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066: Is the 30 Million Word Gap real?
You all know that on the show we pretty much steer clear of the clickbait articles that try to convince you that something is wrong with your child, …
8 years ago
065: Why storytelling is so important for our children
“Storytelling? I’m already reading books to my child – isn’t that enough?” Your child DOES get a lot out of reading books (which is why we’ve done a…
8 years ago
064: Compassion (and how to help your child develop it)
“Social and Emotional Learning” is all the rage in school these days, along with claims that it can help children to manage their emotions, make resp…
8 years ago
063: How family storytelling can help you to develop closer relationships and overcome struggles
Episode 63
"How much can there really be to learn about storytelling?" I thought when I started on this mini-series. It turns out that there's actually quit…
8 years, 1 month ago
062: Why we need to let our kids need to take more risks
We should protect our children from risks, right? Isn’t that our job as parents? This episode comes mid-way in an extended series on the importance…
8 years, 1 month ago
061: Can Growth Mindset live up to the hype?
Growth mindset is everywhere these days. Dr. Carol Dweck’s research showing that a growth mindset can help children to overcome academic struggles i…
8 years, 2 months ago
060: What do children learn from reading books?
We’ve done a couple of episodes on reading by now; episode 3 (which seems so long ago!) asked whether you might have missed the boat on teaching your…
8 years, 2 months ago
059: How to Raise a Wild Child
So you listened to episode 58 and you’re convinced of the benefits of outdoor play. But you’re a grown-up. You don’t play outdoors. And you don’t kno…
8 years, 3 months ago
058: What are the benefits of outdoor play?
This is the second in our extended series of episodes on children’s play. We kicked off last week with a look at the benefits of play in general for…
8 years, 3 months ago
057: What is the value of play?
Does play really matter? Do children get anything out of it? Or is it just messing around; time that could be better spent preparing our children for…
8 years, 4 months ago