NOBODY knows the best way for you to parent your child.

That is something you and your child are going to have to figure out, again and again… pretty much every day — if you’re lucky, for the rest of your life!

That is the enormous responsibility that we have as parents and caregivers…

Those early experiences that we give our infants and toddlers are the ones that shape their experience of life, and of how they come to define closeness and comfort.

At Learn With Less®, we give you peace of mind you can support your infant and/or toddler with what you already have.

My name is Ayelet Marinovich.

I’m a pediatric speech-language pathologist, a singer, parent educator, theater person, story teller, and partner.

I’m also just another mom who’s dealing with sleep deprivation, poop, and tantrums.

I created Learn With Less® to try to take out the prescriptive nature of “parenting advice”

Instead, I supplant it with knowledge and ideas – helping you create your own moments to enrich your experience as a family.

Is Learn With Less® for me?

Learn With Less® (Strength In Words LLC) is a parent education company dedicated to helping to support new parents feel confident they can support and connect with their babies and toddlers – without having to buy a single toy.

 

We do this by:

1. Helping parents and caregivers understand basic knowledge about early development, connect play to learning, use simple materials and natural everyday interactions, and support and connect with other families.

 

2. Helping professionals working with infant/toddler families (e.g., educators, therapists) create successful community-based parent education & parent support programming using the Learn With Less® curriculum.

 

Our Values

Community

  • Communal learning (facilitation vs hierarchical learning) – we value the idea of learning together and alongside one another!
  • Communal Support (we’re here for each other, even when we don’t parent in “the same” way)

Playfulness

  • Musicality
  • Love
  • Play with your baby, play with your style, play with materials, play in a group with others, play with me!

Simplicity

  • Simple, everyday materials & routines
  • Use what you already have – you don’t have to go buying MORE stuff
  • You already have everything you need
  • Play and interaction do not require expensive toys or even large amounts of time

Education

  • The power of knowledge: once you know that what you’re doing is supportive of your baby, you’re motivated to keep doing it!

Inclusivity

  • Respect and acceptance of diverse thought and practice
  • Access (you don’t have to have money to support your baby, we provide access to information through our podcast, books, and programs)
  • Honoring, creating and upholding space for those holding marginalized identities

Learn With Less® as a brand, and Ayelet Marinovich, its founder, have made commitments to uphold anti-racist values. 

We strive (each day, imperfectly) to move towards accompliceship in anti-racist and anti-bias work.

 

As a Company, We Are Committed To:

Creating and sharing resources that include explicit discussion around and amplification of diverse populations (neurodiverse, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, ability, age).

 

Training our licensees on diversity, equity & inclusion practices (and continuing to feature and collect diverse perspectives so that the central voices sharing this information are BIPOC).

 

Collecting evaluative data so that licensees can more easily partner with local organizations on the ground.

 

Bringing in licensees who hold marginalized identities, and serving diverse populations in their communities.

 

Spreading the message of Learn With Less® to audiences around the world – and ensuring that panels and platforms on which our founder appears are also committed to including diverse voices and perspectives.

 

Confronting the ways in which privilege is present in both the parenting world and the world of education, working to understand the systems in place, and doing our part to dismantle them.

 

We serve families with infants and toddlers, and educators working with those families.

Whether you are a parent, caregiver, educator, therapist or other professional, Learn With Less® is a valuable set of resources created by professionals in early learning.

  • We strive to create inclusive, equitable resources for diverse populations.
  • Our resources are evidence- and research-based, and are often appropriate for children who are moving along a typical progression of development, as well as those who are developmentally delayed.

At Learn With Less®, we’ll help you maximize the power of daily and caregiving routines, open-ended play (using simple, everyday household materials), and musical experiences, to support and nurture your child’s development.

Listen to the Podcast

My guests and I address the challenges and realities of early parenthood, and the information you need to know about early childhood.

Supprt you need to help your tiny humans thrive!

Read the Books

The basis for the Learn With Less® Curriculum in handy book form.

Week-by-week development and activity guides for playing with your baby from birth through toddlerhood.

Participate In Community

Want to feel confident and reassured?  Looking for ways to enjoy playing with your child? Hoping to feel less lonely?

Bring the Learn With Less® curriculum to life, virtually or in-person. 

Become A Facilitator

Do you have a professional or educational background serving families with young children?

Bring the Learn With Less® curriculum to life in your local community.

There’s plenty of “run-of-the-mill” parenting advice out there. 

But you want to understand how your child learns

You want to enjoy this special, precious time

… without the guilt, overwhelm, and mixed messages.

What Makes Learn With Less® different?

Contrary to what the baby industry would have you believe,

We already have everything we need to support our infants and toddlers.

You don’t need to buy ANYTHING to boost your baby’s development.

And you can connect with your tiny human(s) within the time, using the energy you’re already expending, and with the materials you already have.

Those “magical” materials are attached to you, they’re hidden in plain sight, and they’re the everyday materials you’re using in daily, caregiving, and play routines.

We provide parents, caregivers, & educators with:

  • Information about baby & toddler development
  • Confirmation about what you’re already doing to support your young child
  • Ideas about how to play with your infant and/or toddler to support development

Our goal is to empower the family through knowledge and connection, supporting parents and caregivers so they can support their children.

 

Healthy, happy families result in healthy, strong societies.

Model Simple ways to enrich Interactions

Teach Developmental Concepts

Provide Ideas for Home Interventions

Put the Power Into the Hands of The Family

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