That Early Childhood Nerd
Latest Episodes
NERD_0116 Teacher Roles in Children’s Play part 1
Lisa and Heather embark on a series of episodes to discuss appropriate teacher roles during children's play. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,
NERD_0114 Despair, Hope, Dreams And Advocacy
Sam Balch cohosts this episode to discuss feelings of despair and hope in our work with young children. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,
NERD_0113 Tamar Jacobson–Author
Tamar Jacobson (yes! Tamar Jacobson!!) joins the podcast to talk about her book Everyone Needs Attention. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link,
NERD_0112 Seeking Attention or Seeking Connection?
If we change our language and say a child is seeking connection instead of attention, would it change our responses? Thanks for listening! Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron ,
NERD_0111 The Culture of Childhood
Lisa Murphy joins me to intelligently gush about one of our favorite books, and why it's such an important work for our field. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron , shopping our Amazon Link,
NERD_0110 Toddlers and Tiffany…Yay!
Tiffany Pearsall is back and we talk about making the transition from working with preschool children to working with toddlers. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron , shopping our Amazon Link,
NERD_0109 Umar by David Cahn
Newly published children's author David Cahn joins me to talk about his new book, Umar. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron , shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with
NERD_0108 Teachers Teach
Heather and Lisa unpack a quote from the play classic "The Play's the Thing" 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_0107 What Do You Really Believe?
Heather is joined by Lisa Murphy to discuss whether what we believe matches how we act, with some semi-weird Dan Hodgins fan girling. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron ,
NERD_0106 Clean Up Time Revisited
Has your attitude about making children clean up changed? Ours has. 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.