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PHQP_0001 The Benefits of Playful Aggression
Jan 06, 2025
Why do kids love playful aggression like roughhousing, pretending to be superheroes, or playing with toy weapons? In The Playvolution HQ Podcast episode, Jeff Johnson dives into playful aggression, explaining why it’s natural, beneficial, and essential for children’s development. Learn how rough-and-tumble play fosters growth across physical, social-emotional, cognitive, adaptive, and communicative domains, and discover practical tips for creating environments that support this type of play. Jeff also introduces a fun DIY project—the “Amazing Rough-and-Tumble Sidekick”—perfect for supporting active, self-directed play at home or in early learning programs.
Hey, welcome to the Playvolution HQ podcast. I’m Jeff Johnson. Thanks for pushing play on with the show.
Topic one for this episode: who is this show for? Well, I thought this would be a good thing to clarify here at the beginning of the show, so nobody listens if it might not be for them.
I think the show is first for professional caregivers, people who work on a daily basis with young children. Next up, parents who are interested in play and playful learning and knowing more about those things so that they can understand the play that’s going on at home and be more thoughtful about selecting early learning programs for their children to make sure their kids are getting what they need. And I think also maybe a subset of parents who are homeschooling young children, either preschool or early elementary kids, may also find value in the show.
And then beyond that, anyone interested in how children learn through play, because that’s gonna be one of the big themes here of the show.
Moving on, topic two: core values. I was trying to put together some core values for the show, and the list kept getting longer and longer, so I thought I would spend the first dozen or so episodes introducing those.
So this is part one of what I think the core of this show is, and basically, the core of early learning. Later on, I’ll share some links to a reading list I put together of top 10 books that really get into the research and information behind these core values if you wanna check those out. So first one is young children need large blocks of uninterrupted time for self-directed play and exploration.
I wanted to break that down. So young children. Here at Playvolution HQ, I think young children covers everybody from birth to age 10.
I know some organizations cut it off around age eight. I think that’s a little bit too early. I think that’s kind of leading to some of the age compression that’s going on.
So young children, kids under the age of 10. Large blocks. What are we talking about with large blocks of time? I’m talking hour-plus blocks of time where kids get to be the choosers.
This is a problem in a lot of early learning settings because the day is broke down into little 30 minutes, maybe 25 or 15-minute blocks of time. And so not only don’t kids have an opportunity to go deep into their play, they’re always going through a transition time. So one of the things we’re gonna advocate on this show is big blocks of time and fewer transitions during the day.
Uninterrupted. So what’s that all about? That’s about us adults getting up in their business when they’re playing. Children should be really a lot more free to do their own thing.
So, we need to stop interrupting them so much. And by doing their own thing, I mean self-directed. They should be the rule makers and the problem solvers and the organizers and the material gatherers of their play because that pre-play stuff is all part of the play process.
So all the getting ready, the planning, the organizing, the solving problems that come up in the play that should be owned by the children. That’s self-directed. And then, finally, play and exploration.
There’s not time in this episode to go deep into that, but basically that’s what this show is about. Play, I think the best definition of play is Dr. Peter Gray’s five conditions of play. And we will spend more time on that in future episodes.
And exploration, that’s basically, let’s consider that going out and getting hands-on with the world. Young children are hands-on active learners. They need to engage with the world. They need to touch, feel, and mess with it.
Topic three: the benefits of playful aggression. I think a lot of programs, a lot of parents have some concerns about children acting aggressively.
This is an article I put together on the Playvolution HQ website. It’s called The Benefits of Playful Aggression. There is a link in the episode notes for this episode on this, but basically breaks this topic down.
First up, I wanna talk about the learning that goes on in this play. Playful aggression, we’re talking about rough and tumble play and superhero play and weapons play, covers all five developmental domains of learning when kids are engaging in this kind of play in an environment that’s thoughtfully supported by adults. So there’s physical development, there’s communicative development, there’s social-emotional development, there’s cognitive development, and there’s adaptive development.
That might be a category of learning that you might be unfamiliar with. That pretty much lumps in all of the stuff kids are learning about how to survive and thrive and get along in the world. We’ll be talking about those five things more in future episodes of this show.
And this article, the bulk of it is giving examples of those kinds of learning in aggressive play. But before we get there, I think we need to look at what aggressive play is. And it’s the grappling, pushing, punching, kicking, rough and tumble, superhero, like I mentioned.
And children have a drive for this kind of play. The drive to engage in such play is inborn. Children take part in such play because it benefits their development.
This drive is so strong that kids will do it even if it’s prohibited. They’ll still engage in it, even though they have to suffer consequences. If you’ve got an early learning program and if you have banned rough and tumble play or superhero play or weapons play, it’s going on.
And you probably maybe spend a fair amount of your time trying to stop it. Instead of trying to make these types of play taboo, we need to look for ways to support them and invest time and energy and resources in them. And so there are two reasons I think we tend to shut down playful aggression.
One is that it looks violent. On the surface, it can look violent. And the other is we consider it dangerous.
We worry about the kid’s safety. We worry about parents being upset if a child gets a bump or a scratch or a scrape, those kinds of things. And so first, thinking about that appearance of violence, I think it’s essential to distinguish between playful aggression and violence.
And it’s pretty simple. Violence involves an intent to harm. Playful aggression doesn’t.
Playful aggression is a consensual act. Kids choose to rough-and-tumble, and grapple, and kick, and punch, and wrestle with each other. Their perseverance choose to engage in the activity.
It looks violent, but it isn’t. It can turn violent because somebody might get grabbed or pushed a little bit harder than they like, and then they become violent. And so one of our jobs as supporters of this is mitigating hazards.
We need to be paying attention to the children’s playfaces and putting down tumbling mats and doing those kinds of things. When it comes to mitigating hazards, one of the things I think we need to do is clarify our language. A danger is something that may cause harm.
A hazard is a danger that is not easily seen or predicted. And a risk is an informed choice to do something that may or may not cause harm. And so our primary job in keeping playful aggressive play safe is to mitigate the hazards, to make sure they’re not engaging in rough and tumble play around tables with sharp corners, make sure we’ve got a tumbling mat down, make sure kids understand consent.
And that kids can choose to engage in a play and they can choose to stop. And these kinds of things make it a little bit easier for us to do. And then also wrapping our head around the fact that since kids are hands-on learners, it’s gonna come with some bumps, bruises and scratches and scrapes.
And we should expect those kinds of things as part of the activity. And then the article goes on to cover those developmental domains and go into a couple examples in each one of those domains. So that’s basically what we’re talking about there.
Again, link to that article is in the episode notes. I’ve got show notes, which is basically what you need to know about the show as a whole. Those aren’t gonna change very often. And then episode notes, which will be specific to each episode. So there are plenty of links in the show notes, the topic, you’ll find the links.
So topic four is the amazing rough-and-tumble sidekick. So this is something I put together for those kids who are maybe, maybe they don’t have somebody to rough and tumble play with. Let’s take a look at this. This is something I recorded a while back.
Hey, Jeff Johnson here, Explorations Early Learning. Thanks for pushing play. Today, I’ve got a DIY for you.
The amazing rough-and-tumble sidekick. I named it that because it’s a good playmate for kids who wanna engage in kicking and punching and pushing, either if they’re all alone and don’t have anybody to fight with, or if they are as a group wanting to fight a common enemy, the rough and tumble sidekick is a good choice for that. Thought about calling it the let it outinator because this thing is also good if you have a child who is violently aggressive because they’re emotionally upset.
And it happens sometimes in the early years. The Letitoutinator is a great tool for giving them something to push, hit, and punch instead of actual other people. So it’s a great thing to redirect those angry kids to and help them let it out of their systems so they can find equilibrium again and move on with their day.
But ultimately, you could also call it the milk jug clump because that’s basically what it is. Let’s take a look at the very simple process for putting it together. So you’re gonna want some plastic milk jugs.
They don’t have to be milk jugs, but one-gallon jugs. Ideally, you want more than four and probably less than 30, but the number is totally up to you. You’re gonna want some rope.
