might have to deal with some uncomfortable conversations with parents when it comes to their child's routines. Because, let's be real, not all children are accepting of the new school/daycare environment they are in. So, what can you do? I have a suggestion! Take notes and I am sure you will find your way!
Apr 05, 2024•9 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Pacing across the classroom, my manager told me, "We need to go in lockdown". The Christchurch Terror Attacks of 2019 left a big impact/scar on the families who lost their loved ones. But, it did draw some significant conclusions for me too. Here's what I learnt from those 3 hours, locked up in the bathroom of my school.
Mar 15, 2024•16 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast A heart-to-heart, from a teacher to the teaching system. This episode is all about my opinion on the worldwide teacher shortage. The state of crisis the education sector is facing is appalling but what has caused this. Let's discuss...
Feb 15, 2024•15 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast I have got things to address! Really! In this episode, I am going to talk about a growing culture in children. I have lately observed that young children constantly keep busy and engaged. It is a trend now for them to go to different clubs and coaching after school. After all, we want to make our children multi-taskers. But, at what cost? It is now like if our child learns to hip-hop today, they will want to be dancers when they grow up. So, why put them through the busyness of life now? Shouldn...
Feb 01, 2024•14 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Hello listeners! It's been a longgggg while. But, I am back. Season 2 continues!!! In this second innings of the second season, I am talking about a very commonly-but-never-openly discussed topic of anxiety in the classroom. As teachers, it is the most common thing to experience but then there's seldom any tools to cope with this. So, I have got you covered. Put on your earplugs, because this one is going to resonate with a lot of you!
Jan 25, 2024•10 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, I am sharing a personal experience of working with different people. How everyone cannot like you or be friends with you at work. It is okay to just be professional. Discover some strategies on how to navigate through team dynamics in your workplace (especially classrooms)!
Aug 27, 2023•10 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast In the second episode of season 2, we will be talking through the process of getting started with forming your teaching philosophy. It is generally seen as a big task and can be daunting to navigate through as an entrant teacher. Therefore, I have broken it down into simpler steps and explained these in detail. So, now framing and curating a teaching philosophy should be a walk in the park for you! Hope this helps out all you starting teachers.
Aug 09, 2023•11 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast In the very first episode of season 2, we talk about my first ever job as an ECE graduate! The highs, the lows and all the realisations that came along. Join in as I sit down and speak about some harsh truths of the teacher-training process in the early childhood sector.
Aug 01, 2023•13 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast It is officially the end of 2022!! Woah, what a year it has been! I think I have just enjoyed all the experiences I have had this year. The lessons and the blessings, everything has just helped me so much. Also, let's not forget this has been the year where life has felt slightly normal than what it was a year back. So, as we sit back and have our 2022 memory book opened, let's be grateful and think about the things we will take forward in our lives from the new year. Having said that, with the ...
Dec 31, 2022•11 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast Traditions are a part of each festival that is important to our families and we grow up watching these traditions come alive. Then as we turn into parents, we pass these on or at least try to pass these on to our children. But it is not really guaranteed that our children will carry forward these traditions. You ask why? Because they come from an altogether different generation and are a part of a completely different reality than the one we grew up with. While it might feel a bit challenging to...
Dec 25, 2022•9 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast Are you stuck with your Christmas prep and managing your children’s meltdowns? Well then this episode is meant for you. It is quite a task to balance the two and then make choices between enjoying yourself and empathizing with your upset kids. So, here I have got four handy tips for you to help you support your children in the best way this holiday season. Try these and I promise they will work like magic!
Dec 24, 2022•9 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Dear Parents, have you felt triggered just because of the way your child stood in front of you, spoke to you or looked at you? Has there been a raging anger blast through your body in that moment? Yes? Well then, have you wondered why that has happened to you or have you just exploded at your kids in anger? I ask so many questions because today I have some reflective things to say in the episode. Don't worry, I won't leave you with just questions. There are some serious answers here too, so sit ...
Dec 16, 2022•11 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast 'Sorry', 'sorry', 'sorry'. How many times a day do we say this word? At least 20? Well, I definitely do say it more times than that. But have you ever reflected upon the reasons you've uttered this word? Maybe you have or maybe you have not, and today with this episode on apologies, I want you to think when was the last time you said 'sorry' to someone because you meant it and not because you wanted to brush things under the carpet or just politely excuse yourself from a situation. After all, it...
Dec 10, 2022•10 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Hello, Hello, Hello! I would like to present to you a very special episode of my podcast series that I have been working on for a while. This project has been in ideation for about a year and finally, last month me and my friend were able to come together and make it a reality! Even though making this idea come to life took slightly longer than planned, but I am glad that I took my time. So brace yourselves for a very, very, very insightful episode, where I, Sania Ayushi (Early Childhood Expert)...
Nov 14, 2022•42 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast We have all come across people, places and situations that have put us in a bottomless well of expectations. In most cases, these expectations come from all the people we know and love. Perhaps, it is because they have this image of us that they can't let go and we also want to be seen only in that 'good image'. But in the process of fulfilling these expectations we end up only in a place of disappointments, either the person whose expectations we are trying to fulfill is not happy or we ourselv...
