That Early Childhood Nerd

How can we be sure our practices with children are coming from a place of kindness? Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

A lot of teachers have strong feelings about sitting criss cross applesauce. So does Mike Huber. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

Is it really important to tell families if their child has behavior problems at child care? Dan Hodgins and I don't think so. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

Richard Cohen joins the podcast to discuss the power adults have in ECE programs. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

What do we really mean when we talk about the challenges of "boy culture" in ECE? Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

Deb Curtis and Nadia Jaboneta, authors of Children's Lively Minds: Schema Theory Made Visible, join the podcast.   Thanks for listening!   Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

Author and speaker Rae Pica joins the podcast to discuss how honoring children's need to move can reduce behaviors we find challenging. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

In which Laura and Heather talk tattoos, young children, and that time we got our noses pierced. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

Sticker charts are easy, working through human complexity is not, but our children deserve the effort. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

Rachel Larimore, author of Preschool Beyond Walls, has some great advice for including nature in our ECE programs. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.  Click here for more Heather.

My continuing conversation with Travis Manley of Progressive Preceptors. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Is it possible we’ve created problems for ourselves and our programs with our advocacy? Travis Manley is back to help us figure it out.   Thanks for listening!   Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

Author and speaker Erin Ramsey joins me to encourage us to save our bold energy for love as we work with families and each other.   Thanks for listening!   Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

It’s easier than you might think to advocate for ECE with politicians and other community members.   Thanks for listening!   Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here. Click here for more Heather.

Sustained shared thinking, mind-mindedness, sports broadcasting....whatever you call it, Emma and Heather have some thoughts about keeping it real. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Heather and Lisa Murphy finish their conversation about teacher roles identified in the ECE classic The Play's the Thing: Teachers' Roles in Children's Play Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Lisa and Heather embark on a series of episodes to discuss appropriate teacher roles during children's play. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Lisa Murphy cohosts to explore a mind blowing new (but really pretty old) perspective on "patience". Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Sam Balch cohosts this episode to discuss feelings of despair and hope in our work with young children. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Tamar Jacobson (yes! Tamar Jacobson!!) joins the podcast to talk about her book Everyone Needs Attention. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.