If you’re looking at five or six jugs, six foot of rope is probably sufficient. Longer if you are using more jugs. And basically, you’re gonna take your section of rope.
Let me get it untwisted there. You’re gonna fold it over six or eight inches, and then you’re just gonna tie a loop in one end. Before you go stringing your jugs together, you’re also gonna wanna take some glue and glue the lids on the jug.
What that does is it gives the jug some structural integrity. They’re less likely to crumple if the lids are securely attached, and that just helps your milk jug clump live a bit longer. Then, all there really is to it, you’re gonna take that loose end of the rope, and you’re gonna thread that through all of your jug handles.
I’m just using three here because I’ve got limited amount of space. And then you’re gonna pull the rope through until you get a nice, tight clump of jugs. After that, it’s just a matter of hanging them up.
Now, if you’re hanging them inside, you need to make sure you’re attaching them to something secure. A well-anchored hook in the ceiling is a great idea. The blades of the ceiling fan, probably not so good.
Outside, a tree branch, you know, two, three, four inches in diameter or bigger is probably a good idea. Smaller than that, and you might have branch breakage problems. Finally, a couple other thoughts.
One, variations. You can vary the height you hang this at. If you hang it really low to the ground, it’s going to be better for cooking.
If you wanna hang it high, and I’m talking like over children’s heads, you can really use it for letting them whack it with pool noodles or that kind of thing. When you’re just getting started with it, your first use, you probably wanna aim for somewhere between mid-shin and waist level for the three and four-year-olds that are probably gonna be the age group most interested in this thing. Beyond that, I think just remember that the jugs, the clump of jugs, make an alluring target for both playful and angry aggression, two things early learning programs frequently deal with.
That’s all I got for you. Thanks for paying attention. Enjoy your day.
Back to you. Hey, so back to me in real-time. I think this thing, the amazing rough-and-tumble sidekick, is also a useful tool if you’re just tiptoeing into supporting aggressive play.
Maybe you’re not ready to let the kids whack it and wrestle and hit and punch each other. You can hang this thing up and let them battle it. It’s a common enemy, and that might be an entry point into this type of play for you because it reduces the possibility of injuries a little bit.
Okay, so we’re moving on to our wrap-up.
First thing, a top 10 reading list I mentioned earlier. This is something I put together.
Again, there’s a link to it in the episode notes. This is just top 10 books I think really are a foundational set of reading for anybody that wants to dig in to what we’re gonna be talking about in this show more. Free to Learn is number one.
Play by Stuart Brown is there. Balanced and Barefoot by Angel Hanscom, and on and on it goes. And then beyond that, I’ve also got a whole section on the PlayvolutionHQ website.
It’s just playvolutionhq.com slash reading hyphen list that I’ve got 250, just about 250 books listed there, mostly early learning, some about self-care. But you can do a topic search. You can do a search by category.
I’ve kind of divided them up a little bit. And then you can search by author if you want to. So there’s some good stuff there.
Links to both of those pages are in the episode notes if you wanna check those out. Next up, photos and videos. For the Playvolution HQ site and here for the podcast, I’m always looking for photos and short video clips of kids engaged in self-led play exploration and just childhood activities.
If you have those, if you are an owner of the material and you have releases for the kids to be shared and you wanna share them with me, there is a link in the show notes for that kind of stuff. It’ll be always there if you look for it in the future. Next up, Amazon ideas.
One way you can support the podcast and the Playvolution HQ site if you want to, that’s very low effort, is to shop through my Amazon link. If you go to Amazon through that link, I get a little percentage of sales made when people use that link. I get to also see what people are buying, but I don’t know who buys them.
And I thought it might be fun to share some of those things here. One that I think is really great and tool use with kids is something we’ll get into in future episodes is this great child-sized hammer. It weighs eight ounces.
It’s got a durable fiberglass handle. I love the orange coloring on there because that makes it easier to find if it gets mislaid. Used versions of this hammer for years with kids.
And so I think it’s a good go-to option if you’re looking at tool use with kids in your program. Next up, share it if you like it. If you like the podcast, if you like any of the links at PlayvolutionHQ, share them with somebody who might enjoy them as well.
That’s how we keep things growing around here. Next week, we’re gonna be talking about observing communication. I put together a handout, oh no, it’s a observation form, excuse me, that talks about this topic, that covers this topic.
Makes it a little bit easier to see the communication going on in an early learning setting. And that maybe helps you reflect on it and kind of documents the communication that’s happening. And also, we’re gonna talk about flashcards.
I’ve got some thoughts about flashcards. Finally, to wrap things up, Dad Joke of the Week. This is gonna be a weekly thing.
You can always stop listening before we get here if you are anti-dad jokes. I happen to enjoy them. Our inaugural dad joke, how many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? The answer, of course, is 10.
Tentacles, get it? Tentacles? This has been an Explorations Early Learning Upstairs Studio production. Oh, that wasn’t too bad, was it, Jasper?
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CCBAG_1193 Jobs, School, And More
Dec 09, 2024
SAm and Jeff Discuss jobs, school, staff, maturation, and more.
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CCBAG_1192 Challenging Relationships
Dec 06, 2024
Rebecca and Jeff discuss building relationships with parents you don't click with.
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CCBAG_1036 A Wandering Conversation
Dec 04, 2024
Rebecca and Jeff have a wandering conversation covering pets, tarantula cemeteries, death, STEM, and more.
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CCBAG_1191 Be A Mentor Like Dan Hodgins
Dec 02, 2024
Lisa and Jeff remember mentor and friend Dan Hodgins.
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CCBAG_1190 Playvolution HQ Podcast Tease
Nov 29, 2024
Here's a tease for the new Playvolution HQ podcast I'm launching in January 2025. It'll be released in both audio and video formats. Unlike the Child Care Bar And Grill podcast, the weekly episodes will never last more than 20 minutes and there will be no swearing. The topic will be play--defining it, supporting it, promoting it, and enjoying it.
You can check out the video version of the tease here: PHQP_0000 The Tease
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CCBAG_1189 Big Feeling Revisited
Nov 25, 2024
Jeff revisits the topic of Big Feelings with Tamar.
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CCBAG_1011 Ivy Gets Sorted And Brett Gets A Job
Nov 23, 2024
Brett tells Jeff about her new job and which Hogwarts House baby Ivy sorted herself into.
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CCBAG_1188 Stuff From Home
Nov 22, 2024
Nicole and Jeff discuss kids bringing stuff from home to their early learning setting.
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CCBAG_1187 Quiet Kids
Nov 18, 2024
Nicole and Jeff talk about quiet kids.
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CCBAG_1186 Daily Schedules
Nov 15, 2024
Nicole and Jeff talk about daily schedules.
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CCBAG_1185 Girl’s Sports
Nov 11, 2024
Jeff asks Carol about girl's sports.
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CCBAG_1184 Being A Content Toddler
Nov 08, 2024
Jeff explains to Carol why he's trying to be a content toddler.
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CCBAG_1183 Jeff Spills His Guts
Nov 04, 2024
Jeff tells Carol about his emergency abdominal surgery.
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CCBAG_1182 Rules
Nov 02, 2024
Sam and Jeff talk mostly about rules.
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CCBAG_1181 Fear Responses
Oct 28, 2024
Since it's Spooky Season, Stephanie joins Jeff to talk about fear and fear responses.
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CCBAG_1180 Hearing Vs Listening
Oct 25, 2024
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff start talking about transitional kindergarten and veer off into additional problems with the educational system.
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CCBAG_1179 Mixed-Age Groups, ZPD, And MKO
Oct 21, 2024
Rebecca and Jeff cover a lot of ground but mostly talk about mixed-age groupings and why they're awesomesauce.
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CCBAG_1178 Halloween Quizzes
Oct 18, 2024
Brett is back to administer some Halloween quizzes. Why? Well, it's fun, and past quiz episodes have been highly downloaded, so someone likes them.
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CCBAG_1177 Kayak, Eggs, And Reading
Oct 14, 2024
Sally and Jeff chat about odds and ends before getting to a discussion on reading.