Oct 19, 2022•12 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast I am sure that you must have heard that drawing boundaries is imperative for a healthy day-to-day functioning. Be it in our personal or our professional lives, we have to have boundaries to create a safe space for ourselves and in this episode of the podcast, we will be discussing just that!! So, grab your earplugs or connect that speaker, and let's get chatting about creating life with boundaries!
Oct 07, 2022•13 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast In life, we all have those days when we feel a little emotionally weighed down or challenged by our feelings. On these days, it might be a bit different or difficult for us to carry on just the way we usually do. But in our workspaces, we are expected to do so. We are expected to put on a garb of 'everything is fine' and put our emotions on the back burner. Well, it might seem like the right thing to do but my friend, your feelings will visit you again and they will bite you hard. The 'ignorance...
Sep 16, 2022•14 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast You must have heard that time is king and we are all its pawns. Well it's quite literally the truth, especially when you are trying to figure out a way for yourself through a mountain of work. There is work and there is always going to be work, but what you have today (time), you will not have tomorrow (time). So we all need to be very smart about how we manage our work around the time we have, otherwise later on it will only lead to an overwhelming feeling of stress and anxiety. I have dealt wi...
Sep 06, 2022•10 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Hello everyone! This episode is going to be throwing some serious light on the much-pertinent issue of teacher's guilt that is experienced by most teachers globally. While discussing all about the teacher's guilt, I will also be sharing some great tips that will help teacher's deal with it. So, stay on and listen to this episode for some real emotional tea!
Aug 28, 2022•12 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Kia Ora whanau. How have you been? I am here to share a very exciting episode on planning and evaluation. As teachers, we all struggle with getting all our assessment reports done on time and so, I have consolidated some of my goto planning tricks into this episode for you! You will definitely find life to be much more easier, when it comes to planning, after listening to this podcast stream. So go on and listen to it right now!
Aug 09, 2022•10 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Kia Ora listeners! It has been so long since I posted an episode (well just two weeks tbh) and here I am ready with a brand new one. This one is an interesting episode with some cool reflective insight into role modelling. There are several moments when you feel like, "Oh my God, why do I need to be on my best behaviour in front of my child?!", and today we will be tackling those feelings and moments, how they contribute in shaping our children and how some slip ups can be rectified. Role modell...
Jul 24, 2022•9 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast There are umpteen number of tasks and an endless to-do list always waiting for you as soon as you get to your classroom. So, how will a teacher ever get it all done and give any attention to the children in the midst of all this? In this episode of the podcast, we delve into that and discuss all about that 'rushing around' you do in your classroom. If you are a teacher and are struggling with that busy class schedule, then this episode is surely for you. I am taking the dip and unveiling m...
Jul 06, 2022•13 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Hey'all! I am so excited to share this small initiative on the occasion of International Yoga Day 2022. I have come across many moments when Yoga has really helped my children in the classroom. In fact their muscles are so agile, that they end up doing all the poses better than an adult could ever do! In this episode, I speak to my friend, Janaki Soni, who was kind enough to help me out. She is a practicing clinical counsellor and a yoga expert, and she has some great things to share. Listen on!...
Jun 21, 2022•6 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Dear parents, I know there are several days and times when you feel overwhelmed and far-too-stretched being 'mums' and 'dads' to your little ones. It is quite an exhausting role and in today's episode, I am here to remind you to slow down for your greater good. If you keep running while your fuel tank is signaling that empty sign, then you are doing no good to anyone. Yes, not even for your children. Because what they are seeing is that, "pushing oneself while continuously being stressed or dist...
Jun 12, 2022•13 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the podcast, we will be talking about teacher wellbeing! When you are teaching, there are many moments that cluster together and make you feel worn out. In early years specially, ensuring a balanced professional and personal life is very difficult. Most of the days, on coming back home, your health signs you to slow down. Here, self-care becomes imperative. So, in order to help you with this practice, I am giving you a few tips today that you can incorporate in your daily life...
Jun 08, 2022•18 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Have you been in a situation before where you felt like there are too many bills you need to into at the same time? Your heart wanted something, but you were scared of the outcome? The need to get to the best results overrode your decision making process? Well, if you have answered yes to any of those questions then I might have an insightful explanation for you. In this two-part episode, we are discussing the impact of perfectionist expectations on humans (both adults and children). We will loo...
May 28, 2022•12 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Have you been in a situation before where you felt like there are too many bills you need to into at the same time? Your heart wanted something, but you were scared of the outcome? The need to get to the best results overrode your decision making process? Well, if you have answered yes to any of those questions then I might have an insightful explanation for you. In this two-part episode, we are discussing the impact of perfectionist expectations on humans (both adults and children). We will loo...
May 22, 2022•11 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Loosening up is not bad and in this rather competitive rat race, you might as well choose to walk and not take your speed seriously! In this world of follies and flaws, the pressure of being correct all the time over rides most of our life decisions. Especially if you look at our work lives, the professional world is only growing in competition and hence, we are always running a race. It is scary when you think about taking a chill pill. But, there's a but. We need to give ourselves a breather a...
May 14, 2022•9 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast 
