That Early Childhood Nerd

That Early Childhood Nerd


Latest Episodes

NERD_0146 Dancing with Toddlers With Laura Spillman and Elena Kopf (Part 2)
March 18, 2020

In this episode, Heather continues her terrific toddlers talk with colleagues Laura Spillman and Elena Kopf. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,

NERD_0145 Dancing with Toddlers With Laura Spillman and Elena Kopf (Part 1)
March 11, 2020

In this episode, Heather talks terrific toddlers with colleagues Laura Spillman and Elena Kopf. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,

NERD_0144 What the Hell with Dan Hodgins
March 04, 2020

Processes, products, arts, crafts, attachments and egos. What the hell? 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.

NERD_0143 Teacher Choices, Teacher Values with Sam Balch
February 26, 2020

Choices teachers make, both systematic and moment by moment, send clear messages about what they value. But are we happy with those messages? Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron,

NERD_0142 All Together Now…or Not with Richard Cohen
February 19, 2020

Who benefits from having all the children do all the same thing at all the same time? Anyone? Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,

NERD_0141 Physical Play and Resilience with Jarrod Green
February 12, 2020

Author Jarrod Green joins me to discuss his book I'm Ok: Building Resilience through Physical Play. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,

NERD_0140 Toddler Aggression vs Exploration With Katrina Macasaet
February 05, 2020

Katrina Macasaet from Zero to Three stops by the podcast to offer a new perspective on toddler aggression. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,

NERD_0139 The One About Swearing with Richard Cohen And Lots Of Swearing
January 29, 2020

Richard Cohen and Heather talk about their personal love of swearing and why we don't do it in front of children. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,

NERD_0138 Democratic Design in Spaces for Childhood
January 22, 2020

Interior designer and author Leslie Hart-Davidson offers insight into designing spaces "for" and "with" children, rather than "to" and "at". Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron,

NERD_0137 It Doesn’t HAVE to Be Research
January 15, 2020

Lisa Murphy and Heather discuss the pros and cons of relying on research to talk about our practice. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,