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CCBAG_1176 Death Doula
Oct 11, 2024
Tamar Jacobson joins Jeff to talk about her career change.
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CCBAG_1175 Trusting The Process Of Play
Oct 07, 2024
Lisa and Jeff talk about trusting the process of play, one of the show's major themes over its 12-year run.
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CCBAG_1174 Relationships
Oct 04, 2024
Lisa and Jeff revisit relationships, one of the podcast's major themes over the years.
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Carol listens to Jeff talk about something he's happy he did, which took 8 years and probably did him more harm than good.
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CCBAG_1172 Lisa Sorts Her Picture Books
Sep 27, 2024
Lisa and Jeff talk about picture books and other stuff.
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CCBAG_1171 Still Fighting For Play After 100 Years
Sep 23, 2024
Jeff and Lisa look at an article about reading and play from 1927.
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CCBAG_1170 Aphantasia And Toys From 1946
Sep 20, 2024
Stephanie joins Jeff to discuss his self-diagnosed brain thing and old-time toys.
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CCBAG_1169 Autonomy
Sep 16, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss Autonomy.
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CCBAG_1168 Job Interview And Back To School Chat
Sep 13, 2024
Sally and Cleavette join Jeff to chat about job interviews, back to school, and goodness.
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CCBAG_1167 Transitional Kindergarten
Sep 09, 2024
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff start talking about transitional kindergarten and veer off into additional problems with the educational system.
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CCBAG_1166 What If?
Sep 06, 2024
Nicole and Jeff start off with an uncertain destination and end up asking What If?
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CCBAG_1165 Choices
Sep 02, 2024
Nicole and Jeff chat about choices, and Jeff ends the show with a special announcement.
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CCBAG_1164 Romantasy Fiction
Aug 30, 2024
Brett and Carol try to explain romantasy fiction to Jeff.
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CCBAG_1163 Messing Up And Living Through It
Aug 26, 2024
Brett and Carol join Jeff to discuss those times you mess up, live through it, and hopefully learn something.
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CCBAG_1034 Cleavette Stands Up For Herself
Aug 05, 2024
CCBAG_1162 Cleavette's New Classroom
Cleavette joins Jeff to chat about the setup of her new classroom, tuna fish, and jellyfish.
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CCBAG_1161 The Theme Day Ordeal
Jul 29, 2024
Brett and Jeff discuss another early learning ordeal: Theme Days.
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CCBAG_1160 Everyone’s Special And Has Needs
Jul 27, 2024
Sally and Jeff talk about meeting needs...and chalk.
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CCBAG_1159 Slow Pedagogy
Jul 25, 2024
Nicole and Jeff chat about slow pedagogy.
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CCBAG_1158 Play Initiators And Netball
Jul 22, 2024
Nicole and Jeff talk about the people who initiate play...and netball.
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CCBAG_1157 Rebecca’s First Year
Jul 18, 2024
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff talk about the highlights of the first year of Rebecca's program.
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CCBAG_1156 Rachel’s New Job
Jul 15, 2024
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff talk about Rachel's new job.
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CCBAG_1155 Credentials Revisited
Jul 13, 2024
Sally and Jeff revisit the topic of credentials.
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CCBAG_1154 Timeout
Jul 11, 2024
Tamar Jacobson and That Early Childhood Nerd join Jeff to talk about Timeout. Check out Tamar's book, Don't Get So Upset!
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CCBAG_1153 Rodent-Faced Boyfriends And Teaching Birds To Fly
Jul 08, 2024
Brett and Jeff cover a lot of nonsensical ground in this episode and also manage to talk about how birds don't need to be taught to fly and how that relates to early learning.
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CCBAG_1152 Subtractive Programming
Jul 06, 2024
Carol and Jeff talk about subtractive programming, the idea that doing less is often the best way to support children's learning.
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CCBAG_1151 Play Is A Necessity Not A Job
Jul 04, 2024
Carol and Jeff decide play isn't the work of children instead, it's a biological necessity.
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CCBAG_1150 Bad Therapy
Jul 01, 2024
Stephanie joins Jeff to discuss the book Bad Therapy.
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CCBAG_1149 Bumps, Bruises, Scratches, And Scrapes Part 2
Jun 29, 2024
Jeff and Lisa are back with part 2--this time they get into emotional bumps, bruises, scratches, and scrapes.
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CCBAG_1148 Bumps, Bruises, Scratches, And Scrapes Part 1
Jun 27, 2024
Jeff And Lisa talk about the value of the occasional bump, bruise, scratch, or scrape.
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CCBAG_1147 Teacher Credentials
Jun 24, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss the ups, downs, ins, and outs of teacher credentials in early learning.
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CCBAG_1146 There’s More Than One Way To Go Down A Slide
Jun 22, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss over a dozen ways you should be letting kids go down the slide if they want to give it a try.
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CCBAG_1145 Adult Play, Lack Of
Jun 20, 2024
Jeff and Lisa talk about adult play.
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CCBAG_1144 Passion And Expertise
Jun 17, 2024
Jeff talks about meeting a Death Metal Guy which leads him and Lisa to discuss the importance of bringing a bit of passion and expertise to the work of early learning.
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CCBAG_1143 Classroom Pets
Jun 15, 2024
Cleavette joins Jeff to chat about classroom pets.
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CCBAG_1142 The 8 Sensory Systems Part 9–Olfactory System
Jun 13, 2024
Nicole and Jeff are back to wrap up their series on the sensory systems.
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CCBAG_1141 The 8 Sensory Systems Part 8–Vestibular System
Jun 10, 2024
Nicole and Jeff are back with the penultimate episode in their series on the sensory systems.
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CCBAG_1140 The 8 Sensory Systems Part 7–Gustatory System
Jun 08, 2024
Nicole and Jeff are back with another episode in their series on the sensory systems.
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CCBAG_1139 Celebrity Kid Names
Jun 06, 2024
Brett's friend Bailey had an idea for an episode and went to the trouble of typing up a Google Doc, so the two of them surprised Jeff with this episode's topic.
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CCBAG_1138 More Scary Thing Talk (Plus Lactation And Grilled Cheese)
Jun 03, 2024
Sally and Jeff talk more about doing the Scary Thing.
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CCBAG_1137 Do What You Love (Plus Thumb Meat)
Jun 01, 2024
Jeff and Lisa discuss the importance of doing what you love and finding a way to love some of the things that feel like chores.
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CCBAG_1136 Waiting For Permission (Plus Alligators And Puppets)
May 30, 2024
Lisa and Jeff talk about waiting for permission.
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NERD_0323 ECE MAYtriarchy Episode 4
May 29, 2024
This episode is the fourth installment of a new tradition–episodes in May that invite some of Heather's favorite women in early childhood to talk about the women who guide our work. In this conversation, Heather talks about Lilian Katz, Miriam Beloglovsky celebrates Bev Bos, Rixa Evershed discusses Alison Gopnik's work, and Nadia Jaboneta salutes Margie Carter and Deb Curtis.
CCBAG_1135 Organic Conversation
May 27, 2024
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff talk about conversation.
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CCBAG_1134 Farm Field Trip, Duck Eggs, And Chanting
May 25, 2024
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff talk about a farm field trip, duck eggs, and the power of chanting children.
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CCBAG_1133 Embracing Fear And Failure
May 23, 2024
Carol and Jeff talk about embracing fear and failure.
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CCBAG_1132 Dad Play And Play Dates
May 20, 2024
Carol and Jeff continue the discussion of Dad Play started with Sam in the previous episode, and then move on to talk about play dates.
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CCBAG_1131 Babies And Dad Play
May 18, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss how cool babies are and what Jeff has labeled Dad Play.
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CCBAG_1130 Is Hitting Always Violent?
May 16, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss whether hitting is always violent.
