That Early Childhood Nerd

Latest Episodes:

NERD_0187 Classic Lit And Early Childhood With Josie Schneider Jul 06, 2021

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Louisa May Alcott? Charlotte Bronte? Jane Austen? Charles Dickens? They all have something to say about supporting young children.

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NERD_0188 The Body As Culture With Lizz Nolasco Jul 06, 2021

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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.

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NERD_0189 Holiday Crafts With Dan Hodgins And Lisa Murphy Jul 06, 2021

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Why do play based teachers fall so easily back into product oriented crafts during holidays?

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NERD_0190 Illuminating Care With Carol Garboden Murray Part 3 Jul 06, 2021

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Richard Cohen, Tiffany Pearsall and Carol Garbodan Murray join Heather for another conversation about the honorable work of caring

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NERD_0191 Flow With Emma Tempest Jul 06, 2021

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Emma and Heather explore Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s concept of “flow”.

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NERD_0192 Revisiting Anji Play With Jesse Coffino And Krystina Tapia Jul 06, 2021

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Jesse and Krystina from True Play Foundation return to the show to talk more about the Anji Play philosophy and practice.

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NERD_0193 Growing Gardens And Guiding Behavior With Michelle Salcedo Part 1 Jul 06, 2021

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Part one of a conversation with Richard Cohen and Michelle Salcedo, author of Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior: Create Responsive Environments Where Young Children Thrive.

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NERD_0182 Daycare VS Child Care VS ECE With Richard Cohen Jul 06, 2021

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Does the language we use to describe the work we do matter?

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NERD_0183 Mike Asks Heather-Risky Play Jul 06, 2021

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Another episode where Mike Huber asks Heather to dive deeper into how ideas discussed on previous episodes show up in her daily practice.

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NERD_0184 Occupational Therapist Greg Santucci Jul 06, 2021

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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.

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