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Back to SearchHow to help kids with chronic reading challenges with Joe Lockavitch (part 1)
Season 3 Episode 22
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Joe Lockavitch is enthusiastic about helping students read. That enthusiasm is contagious, so much so that our conversation on learni…
2 years, 6 months ago
How colorblind racism and white fragility hurt all kids with Anne Williford
Season 3 Episode 21
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There is a nationwide movement to ban discussions of race or ethnicity from classrooms. Proponents of a ban argue that such discusses…
2 years, 6 months ago
How to be a youth advocate for mental health with Nagasriya Ramisetty and Kaylee Woods
Season 3 Episode 20
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Speak Up Stand Up Save a Life is an annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona, that aims to empower middle school students to organize an…
2 years, 6 months ago
How to be a good enough parent with Tim Cavell
Season 3 Episode 19
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Tim Cavell approached me at the World Anti-Bullying Forum and claimed that his book on parenting and my book on parenting have some t…
2 years, 6 months ago
How to stop bedwetting, overactive bladders, incontinence, and constipation in kids with Steve Hodges
Season 3 Episode 18
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Toilet issues are not uncommon in kids. Despite this, there is a growing body of evidence that these conditions are often misundersto…
2 years, 6 months ago
What you can do to help prevent adolescent suicides with Carla Allan
Season 3 Episode 17
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Suicides and suicide attempts peak in spring and early summer, but research shows that the ideation and mental health issues that pre…
2 years, 7 months ago
Holiday Break Episode 3: New Year's school shootings
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In this third mini Holiday Break episode, I share David Reidman's (K-12 School Shooting Database) analysis of one of the first school…
2 years, 7 months ago
Holiday Break Episode 2: Why you should keep your New Year's resolution
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In this second mini Holiday Break episode, I revisit the science of why New Year's resolutions fail or succeed, and why, if your reso…
2 years, 7 months ago
Holiday Break Episode 1: What you can do to avoid being a Scrooge
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In this first mini Holiday Break episode, I explore A Christmas Carol's central idea, which I argue is empathy. Links to the research…
2 years, 7 months ago
What you need to know about what is in your kids' clothing with Samantha Gentry
Season 3 Episode 16
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The research is conclusive: how and with what our kids’ clothes are manufactured affects the environment and kids’ health and well-be…
2 years, 8 months ago