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CCBAG_1129 Callings Vs Chores (Plus Puppet Talk)
May 11, 2024
Stephanie joins Jeff to discuss callings, chores, dryer sheets, and puppets
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CCBAG_1128 Scary Thing Resources
May 09, 2024
Jeff is joined by Rebecca, Carol, Cleavette, and Debbie to discuss ideas for creating resources to help people do The Scary Thing.
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CCBAG_1127 Moving At The Pace Of Children
May 06, 2024
Carol and Jeff discuss slowing things down and moving at the pace of children instead of pushing stuff into their heads based on some adult timeline.
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CCBAG_1126 Squirrels, Strewing, And Flowergirling
May 04, 2024
Carol and Jeff get distracted by a squirrel and never get to the topic they planned to record about.
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CCBAG_1125 Sally Needs A Metaphor
May 02, 2024
Sally and Jeff talk about leading people to make changes in their professional practice as she searches for a Metaphor to describe such efforts.
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CCBAG_1124 The Performances Ordeal
Apr 29, 2024
Brett and Jeff talk about the ordeal of making preschoolers perform. Plus, some cat talk.
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CCBAG_1122 Homeschooling With Annie Friday
Apr 25, 2024
Annie Friday, host of the Out Of Line podcast, joins Jeff to talk home and unschooling.
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CCBAG_1121 Puppets
Apr 22, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss puppets.
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CCBAG_1120 Play’s Stress, Recovery, And Adaptation Cycle
Apr 20, 2024
Stephanie joins Jeff to talk through some thoughts he's had about play and the cycle of stress, recovery, and adaptation.
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CCBAG_1119 Authority Figures
Apr 18, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss AUTHORITY FIGURES.
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CCBAG_1118 Multi-Language Classrooms
Apr 15, 2024
Cleavette joins jeff to talk about multi-language classrooms. Plus, Jeff explains a new hobby he's considering.
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CCBAG_1117 Anger And Aggression
Apr 13, 2024
Tamar Jacobson joins Jeff to talk about anger and aggression. Check out Tamar's book, Don't Get So Upset!
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CCBAG_1116 The Color Mixing Ordeal
Apr 11, 2024
Brett quizzes Jeff about some baby stuff, Baby Ivy distracts Jeff, and they talk about the ordeal of teaching kids about mixing colors.
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CCBAG_1115 The iterative Learning Cycle
Apr 08, 2024
Carol and Jeff discuss the iterative learning cycle explained in Jeff's handout at Playvolution HQ.
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Nicole and Jeff are back to take another look at the benefits of breakable stuff in early learning classrooms.
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Nicole shares 10 toddler classroom essentials based on a recent blog post she did at inspiredec.com. If you're interested, you'll find episodes we did on infant environments here and here.
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Carol and Jeff discuss personalizing developmentally appropriate practice.
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CCBAG_1111 The FAFO Curriculum
Mar 30, 2024
Jeff suggests early learning programs adopt an F Around And Find Out curriculum; Lisa jumps into the passenger seat and comes along for the ride. Note: The F-word has been left out of the episode title and description, but it appears frequently in the episode.
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CCBAG_1110 Overview Of Carol’s New Program
Mar 28, 2024
Carol's dreams of her own early learning program are moving forward. In this episode, she shares details with Jeff.
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CCBAG_1109 More Developmental Domain Talk
Mar 25, 2024
Stephanie joins Jeff to discuss her thoughts on the recent episode he did with Lisa on developmental domains. They also talk about imagination and Jeff's new arch-enemy.
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CCBAG_1108 Family Gatherings
Mar 23, 2024
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff talk about program-sponsored family gatherings.
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CCBAG_1107 Carol Goes To The Roller Rink
Mar 21, 2024
Carol shares with Jeff about her family's trip to the local roller rink for Taylor Swift Night. Do things go horribly wrong?
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CCBAG_1106 Chaos
Mar 18, 2024
Sally and Jeff talk about the fear of 'chaos' in child-led play environments. Plus, being late.
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CCBAG_1105 The More Knowledgeable Other
Mar 16, 2024
Jeff and Lisa talk about Vygotsky's concept of The More Knowledgable Other.
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CCBAG_1104 Leadership And Passion
Mar 14, 2024
Rachel recently attended a leadership conference and has thoughts to share with Rebecca and Jeff. Also, Jeff issues a challenge.
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CCBAG_1103 Helicoptering
Mar 11, 2024
Sally and Jeff start off talking about helicopter caregiving and end up chatting about constantly aggressive, agitated, and angry children.
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CCBAG_1102 The 8 Sensory Systems Part 6–Proprioceptive System
Mar 09, 2024
Nicole and Jeff are back with part 6 of their sensory system series.
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CCBAG_1101 A Grab-bag Of Early Learning Topics
Mar 07, 2024
Jeff and Lisa talk about early learning and discuss topics harvested from social media.
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CCBAG_1100 The 8 Sensory Systems Part 5–Visual System
Mar 04, 2024
Nicole and Jeff are back with part 5 of their sensory system series.
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CCBAG_1099 Revisiting Develop Mental Domains
Mar 02, 2024
Jeff and Lisa talk about developmental domains. Some links:
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Free Forms | DAP Daily Report
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CCBAG_1098 The 8 Sensory Systems Part 4–Interoceptive System
Feb 29, 2024
Nicole and Jeff are back with part 4 of their sensory system series.
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CCBAG_1097 Would You Impress Your 9 Year Old Self?
Feb 26, 2024
Jeff and Lisa wonder what their 9-year-old selves would think of their 50-something selves.
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CCBAG_1096 Momming With Brett–Part 7 Personal Preferences, Salt, Shyness, Sticks, And More
Feb 24, 2024
Brett and Jeff talk Baby Ivy, salt, sticks, shyness, personal preferences, and more.
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CCBAG_1095 Catching Up With Lisa Murphy
Feb 22, 2024
SHE'S BACK! Lisa Murphy's been away from the show for a while, but she's back and catches up with Jeff in this episode.
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CCBAG_1094 Trusting Kids And Interoception
Feb 19, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss trusting kids, interoception, and more.
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CCBAG_1093 Verbing While Planning
Feb 17, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss focusing on verbs when planning.
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CCBAG_1092 Early Learning Journeys Part 29–Stephanie Goloway Part 2
Feb 15, 2024
Stephanie Goloway shares part 2 of her early learning journey with Tamar and Jeff.
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CCBAG_1091 Hip Bones, Dolphin Bones, And Development
Feb 12, 2024
Stephanie joins Jeff to chat about hip replacements, dolphin ribs, and the importance of child development.
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CCBAG_1090 Permission
Feb 10, 2024
Kristen and Jeff talk about permission--making kids wait for it, adults not acting because they think they need it, and more.
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CCBAG_1089 CCBAG Happy Hour Part 5-Relationships, Hole Punches, And Coconuts
Feb 08, 2024
In this Happy Hour, Jeff chats with listeners about relationships, hole punches, coconuts, and more.
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CCBAG_1088 The Mondain Stuff
Feb 05, 2024
Sam and Jeff discuss how all the mondain stuff is the important stuff.
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CCBAG_1087 Bean’s Friend Rating Scale
Feb 03, 2024
Kristen shares with Jeff about a rating scale her son's classmate has come up with for rating his friends.
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CCBAG_1086 Momming With Brett–Part 6 Fashion Update, Bear Claws, And Baby Ivy
Feb 01, 2024
CCBAG_1050 Momming With Brett--Part 3
Brett shares a fashion update, and then she and Jeff chat about Bear Claws and brand new baby Ivy.
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CCBAG_1085 Appetite For Destruction
Jan 29, 2024
Sam and Jeff chat about why kids like destroying things like block towers.
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CCBAG_1083 Doing It For Themselves
Jan 11, 2024
Nicole and Jeff discuss letting kids do things for themselves.
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CCBAG_1084 Glue
Jan 11, 2024
Stephanie joins Jeff to chat about glue use. Should you say "dot, dot, not a lot"-or not?
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CCBAG_1082 Play Interruptions
Jan 08, 2024
Nicole and Jeff discuss interrupting children's play.
