Cover image of Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children

Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children

Not Just Cute, the Podcast is like listening to a conversation with your nerdy best friend. Who happens to be obsessed with child development. Each episode covers a different topic related to parent... Read more

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Episode 29: Acting Out (with Rae Pica)

Episode 29: Acting Out (with Rae Pica)

Why are there so many reports of children frequently falling out of their seats?  Why is behavior becoming more and more... Read more

8 Oct 2019

29mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 3: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Introduction)

Episode 3: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Introduction)

In this episode, I discuss the introdcution of the book, "Discovering the Culture of Childhood", with its author, Emily ... Read more

14 Mar 2017

28mins

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Episode 33: Grieving the School Year We Thought We'd Have

Episode 33: Grieving the School Year We Thought We'd Have

As states and districts begin this trickling process of making final announcements about the school year, many closing -... Read more

22 Apr 2020

50mins

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Episode 4: Reader Q&A - Redirecting and the Effects of Negative Emotions on Learning

Episode 4: Reader Q&A - Redirecting and the Effects of Negative Emotions on Learning

In this episode, I'm answering a reader's two-part question. First, what are some suggestions for redirecting children a... Read more

31 Mar 2017

14mins

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Episode 18: Ten Minutes for Early Childood Education

Episode 18: Ten Minutes for Early Childood Education

I was recently invited to speak for 10 minutes on the importance of early childhood education as part of a local private... Read more

3 May 2018

13mins

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Episode 5: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Chapters 1&2)

Episode 5: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Chapters 1&2)

Do we see childhood for what it really is? Are we ready to challenge our ideas and put on a new pair of spectacles? Emil... Read more

31 Mar 2017

47mins

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Episode 32: How Interactions Build Young Brains

Episode 32: How Interactions Build Young Brains

In this episode, we’ll cover a quick review of what serve and return interactions are as well as what the newest researc... Read more

21 Feb 2020

17mins

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Episode 19: Positive Discipline for Today's Busy (& Overwhelmed) Parent (Kristina Bill & Joy Marchese)

Episode 19: Positive Discipline for Today's Busy (& Overwhelmed) Parent (Kristina Bill & Joy Marchese)

I am so excited today to be talking with Kristina Bill and Joy Marchese, who, along with Jane Nelsen, co-authored the bo... Read more

6 Nov 2018

41mins

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Episode 7: Kindergarten Redshirting

Episode 7: Kindergarten Redshirting

Today, I’m talking about redshirting. You may know the term from college sports, where athletes can be redshirted for a ... Read more

21 Apr 2017

52mins

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Episode 31: Engaging Young Scientists, with Asia Citro

Episode 31: Engaging Young Scientists, with Asia Citro

Author of Zoey & Sassafras and creator of the publishing house, Innovation Press, Asia Citro is truly a woman on a m... Read more

12 Dec 2019

27mins

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Episode 28: Second Read - Advanced Content at Kindergarten - What can we really learn from this controversial new study?

Episode 28: Second Read - Advanced Content at Kindergarten - What can we really learn from this controversial new study?

Back at the beginning of 2019 a study made a bit of a splash as headlines claimed that it demonstrated that the increase... Read more

17 Sep 2019

33mins

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Episode 12: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Chapters 5 & 6)

Episode 12: Discovering the Culture of Childhood with Emily Plank (Chapters 5 & 6)

This is the fourth installment of my book talk with Emily Plank, author of Discovering The Culture of Childhood.  It’s t... Read more

4 Jul 2017

1hr 3mins

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Episode 22: Inspiring Wonder, Awe, and Empathy - Spiritual Development in Young Children (with Deborah Schein PhD)

Episode 22: Inspiring Wonder, Awe, and Empathy - Spiritual Development in Young Children (with Deborah Schein PhD)

development can be talked about in an academic construct, I received Deborah Schein’s book (Inspiring Wonder, Awe, and E... Read more

18 Feb 2019

40mins

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Episode 10: Puzzling Out the Science of PreK

Episode 10: Puzzling Out the Science of PreK

Today, I’m talking about the Consensus Statement released by the Brookings Institute on the Current State of Scientific ... Read more

16 May 2017

47mins

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Episode 8: Discovering the Culture of Childhood (Chapters 3&4) with Emily Plank

Episode 8: Discovering the Culture of Childhood (Chapters 3&4) with Emily Plank

Today, I’m talking again with Emily Plank, author of Discovering The Culture of Childhood. It’s the read-along selection... Read more

30 Apr 2017

53mins

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Episode 15: Discovering the Culture of Childhood (Conclusion)

Episode 15: Discovering the Culture of Childhood (Conclusion)

In today’s episode, I’m sharing the fifth and final installment in a series of conversations with Emily Plank, author of... Read more

14 Mar 2018

1hr 2mins

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Episode 27: Planning a Parent Play Night at Your School

Episode 27: Planning a Parent Play Night at Your School

Today I’m talking about how to get parents on board with play in your classrooms, right from the start. Just like the ch... Read more

23 Aug 2019

24mins

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Episode 16: Advocating for Movement with Rae Pica

Episode 16: Advocating for Movement with Rae Pica

Many of us are seeing that grief in the classroom as different policies and practices seem to forget that our children h... Read more

8 Apr 2018

37mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 20: Second Read -- Play is Efficient!

Episode 20: Second Read -- Play is Efficient!

Play isn't what we do when we're done with the curriculum. Play IS the curriculum. Listen to a second read of the post, ... Read more

30 Nov 2018

11mins

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Episode 26: The Artful Parent - Kids' Art and Creativity (with Jean Van't Hul)

Episode 26: The Artful Parent - Kids' Art and Creativity (with Jean Van't Hul)

Today I’m talking with the Artful Parent, Jean VanHult. She is what she calls an “art enabler”, a term that I love! She’... Read more

23 Jul 2019

35mins

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