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TNT_0047 Children’s Weight Part 1
In this episode, we talk about children’s weight in relation to development and health.
TNT_0048 Children’s Weight Part 2
In this episode, we continue our chat about a bendy girl Jeff crossed p In this episode, we talk about children’s weight in relation to development and health.
There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather | Quote 03070
…many schools are cutting recess to cram more required instruction into a day that hardly had any free time to begin with, not even for the youngest students.
CCBAG_0742 Ms Debbie With Listeners Via Zoom Part 1
Ms Debbie joins Jeff to share about her cats, worksheets, behavior charts, and more. Plus, there’s a bit of flirting that leaves Jeff unsettled.
CCBAG_0744 Survivor Strategies With Coworkers
Brett Schneider and Jeff discuss using strategies from 40 seasons of Survivor with coworkers. Having problems with a coworker? These tips may help you gain the upper hand and emerge victorious.
Smelly Socks
Tina’s new socks are so wonderful she vows to wear them every day! But they begin to smell really, really bad because Tina will not take them off — even to be washed. The kids finally drag Tina down to the river and make her wash those stinky socks, driving away all the fish with the nasty odour!
Folk Tales | The Hermit’s Daughter
From Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit translated by S. M. Mitra and edited by Nancy Bell (London: Macmillan and Co., 1919) Chapter I Near a town in India called Ikshumati, on a beautiful wide river, with trees belonging to a …
Unschooled | Quote 03069
…while it may seem that some of us made it through mass schooling unscathed—and even on top—I believe that few, if any of us, really do. We don’t know how else we might have spent those fifteen thousand hours: to follow our curiosities, to reveal our interests, to pursue our passions, to read, and read, and read some more. We don’t know how well-educated we could have become in our youth if we hadn’t spent so much time sitting, memorizing, repeating, forgetting, and otherwise playing school. How might your life be different now if you were granted the freedom to pursue your passions as a child, rather than spend so many hours following someone else’s schooled agenda?
Kids Are Worth It!
This bestselling guide rejects “quick-fix” solutions and focuses on helping kids develop their own self-discipline by owning up to their mistakes, thinking through solutions, and correcting their misdeeds while leaving their dignity intact. Barbara Coloroso shows these principles in action through dozens of examples — from sibling rivalry to teenage rebellion; from common misbehaviors to substance abuse and antisocial behavior. She also explains how to parent strong-willed children, effective alternatives to time-outs, bribes, and threats, and how to help kids resolve disputes and serious injustices such as bullying.
Filled with practical suggestions for handling the ordinary and extraordinary tribulations of growing up, kids are worth it! helps you help your children grow into responsible, resilient, resourceful adults — not because you tell them to, but because they want to.
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards | Quote 03068
Seven months into pregnancy, babies are already eavesdropping on their mothers’ conversations. Research by Professor William Fifer, a developmental psychobiologist, and his colleagues at Columbia University in New York City indicates that babies remember stories and songs that they heard in the womb. And they prefer to hear their mothers’ voices over other female voices.
The Montessori Method
By placing the child at the center, Maria Montessori revolutionized elementary education. In Montessori schools, children are given freedom to develop their own skills at their own pace–and, as a result, they flourish beyond their traditionally-schooled peers. “The Montessori Method” is Dr. Montessori’s most complete account of the history, philosophy, and practice of her teaching method. It is an essential work for teachers, parents, and all those interested in unleashing human potential for the betterment of our world.
The Homework Myth | Quote 03067
…an hour spent doing schoolwork at home is an hour not spent doing other things. There is less opportunity for children just to hang out with their parents. There is less opportunity for the kind of learning that doesn’t involve traditional academic skills. There is less opportunity to read for pleasure, make friends and socialize with them, get some exercise, get some rest, or just be a child.