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CCBAG_1081 Momming With Brett–Part 5
Jan 06, 2024
CCBAG_1050 Momming With Brett--Part 3
Brett is a day past her due date as we record this episode that goes all over the place.
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CCBAG_1080 Don’t Be Refrigerator Focused
Jan 04, 2024
Carol and Jeff talk about focusing on process instead of the creation of stuff to stick on the refrigerator.
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CCBAG_1079 Documentation
Jan 01, 2024
Nicole and Jeff discuss documentation.
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CCBAG_1078 Behavior Problems As Opportunities
Dec 30, 2023
Kristen and Jeff talk about framing behavior problems as opportunities.
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CCBAG_1077 Toys From Olden Times
Dec 28, 2023
Kristen and Jeff chat about toys from the long-ago days of their childhoods.
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CCBAG_1076 Why Kids Choose Death Play
Dec 25, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about why kids choose death play.
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CCBAG_1075 Opportunities
Dec 23, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about seeing and taking advantage of opportunities.
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CCBAG_1074 In The Weeds
Dec 21, 2023
Sam and Jeff discuss getting lost in the weeds of early learning theory and reflecting--deciding knee-height weeds are best.
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CCBAG_1073 Resilience As A Verb
Dec 18, 2023
Stephanie joins Jeff to chat about verbing resilience.
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CCBAG_1072 Nose Picking, Butt Digging, And Crotch Grabbing
Dec 16, 2023
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff talk about our human propensity for nose-picking, butt-digging, and crotch-grabbing.
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CCBAG_1071 Sam Turns 30
Dec 14, 2023
Sam turned 30 and is experiencing a bit of existential dread. We discuss.
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CCBAG_1070 Avoidance And Accountability
Dec 11, 2023
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff talk about avoidance and accountability.
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CCBAG_1069 The 8 Sensory Systems Part 3–Tactile System
Dec 09, 2023
Nicole and Jeff are back with part 3 of their sensory system series.
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CCBAG_1068 Early Learning Journeys Part 28–Stephanie Goloway Part 1
Dec 07, 2023
Stephanie Goloway shares her early learning journey with Tamar and Jeff.
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CCBAG_1067 Playing Sick, Making Excuses, And More
Dec 04, 2023
Kristen and Jeff talk about playing sick to miss school, making excuses, and more.
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CCBAG_1066 Infant Environment Essentials Part 2–Outdoor
Dec 02, 2023
Nicole and Jeff discuss infant environment essentials.
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CCBAG_1065 Kristen Goes To Africa
Nov 30, 2023
Kristen tells Jeff about her trip to Africa. Jeff hypothesizes about how great Giraffe-based cell phone towers would be.
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CCBAG_1050 Momming With Brett–Part 4
Nov 27, 2023
Brett--entering month 9 of her pregnancy--is back to take a quiz Jeff dug up on the interwebs that claims it'll tell us what her baby will be like. He also tries to sell her on some randomly generated baby names. Will the baby be cool? Listen in to find out.
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CCBAG_1063 Minimum Effective Dose
Nov 25, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about providing the minimum effective dose.
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CCBAG_1062 Infant Environment Essentials Part 1–Indoor
Nov 23, 2023
Nicole and Jeff discuss infant environment essentials.
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CCBAG_1061 Humpty Dumpty Questions
Nov 20, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about the famous egg guy.
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CCBAG_1060 First Principles
Nov 18, 2023
Sam and Jeff discuss First Principles.
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CCBAG_1059 Disappointing People
Nov 16, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about how people can be disappointing after Jeff shares a recent disappointment.
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CCBAG_1058 Hypothetical CCBAG Training Weekend
Nov 13, 2023
Sam and Jeff discuss what an attendee-led CCBAG professional development weekend might look like if enough people were interested in making such a thing happen. If you're interested, head over to www.myplayhaven.com and share your interest.
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CCBAG_1057 Parent-Teacher Conferences
Nov 11, 2023
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff talk parent-teacher conferences. Are they worth while, a pain in the ass, maybe both?
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CCBAG_1055 Mama Bear Almost Gets In A Bar Fight
Nov 06, 2023
We had another topic in mind, but when Rachel mentioned she almost punched a guy at a bar and grill Rebecca and Jeff had to hear more. So, that story, drunks, and drinking pretty much become the episode.
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CCBAG_1054 In Defense Of Scary Stories And The Play They Generate
Nov 04, 2023
Stephanie joins Jeff to chat about the value of scary fairy tales and the play they generate.
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CCBAG_1053 After They Make A Work Of Art
Nov 02, 2023
They talked about it back in episode 835, but Nicole and Jeff revisit how to handle all that child-generated artwork.
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NERD_0301 What If They Don’t Know How to Play
Nov 01, 2023
It's a question that comes up whenever Heather talks about play--what do we do when children don't know how to play? Listen in as she talks through some possibilities with beloved Nerds Richard Cohen, Bethany Corrie, Mike Huber, and special guest-who-didn't-know-she'd-be-a-guest-when-she-logged-in, Annie Friday!
CCBAG_1052 Happy Hour Part 4-Deliveries, Fruit Wine, And Dislike
Oct 30, 2023
In this Happy Hour, Jeff chats with listeners about having things delivered to save time, fruit wine, favorite temperatures, disliking kids/parents/coworkers, and more. We also end with consideration of a disturbing new hypothetical.
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CCBAG_1051 Play Versus Play-Like Activity
Oct 28, 2023
Jeff rolls out what he thinks is a great board game-based example of the difference between play and play-like activity for Nicole. Also, the game Candyland isn't A thing in The Australia.
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CCBAG_1050 Momming With Brett–Part 3
Oct 26, 2023
CCBAG_1050 Momming With Brett--Part 3
Brett--who claims to be pregnant--is back to tell us about birthing class with a wonderful old crone. Toss in a celebrity update, a superstitious yogurt machine, and a scowling baby and this episode is filled to overflowing with excitement.
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CCBAG_1049 The 8 Sensory Systems Part 2–Auditory System
Oct 23, 2023
Nicole and Jeff get back to a series on the 8 sensory systems they started back in episode 890--and then forgot about. Thanks to listener Sally for getting us back on track.
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CCBAG_1048 The Joys of Mediocrity
Oct 21, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about why being mediocre is OK--even enjoyable.
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CCBAG_1047 Early Learning Journeys Part 27–Cleavette Lara
Oct 19, 2023
Cleavette shares her early learning journey with Tamar and Jeff.
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CCBAG_1046 Forced School Things
Oct 16, 2023
Carol and Jeff chat about forcing kids to do things they dislike to prepare them for the adult world.
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CCBAG_1045 More Tone Talk
Oct 14, 2023
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff continue the talk on Teacher Tone they started back in episode 1037.
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CCBAG_1044 Go Away
Oct 12, 2023
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff chat about what to do when kids want you to Go Away while they play.
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CCBAG_1043 Creating And Destroying
Oct 09, 2023
Sam and Jeff discuss creating and destroying.
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CCBAG_1042 Resilience Deep Dive Part 5-Adult Resilience
Oct 07, 2023
Stephanie and Jeff chat about adult resilience.
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CCBAG_1041 Big Feelings
Oct 05, 2023
Sam and Jeff discuss 'Big Feelings'.
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CCBAG_1039 Wasting Materials
Sep 30, 2023
Rebecca, Rachel, and Jeff chat about wasting materials. Is it wasteful if learning is happening?
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CCBAG_1038 CCBAG Happy Hour Part 3-Cutting Kiwi, Tarantulas, Cat Arms And More
Sep 28, 2023
CCBAG Happy Hour #3 Includes talk on cutting kiwis, horny tarantulas, cat arms, and more. Register to join us for an upcoming happy hour.
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CCBAG_1037 Teacher Tone
Sep 25, 2023
Rebecca, Rachel, and Jeff chat about teacher tone.
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Jeff's solo for this episode. He blathers on for about 19 minutes about dragonflies, finger guns, strength, and the concept of Yet.
