Spotlight on Children’s Interests with Kirsty Liljegren

Provoking Minds - An Early Childhood Podcast by KU Children's Services

Mar 14, 202500:20:54Education

Kirsty Liljigren invites us to pay careful attention to what lies beneath children’s interests and the opportunities they present. She asks us to ‘raise our antennae’ and listen to the opportunities to create nurturing e...

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