Lizz and Heather use a story of mud play in an early childhood setting to discuss how children’s bodies are considered within different cultural perspectives.
Louisa May Alcott? Charlotte Bronte? Jane Austen? Charles Dickens? They all have something to say about supporting young children.
Sam Balch joins the show to ask Heather some questions about her experiences and philosophies as an ECE college instructor.
Egocentric behavior in children is developmentally appropriate and a positive indicator of social/emotional development. Listen to hear Dan talk about why we should value the child who takes and the child who protects.
If you don’t follow Greg Santucci on Facebook, you definitely should! He joins the show here to make his case for never using the phrase “behavior management” again.
Another episode where Mike Huber asks Heather to dive deeper into how ideas discussed on previous episodes show up in her daily practice.
Does the language we use to describe the work we do matter?
The second installment of our conversation with Carol about her upcoming book Illuminating Care: The Pedagogy and Practice of Care.
Houston Kraft, author of Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk and Act in Kindness joins the show to connect his ideas about kindness to our work with young children and with each other.
Another episode where Mike Huber asks Heather to dive deeper into how ideas discussed on previous episodes show up in her daily practice.
Heather and Lisa discuss the realities and problems of hierarchies the ECE field has, often unconsciously, created and supported.
This is the first in a series of conversations with Carol about her upcoming book Illuminating Care: The Pedagogy and Practice of Care.