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CCBAG_1034 Cleavette Stands Up For Herself
Sep 18, 2023
Listener Cleavette joins Jeff to chat about a recent work incident where she did the Scary Thing.
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CCBAG_1033 Momming With Brett–Part 2
Sep 16, 2023
Brett's back to talk with Jeff about her dive into motherhood. This time, they chat about Moses Baskets, backwards Bras, escape rooms, T-rex arms, and more.
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CCBAG_1031 Resilience Deep Dive Part 4-Movement
Sep 16, 2023
Stephanie and Jeff chat about resilience and movement.
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CCBAG_1032 Complexity Bias
Sep 14, 2023
Sam and Jeff discuss complexity bias and other things that should come on a cob.
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CCBAG_1030 Switching Jobs
Sep 09, 2023
Sam and Jeff discuss switching jobs as Sam settles into her new gig.
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CCBAG_1029 College Listener Emily
Sep 07, 2023
Emily is back and off to college to study early learning. Her and Jeff discuss roommates, body mushrooms, classes, whey protein, play dough surgery, and more.
New at Playvolution HQ: What Common Child Behavior Scratches At Your Last Nerve The Most?
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CCBAG_1028 Developing Early Math Skills Series Part 10-Sorting, Patterning, Ordering, And Comparing
Sep 04, 2023
Nicole and Jeff finally wrap up the series on early math skills they started long ago.
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CCBAG_1027 Frail
Sep 02, 2023
Nicole and Jeff discuss frailty.
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CCBAG_1026 Momming With Brett–Part 1
Aug 31, 2023
Brett's back to start a new series of episodes with Jeff looking at her dive into motherhood. This time, they chat about sleeping arrangements, baby showers, mom self-care, and cat worms.
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CCBAG_1025 The Nirvana Fallacy
Aug 28, 2023
Nicole and Jeff discuss the Nirvana Fallacy and Nicole decides whether Jeff was a hero or bully.
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CCBAG_1024 Mushroom Coffee, Contentment, And Sleep
Aug 21, 2023
Jeff throws up in his mouth a little when Carol talks about mushroom coffee. Also, contentment and sleep. We humans are amazing and diverse creatures.
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CCBAG_1023 Early Learning Journeys Part 26–Debbie Thurber
Aug 19, 2023
Debbie Thurber shares her early learning journey with Tamar and Jeff.
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CCBAG_1022 Baking, Juicing, And Customer Service
Aug 17, 2023
Carol listens to Jeff drone on about baking scones, misusing his lime juicer, and customer service.
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CCBAG_1021 Rebecca’s Program Opens
Aug 14, 2023
Rebecca shares with Rachel and Jeff about the first week of operations for her new program, Foothills Forest School.
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CCBAG_1020 Theater Season
Aug 12, 2023
Carol tells Jeff about her adventures as a theater mom and they discuss how it is part of her families unschooling program.
New at Playvolution HQ: Harmony’s Hill | Play Space Critiques Part 17
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CCBAG_1019 Encouraging Kids To Participate Or Try New Things
Aug 11, 2023
Rachel, Rebecca, and Jeff chat about the ins and outs and does and don'ts of encouraging kids to try new things.
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CCBAG_1018 Resilience Deep Dive Part 3-Storytelling
Aug 07, 2023
Stephanie and Jeff chat about resilience and storytelling.
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CCBAG_1017 Bowels Before Vowels
Aug 05, 2023
Nicole and Jeff discuss the need for kids to gain basic control and understanding of their bodies before moving on to academic activities like formal reading instruction.
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CCBAG_1016 CCBAG Happy HourPart 2-Balancing Work And Home
Aug 03, 2023
Cleavette and Sally join Jeff for CCBAG Happy Hour #2 to discuss balancing work and home.
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CCBAG_1015 Rules, Breaking Them
Jul 31, 2023
Sam and Jeff discuss breaking rules and revisit a topic from an earlier episode: do parents make better teachers.
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CCBAG_1014 Language As A Loose Part
Jul 29, 2023
Nicole and Jeff talk about language as a loose part, a suggestion from listener Sally.
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CCBAG_1013 Resilience Deep Dive Part 2-Why Resilience Is Important
Jul 27, 2023
Stephanie and Jeff chat about why resilience is important.
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CCBAG_1012 Crying At Work
Jul 24, 2023
Sam and Jeff discuss crying at work.
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CCBAG_1010 Early Learning AI
Jul 20, 2023
Nicole and Jeff talk about AI in early learning. Plus, a visit to the ice cream truck.
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CCBAG_1009 The Perfect Circle Time
Jul 17, 2023
Sam shares about the PERFECT circle time she observed. Plus a listener call.
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CCBAG_1008 Brett Broadens Jeff’s Horizons Part 21-Brett Has News
Jul 15, 2023
Brett's back to share some big news that makes Jeff cuss and coo before they chat about the news and its recent impact on her life.
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CCBAG_1007 CCBAG Happy Hour-Part 1
Jul 13, 2023
Our first listener happy hour! We talk about challenging kids, body mushrooms, sand genitals, and more.
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CCBAG_1006 Helped, Heard, Or Held?
Jul 10, 2023
Nicole and Jeff wonder if you'd like to be helped, heard, held, or left alone.
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CCBAG_1005 Staff Exodus
Jul 08, 2023
Nicole and Jeff talk about staffing.
New at Playvolution HQ: Daily Schedules | Play Space Critiques Part 12
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CCBAG_1004 The Loose Part That Can’t Be Named
Jul 06, 2023
Kristen and Jeff check out a couple of listener calls and then discuss a great loose part idea. The only problem with it is they don't know what to call it.
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CCBAG_1003 Rest And Restoration Time
Jul 03, 2023
Nicole and Jeff talk about rest time.
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Brett's back to check Jeff's knowledge of pop culture current events.
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CCBAG_1001 Respect Or Else
Jun 29, 2023
Kristen and Jeff look at another example from the collection of behavior essays they discovered in episode 0988, thanks to listener, Sally.
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CCBAG_1000 Sand Genitals
Jun 26, 2023
In this very special and possibly not safe for work episode, Brett, Rachel, and Rebecca join Jeff to discuss Sand Genitals--you know, genital graffiti drawn in some sand.
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CCBAG_0999 Water-The Gateway To Messy Play?
Jun 24, 2023
Carol shares that observing water play has helped parents in her program get a bit more comfortable with messy play. She and Jeff discuss.
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CCBAG_0998 Early Learning Journeys Part 25–Rachel Bandy
Jun 22, 2023
Rachel Bandy shares her early learning journey with Tamar and Jeff.
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CCBAG_0997 Resilience Deep Dive Part 1-Dramatic Play
Jun 19, 2023
Author and play advocate Stephanie Goloway joins Jeff for the first episode in a series on supporting resilience in early learning settings.
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CCBAG_0996 Policies And Procedures Part 8-Discipline II
Jun 17, 2023
Carol and Jeff discuss a thoughtful call from listener Cleavette.
CCBAG_0995 Policies And Procedures Part 7-Handbook Proofreading And Formatting
Jun 15, 2023
Nicole and Jeff talk about handbook formatting and proofreading.
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CCBAG_0994 Summer Learning Loss
Jun 12, 2023
Kristen wants to talk about summer learning loss. She and Jeff do that after he shares about a dolphin play date he recently observed.
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CCBAG_0993 Policies And Procedures Part 6-Discipline I
Jun 10, 2023
Carol and Jeff discuss a thoughtful call from listener Cleavette.
CCBAG_0992 Security Items
Jun 08, 2023
Nicole and Jeff talk about security items. Grab your favorite blanket and give it a listen.
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CCBAG_0991 Top Five Things To Do Barefoot
Jun 05, 2023
Rachel, Rebecca, and Brett join Jeff for another round of the Top Five game.
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CCBAG_0990 Resilience With Stephanie Goloway
Jun 03, 2023
Author and play advocate Stephanie Goloway joins Jeff to talk about Resilience.
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CCBAG_0989 Setting Limits
Jun 01, 2023
Carol and Jeff discuss a thoughtful call from listener Cleavette.
