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Have your kids ever been scared or got angry? Maybe they have gone to the babysitters for the first time and they get nervous or scared, or maybe even for school for the first time. My kids were both a bit scared and nervous the first time they went to school. Maybe they have got angry and wanted to smash something. There are plenty of ways to help kids out when they deal with certain situations. You want to try to remain calm when they need some extra help too. The Imagine Neighborhood has some great podcasts that can help children with certain situations.
What is Social Emotional Learning?
Social-emotional learning (or SEL) is sometimes called emotional intelligence or people skills. SEL helps people build their empathy and relationship skills and manage big emotions. Having strong social-emotional skills help kids and their grown-ups communicate better, manage their conflicts, and solve problems together.
How does the show work?
No one gives a toddler a book and expects them to immediately know how to read. Reading is a skill that’s taught. The same is true with skills like sharing, making friends, or empathizing with someone else’s feelings. In the Imagine Neighborhood, we use stories, music, and activities to help kids and their grown-ups develop these skills. And we give grown-ups extra tools, like activities and conversation starters, that match the topic of each show’s story.
Podcasts
I was able to listen to some of these podcasts with my children. I think it’s great to have the adults listen along with the children. That way they are getting a better understanding of what is being said, and you are there to help listen if they have any questions too. There is a lot they can learn from listening to them. Kids are able to talk about what they’re feeling. With what’s going on with the world right now, these podcasts are great. Kids are able to talk about what they’re feeling with what’s going on around the world. I think now is the perfect time for them to listen to them. That way they can talk to you about how it all makes them feel.
They Teach Kids a Lot
There are many different podcasts, so you can check out which ones may be more useful to you. I enjoyed all the ones we listed to. They had a lot of great information for both kids and adults. It made it a lot of fun for kids to listen too as well. They have different characters in there to make it more entertaining for the children. It’s great to really get them listening. I know a lot of us are stuck at home right now too, so this could be a great time to get your kids to listen while they’re already home. It can keep them busy while learning some new things too.
Each of these podcasts are about 15 minutes long and they use stories to help describe an important Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skill, such as learning what to do if you’re angry or scared. These are extremely helpful for kids. I really enjoyed listening to them all, and so did my kids. My oldest daughter gets upset over things a lot, so these were really helpful for her. She doesn’t really know the best way to keep calm when she gets upset over something. These have been great to help her learn how to deal and not get mad about things, and just to relax and calm down and ask for help.
The Clouds are Made of Cake!
One of our favorites was, The Clouds are Made of Cake! This one was all about excitement. Sometimes kids can get really excited, but sometimes a bit to excited. In this podcast, the neighborhood’s grown-ups make a cake mistake so exciting that they run wild. Only Scotty’s pal Doctor Apocalypso can save the grown-ups from themselves (and the dump) by helping them calm down. In this episode, they’ll talk about feeling excited as well as calming down. We know it feels great to be excited, but sometimes it’s really important to calm down too. When the neighborhood grown-ups get stuck in the gabage, Doctor Apocalypso helps them escape by teaching them to calm down using belly breaths.
What’s really wonderful about The Imagine Neighborhood, is that they are FREE and have no advertisements. You can find them on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and Stitcher, or anywhere podcasts are found.
This sounds like great programs for kids and adults alike. It is important to teach kids about emotions and dealing with feelings as part of their growth and learning.
I think it’s amazing. I love that it’s free too, so anyone could really benefit from it.
This sounds like a great way to keep the kids occupied while everyone is stuck at home. I’m going to watch these with our 3-year-old.
Yes, definitely!
This sounds like a really amazing program. Thanks for sharing. I have to make sure to look into it.
It sure is.
This looks awesome! I’ll have to check it out for sure. We enjoy podcasts!
It is amazing!
I never thought about podcasts with kids and learning. I will have to check this podcast out
It’s amazing! We really enjoyed it.
This looks like such a great show and podcast! I love shows that teach our kids stuff in fun ways. This looks so creative! Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome. It sure was a great podcast. Lots for kids to learn.
This sounds like an interesting way to help kids learn and grow and find out more about the world. I will have to share it with some friends who are now looking for ways to work with their kids at home with the schools now out.
Yes, it’s amazing. Great for anyone with kids.
I’ve always loved shows like this for the kids. When mine were younger, I let them watch shows like this all the time. This sounds like a really good one.
It’s not actually a show, but a podcast. Great for kids to listen to.
My son is ALL the emotions but that’s because he is only 1 years old and doesn’t know WTF is going on, hahaha! It’s interesting to watch him grow though! His moods and mannerisms change on the hour!
Sounds like something he’d really enjoy then. There is so much to learn.
Music is such a powerful thing to accompany different activities during the learning process. Love this program!
I completely agree. This is so great for kids too.
These podcasts sound like a wonderful tool to help children. A couple of my cousins have younger kids so I will be sure to pass this along to them.
I’m glad you’re able to share it too.
Podcasts are such an easy and convenient way to learn! We’ve found that just the fact of having siblings helps our children learn important lessons in empathy and communication.
I have come to really enjoy podcasts myself too.
It’s great to know about Social-emotional learning. This is really awesome. I will definitely check this one out.
It’s especially wonderful for kids. They can learn so much.
wow! I think it’s great for my kid to listen to Imagine Neighborhood podcast. He can learn a lot from it!
It sure is! Lots to learn from them.
I hadn’t heard of this before. Definitely something good to check out while we are at home.
Sure is! I think it’s so great for kids.
How fun! We haven’t tried podcasts yet but am curious. This may be a great starting point for the kids!
I think they were wonderful too.
These podcasts sound great, especially during these uncertain times. I hope that this pandemic doesn’t cause lasting stress for everyone.
I completely agree. Now is the perfect time to listen to them.
I love this, especially for the kids. They need this so much right now.
Yes, they sure do.
OMG, this is perfect for kids. Especially in the times, we are in right now. They need it!
Yes, it certainly is!
The Imagine Neighborhood sounds really awesome! This podcast will be perfect for our little kids. It will definitely help them a lot.
It really is!
I’ll have to check this out. This podcast sounds like a fun addition to what we’re currently doing for homeschool.
It’s great for kids for sure.
Most parents don’t realize that kids need to learn how to control their emotions. I don’t think my parents even thought about it. So I had no clue with my first two kids, granted I focused on teaching them how to be kind to others, have manners, and still enjoy life. But my youngest, I’m trying to teach him how to have a healthy emotional health so that he is a great husband and father to his kids.
My kids are still learning some things themselves too, especially my oldest. She gets frustrated very easily.