Shows
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 9: Identifying and responding to children’s special needs in early yearsIn this episode Yasmeen Mehboob speaks with AKU-IED alumna Aniqa Bano who co-founded the 'Narjis Khatoon Hearing Impairment School' with her husband, Afzal Rasool and also currently serves as an Instructor at the Government College of Education for Women, in Skardu. She provides valuable ideas for parents and caregivers to use in their daily caregiving to support children in reaching their full potential; growing up healthy, educated, protected from harm; and living a prosperous life.2022-04-0620 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 8: Benefits of Music for Early Child DevelopmentIn this episode Dr Almina Pardhan and Yasmeen Mehboob speak with musician and distinguished lecturer, Afraaz Adam Mulji. He highlights the powerful role of music for young children’s physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language development.2022-01-2616 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 7: Temperament in the Early YearsIn today's podcast Dr Almina Pardhan speaks with Ms. Beverly Bicaldo, ECD Regional Advisor for Asia at Aga Khan Foundation. Beverly shares her rich insights about temperament in the early years and suggests ideas for parents and caregivers to understand children's temperament to be able to approach parenting that best supports their child.2021-11-2610 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 6 (Sindhi): Talking, singing and reading with children to be strong readers and writersIn the latest episode of the Aanchal ECD Podcast, Yasmeen Mehboob and AKU Centre for Early Child Development colleagues: Silpa Aziz and Samina Nizar, share insights about the importance of talking, singing and reading with children to make them strong readers and writers. They provide valuable ideas that parents, caregivers and teachers can implement to develop early literacy skills. Today’s podcast is multi-lingual and available for listeners in English, Urdu and Sindhi languages.2021-09-1712 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 6 (Urdu): Talking, singing and reading with children to be strong readers and writersIn the latest episode of the Aanchal ECD Podcast, Yasmeen Mehboob and AKU Centre for Early Child Development colleagues: Silpa Aziz and Samina Nizar, share insights about the importance of talking, singing and reading with children to make them strong readers and writers. They provide valuable ideas that parents, caregivers and teachers can implement to develop early literacy skills. Today’s podcast is multi-lingual and available for listeners in English, Urdu and Sindhi languages.2021-09-1711 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 6: Talking, singing and reading with children to be strong readers and writersIn the latest episode of the Aanchal ECD Podcast, Yasmeen Mehboob and AKU Centre for Early Child Development colleagues: Silpa Aziz and Samina Nizar, share insights about the importance of talking, singing and reading with children to make them strong readers and writers. They provide valuable ideas that parents, caregivers and teachers can implement to develop early literacy skills. Today’s podcast is multi-lingual and available for listeners in English, Urdu and Sindhi languages.2021-09-1712 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 5 (Urdu): Young children caring and protecting our environmentIn the fifth Aanchal ECD episode, Dr Fozia Parveen, a postdoctoral fellow and adjunct faculty at the Centre for Water Informatics and Technology (WIT) at LUMS, shares insights about the importance of educating young children to care and protect our planet. She provides valuable ideas that parents and caregivers can do everyday to help their children to look after the environment for a sustainable future.2021-07-0708 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 5: Young children caring and protecting our environmentIn the fifth Aanchal ECD episode, Dr Fozia Parveen, a postdoctoral fellow and adjunct faculty at the Centre for Water Informatics and Technology (WIT) at LUMS, shares insights about the importance of educating young children to care and protect our planet. She provides valuable ideas that parents and caregivers can do everyday to help their children to look after the environment for a sustainable future.2021-07-0708 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 4 (Urdu): Managing Screen Time for Preschool ChildrenIn the fourth Aanchal ECD episode, Dr. Almina Pardhan and Yasmeen Mehboob talk about current research on appropriate screen time use for preschool-age children 3-5 years old. They share guiding principles and ideas for parents and caregivers to manage screen time for their preschool children.2021-06-0817 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 4: Managing Screen Time for Preschool ChildrenIn the fourth Aanchal ECD episode, Dr. Almina Pardhan and Yasmeen Mehboob talk about current research on appropriate screen time use for preschool-age children 3-5 years old. They share guiding principles and ideas for parents and caregivers to manage screen time for their preschool children.2021-06-0813 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 3: Mathematics for a Better WorldEpisode 3 of our Aanchal ECD Podcast series is a bilingual conversation in English and Urdu on “‘Mathematics for a Better World’ beginning with a strong foundation in early childhood” that we had with Dr Nusrat Fatima Rizvi and Dr Munira Amirali, Assistant Professors at AKU-IED, to mark International Mathematics Day 2021. Drawing from their rich work and research in Mathematics Education, Dr Nusrat and Dr Munira share insights and ideas with parents and caregivers about how they can support young children to build a strong foundation in mathematics for a better world.2021-04-2926 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 1 (Urdu Translation): Creating a daily routine to help build your child’s brainIn this episode, Yasmeen Mehboob, translates into Urdu Aanchal's first episode for parents and caregivers from all backgrounds. We hope the information provided in these episodes is easy and accessible for all!2021-04-0813 minAanchal ECD podcastIntroduction to Aanchal - Urdu TranslationThis is the Urdu translation of the introduction to our Aanchal ECD podcast. We aim to make our podcasts accessible to everyone and hope that you will share these nuggets of wisdom with your friends, loved ones and anyone who is a parent or a caregiver!2021-04-0804 min
Aanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 2: #Choosetochallenge for gender equity in early childhoodEpisode 2 of our Aanchal ECD Podcast series is a bilingual conversation in English and Urdu on gender equity in early childhood that we had with Dr Dilshad Ashraf, Associate Professor and Head Graduate Programmes at AKU-IED, to mark International Women's Day 2021. Drawing from her rich work and research in gender and education, Dr Dilshad shares insights and ideas with parents and caregivers of children in the early years about how they can actively ‘choose to challenge’ gender norms and expectations to forge a gender equal world.2021-03-2538 minAanchal ECD podcastAanchal Episode 1: Creating a daily routine to help build your child’s brainIn the first Aanchal ECD episode, Dr Almina Pardhan and Yasmeen Mehboob talk about ways to create a daily routine for your young child in a nurturing environment with caring relationships to help make your child's brain healthy and strong now and for the rest of life.2021-03-0112 min
Aanchal ECD podcastIntroduction to AanchalThe AKU-IED Aanchal ECD Podcast series is designed for parents and caregivers of young children. Our podcast aims to provide parents and caregivers with relevant best practice ideas and suggestions to raise happy and healthy children. Aanchal is a piece of cloth worn typically by South Asian women like a dupatta (stole or scarf), and that is symbolic of a caregiver cloaking a young baby or child for protection and nurturing. We hope that you will find inspiration, companionship and guidance in our Aanchal ECD Podcast series! 2021-03-0104 min