CCBAG_0988 Rough With Others Behavior Essay
May 29, 2023
Listener 'Sally' left a voice mail and shared a screenshot concerning an essay her 7-year-old had to write as punishment at school. Jeff and Kristen have thoughts.
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CCBAG_0987 Are Parents Better Early Learning Teachers?
May 27, 2023
Nicole and Jeff talk about whether caregivers who are parents are better at their jobs than those who do not have kids.
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CCBAG_0986 Top Five Essentials
May 25, 2023
Sam and Jeff play a round of the top 5 game focusing on the 5 things they can't live without.
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CCBAG_0985 Consistency Without Rigor
May 22, 2023
Carol and Jeff discuss a thoughtful call from listener Cleavette.
CCBAG_0984 Over Scheduled
May 20, 2023
Jeff shares a preschool daily schedule he found. He and Sam have thoughts.
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CCBAG_0983 Early Learning Journeys Part 24–Brett Sandstrom
May 18, 2023
Show regular Brett Sandstrom joins Tamar and Jeff to share her early learning journey.
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CCBAG_0982 Stick Tag
May 15, 2023
Carol and Jeff discuss a thoughtful call from listener Cleavette.
CCBAG_0981 Touching Hands
May 13, 2023
Children touch things. Why not make child environments touch-friendly? Plus, the cutest game of The Floor Is Lava ever.
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CCBAG_0980 Rough And Tumble, Hide And Seek, And More
May 11, 2023
Rachel gives an update on her rough-and-tumble play experiment, and that leads to talk about hide-and-seek, risk-taking, and more.
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CCBAG_0979 Stationary Loose Parts
May 08, 2023
Carol and Jeff discuss a thoughtful call from listener Cleavette.
CCBAG_0978 Early Learning Journeys Part 23–Jeff Johnson Part 2
May 06, 2023
Jeff is back with Tamar to share the second part of his early learning journey. You'll find part 1 here.
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CCBAG_0977 Reading Challenges
May 04, 2023
Rebecca has thoughts and feelings about preschool reading challenges. Rachel and Jeff join her to chat about the topic.
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CCBAG_0976 High School Listener Emily
May 01, 2023
High school listener Emily joins Jeff to share her plans to enter the early learning profession and discuss whether nose tentacles would improve dogs.
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CCBAG_0975 Better Than Nothing Is A High Standard
Apr 29, 2023
Nicole and Jeff talk about the idea that doing nothing is often the best option and how better than nothing is a high standard.
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OOL_0032 On Centering Relationships With Latoya Nelson
Apr 25, 2023
Latoya Nelson joins Annie Friday this week to talk about how her classroom management strategies have shifted over the years. By centering the humans in her classroom, Latoya creates authentic relationships that steer the community created in her space. Ditching conventional strategies and leaning into relationships has had impactful results for the young people and their families in Latoya's care.
CCBAG_0973 Jeff’s 12-Hour Walk
Apr 24, 2023
Jeff went on a 12-hour walk with no earbuds or internet. Nicole gets to hear about the adventure.
New at Playvolution HQ: Piaget’s 4 Stages Of Cognitive Development
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CCBAG_0972 Playful Change Challenge, Plants, And Makeup
Apr 22, 2023
Kristen and Jeff do Playful Change Challenge updates, talk plants, and chatter about other things.
New at Playvolution HQ: Compose A Sensational Philosophy Statement | 4 Tips
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CCBAG_0971 Tag And Other Dangerous Activities
Apr 20, 2023
Rebecca and Rachel join Jeff to talk about playing tag and other risky things.
New at Playvolution HQ: Understanding Rough And Tumble Play
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CCBAG_0970 Sharenting
Apr 17, 2023
Nicole and Jeff chat about sharenting, policies, and posting pictures and videos of kids.
New at Playvolution HQ: Dead Baby Squirrel In A Jar | Play Sighting 0035
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CCBAG_0969 Advocacy
Apr 15, 2023
Kristen wants to talk about advocacy. We start there and touch on conformity and creativity as well.
New at Playvolution HQ: Breakable Stuff | Play Space Critiques Part 11
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CCBAG_0968 Sensory Play Talk
Apr 13, 2023
Rebecca and Rachel are back to talk about sensory play. It's more than goofing with messy stuff mixed up in a plastic tote.
New at Playvolution HQ: To Play Or Not To Play
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Brett's back with a book from the olden times about Froebel written by one of his followers.
New at Playvolution HQ: Froebel’s Educational Principles
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CCBAG_0966 Early Learning Journeys Part 22–Jennifer Whiteford-Hauk
Apr 08, 2023
Jennifer Whiteford-Hauk is back to share her early learning journey with Tamar and Jeff.
New at Playvolution HQ: 3 Bountiful Benefits Of Personal Challenges And Streaks
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CCBAG_0965 Listener Call–Cleavette
Apr 06, 2023
Carol and Jeff discuss a thoughtful call from listener Cleavette.
CCBAG_0964 Lost In The Moment
Apr 03, 2023
Samantha and Jeff talk about getting lost in the moment.
CCBAG_0963 Developing Early Math Skills Series Part 9-Measuring
Apr 01, 2023
Nicole and Jeff continue their early math skills series.
CCBAG_0962 Picnics And Potty Training Poop Suckers
Mar 30, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about picnics and listen to a delightful call from Debbie.
OOL_0027 Restraint Collapse With Kisa Marx
Mar 28, 2023
Kisa Marx of Kid Crew Adventures joins the show to talk about what's normal and what's not normal about after school overwhelm and what has come to be known as "after-school restraint collapse." For many young people these days, they are simply happy to be reunited with their safe people at the end of a long day although they express that relief in the form of big shows of emotions. It can be frustrating to be the parent receiving those big emotions. Just how normal is this kind of experience? What questions can we ask as parents to support our young people? What actions can we take as educators to reduce the pressure on kids in school? Hear this and so much more from Kisa!
CCBAG_0961 Umbrellas, Mud, Worms, Dolphins, And Curriculum
Mar 27, 2023
Samantha and Jeff discuss all kinds of things and curriculum.
CCBAG_0960 Developing Early Math Skills Series Part 8-Spatial Sense
Mar 25, 2023
Nicole and Jeff continue their early math skills series.
CCBAG_0959 Gentle Parenting
Mar 23, 2023
Rebecca and Rachel explain gentle parenting to Jeff.
CCBAG_0958 Listener Calls–Tea And Community
Mar 20, 2023
Carol and Jeff discuss calls from listeners Debbie and Cleavette.
CCBAG_0957 Tools
Mar 18, 2023
Samantha and Jeff discuss using quality tools and keeping your tools in good working order.
CCBAG_0956 Developing Early Math Skills Series Part 7-Problem Solving
Mar 16, 2023
Nicole and Jeff continue their early math skills series.
CCBAG_0955 Affirmations
Mar 13, 2023
Rebecca and Rachel are back to talk affirmations.
CCBAG_0954 Home Visits
Mar 11, 2023
Listener Jenn joins Tamar and Jeff for an informative chat about home visits.
CCBAG_0953 Brett Broadens Jeff’s Horizons Part 18-Sam Smith
Mar 09, 2023
Brett's back with a topic Jeff requested. Plus, we learn something new about Brett's past.
CCBAG_0952 Early Learning Journeys Part 21–Jeff Johnson Part 1
Mar 06, 2023
Jeff sits down with Tamar to share the first part of his early learning journey. Does she make him cry?
CCBAG_0951 Chesterton’s Fence
Mar 04, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about Chesterton's Fence.
CCBAG_0950 Observation And Documentation Chatter
Mar 02, 2023
Samantha and Jeff chat about observation, documentation, and educrats.
CCBAG_0949 Home Schooling And PreK Curriculums
Feb 27, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about packaged curriculums and other stuff.
CCBAG_0948 Pursuing Pleasure
Feb 25, 2023
Samantha and Jeff chat about the pursuit of pleasure.
CCBAG_0947 Cozy Up To Failure
Feb 23, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about failure, Carol's playful thing, and Jeff's beach business.
CCBAG_0946 Sam Has Cleanup Time Thoughts
Feb 20, 2023
Sam's Cleanup Monster, googly eyes, and the 2023 Playful Change Challenge are discussed in this episode.
CCBAG_0945 Policies And Procedures Part 5-The Programming Harmony Hierarchy
Feb 18, 2023
Jeff shares something he's been working on relating to program policies and harmony with Nicole to get her feedback. Your thoughts on the topic are welcome at 228-363-6737.
CCBAG_0944 Nose Picking
Feb 16, 2023
Kristen wants to talk nose picking. Jeff abides.
CCBAG_0943 In Trouble For Moving
Feb 13, 2023
Kids need to move. Jeff shares a story with Nicole about chatting with concerned parents at his local bank, and they discuss.
CCBAG_0942 Artwork And Self-Criticism
Feb 11, 2023
Kristen and Jeff talk about playful change and dig into a call from Lorisa about art projects and self-criticism.
CCBAG_0941 Start Saying No
Feb 09, 2023
Learning to say no to things that don't fit into your life is a valuable skill. Nicole and Jeff discuss.
CCBAG_0940 Brett Broadens Jeff’s Horizons Part 17-Flowers
Feb 06, 2023
Brett's back to broaden Jeff's horizons with an update on her new job, a trending social media cocktail, and a new song with hidden meaning from a singer Jeff's barely aware of.
CCBAG_0939 Drunk Voicemail And Destructive Play
Feb 04, 2023
Kristen and Jeff discuss kayaks and destructive play as well as wade through a drunken call from anti-play author Ms Debbie.
CCBAG_0938 Policies And Procedures Part 4-Destructive Play
Feb 02, 2023
How do you address children's destructive behavior in your policies? Carol and Jeff discuss the topic.
CCBAG_0937 Talking With Teachers About Concerns
Jan 30, 2023
Samantha and Jeff chat about talking with teachers when you have concerns.
CCBAG_0936 Play Instigators
Jan 28, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about instigating play and related topics.
CCBAG_0935 Water You Doing?
Jan 26, 2023
Samantha and Jeff dive into a conversation about the wet and wild wonders of water play.
CCBAG_0934 Play Isn’t Always Fun
Jan 23, 2023
Carol and Jeff talk about how play isn't always fun and the idea of fun in general.
CCBAG_0933 Playful Change, Surprise Burger, And Gargoyle Football Girl
Jan 21, 2023
Samantha and Jeff never get to their intended topic as they chat about the 2023 playful change challenge, Jeff's attempt to do something nice, and an awesome gargoyle football girl.
CCBAG_0932 Developing Early Math Skills Series Part 6-What Not To Do
Jan 19, 2023
Jeff and Nicole talk more about early math skills. This time they discuss things not to do to help kids develop early math skills.
CCBAG_0931 Loris Malaguzzi
Jan 16, 2023
Jeff and Nicole talk about the theories of Loris Malaguzzi.
CCBAG_0930 Reactance
Jan 14, 2023
Rebecca and Rachel are back with Jeff to discuss Reactance. Jeff shares a related story about a nacho-flavored kiss from long ago.
CCBAG_0929 Decision Fatigue
Jan 12, 2023
Lisa and Jeff discuss Decision Fatigue and offer up ways to fend it off.
CCBAG_0928 Habits And Change
Jan 09, 2023
Jeff and Nicole talk about the 2023 Playful Change Challenge and habits.
CCBAG_0927 Sticking To Your Mission And Philosophy
Jan 07, 2023
Rebecca and Rachel join Jeff for this episode. They start with a text message from listener Pam and then roll into something Rebecca has been thinking about: How do you ensure your program sticks to its mission and philosophy?
CCBAG_0926 Jeff’s Playful Change Spreadsheet
Jan 05, 2023
Lisa and Jeff go off the rails from the beginning and spend the whole episode chatting about the 2023 Playful Change Challenge and specifically about the fun new spreadsheet Jeff's created to track his progress. There are formulas and everything--what fun!
CCBAG_0925 Brett Broadens Jeff’s Horizons Part 16-Wifely Advice
Jan 02, 2023
This episode was recorded the day before Brett's first anniversary and aired the day of Jeff's 32nd anniversary. With those milestones in mind, Jeff scoured the internet for wifely advice from the olden times. Spoiler Alert: most of it is outdated.
CCBAG_0924 Using It And Losing It
Dec 31, 2022
Happy New Year! Is it OK to lose it if you don't use it? I mean, you can always re-learn it or look it up, right? Carol and Jeff discuss.
CCBAG_0923 Five Senses Theme Box
Dec 29, 2022
Samantha and Jeff take a look at the contents of another theme box.
CCBAG_0922 Developing Early Math Skills Series Part 5-Physical Development
Dec 26, 2022
Jeff and Nicole talk more about early math skills. Turns out, physical development is important.
CCBAG_0921 The 2023 Playful Change Challenge
Dec 24, 2022
Carol and Jeff explain the 2023 Playful Change Challenge and invite listeners to play along.
CCBAG_0920 Sam’s Worksheet Experiment
Dec 22, 2022
Samantha tells Jeff about a worksheet experiment she tried in her classroom, and they discuss.
CCBAG_0919 Top Five Annoyances
Dec 19, 2022
Tash Treveton is back with Jeff and Nicole for an annoyance-based round of the Top Five game.
CCBAG_0918 Listener Call-Jessica’s Three-Year-Old
Dec 17, 2022
Carol and Jeff do an all-voicemail episode. They start with a couple of jokes from Harmony and then roll into Jessica's call about a child in her program.
CCBAG_0906 Nudging Coworkers To Play
Dec 16, 2022
Kristen and Jeff chat about getting coworkers to hop on the Play Train.
CCBAG_0917 Jeff Kind Of Does A Marathon
Dec 15, 2022
Samantha and Jeff chat about A kind-of-marathon, the 2023 Playful Change Challenge, and Chips And Salsa.
CCBAG_0916 Best Loose Part Ever–Tyres
Dec 12, 2022
Jeff and Nicole are joined by Tash Treveton from Inspired EC to talk loose parts after they discuss a listener call from Sara about felt pizzas.
CCBAG_0915 Brett Broadens Jeff’s Horizons Part 15-Influencer Cocktails
Dec 10, 2022
In this episode, Brett has Jeff mix and try a bunch of adult beverages favored by online influencers…at 8:30 on a Saturday morning. Not a lot of early learning talk in this one, folks. This one's more Bar And Grill focused. Leave a voice mail at 228-363-6737 and become part of the show
CCBAG_0914 Top Five Aches And Pains
Dec 08, 2022
Rebecca, Samantha, and Jeff play an aches and pains themed version of the Top Five Game.
CCBAG_0913 Settling In, Rope Swings, And More
Dec 05, 2022
Join Carol and Jeff for talk about rope swings, settling in, and more.
CCBAG_0912 What’s The Deal With Sharing?
Dec 03, 2022
Kristen and Jeff chat about sharing. Why try to make young kids do something they are developmentally incapable of?
CCBAG_0911 Seasons And Weather Theme Box
Dec 01, 2022
Rebecca is back with Samantha and Jeff for a look at a theme box Sam found in her new classroom.
CCBAG_0910 Themes–Why Not?
Nov 28, 2022
Kristen and Jeff chat about themes. Kristen shares a constipation update.
CCBAG_0909 Pie Themed Learning
Nov 26, 2022
Join Carol and Jeff for a look at pie themed learning ideas.
CCBAG_0908 Poop Jokes
Nov 24, 2022
Rebecca is back with Samantha and Jeff for an episode, and she brought a topic: Poop Jokes.
CCBAG_0907 Felt Apple Pies
Nov 21, 2022
Carol and Jeff chat about felt apple pies.
CCBAG_0905 The Perfect Solution Fallacy
Nov 17, 2022
Jeff and Nicole talk about the Perfect Solution Fallacy, perfectionism, and Good Enough.
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