Aug 31, 2022

As students return to the classroom, this is our second episode in a month-long series focused on school. In this episode, we speak with Assistant Professor Lilly Padilla about multi-language learners, and the school environment. Lilly outlines research on early language development including research linking...

Aug 24, 2022

In this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Ashleigh Collins, Dean of Academic Programs at Relay Graduate School Education. Dr. Collins discusses how to form a positive relationship with your child's teacher where you act as partners in scaffolding your child. She speaks to the special importance of keeping...

Aug 17, 2022

In this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Dr. Anna D. Johnson, a Provost Distinguished Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University. We speak in depth this week about Anna's work and research with the Tulsa Pre-Kindergarten Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma (TULSA SEED) designed to follow children the year...

Aug 10, 2022

Today’s episode is a solo episode with Dr. Erin O’Connor, Ed.D. Erin goes over the various options when thinking about helping young children learn to use the toilet. She also shares information from her personal and research experiences around toilet learning. Further, Erin talks a bit about her transition to being...

Aug 3, 2022

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Rebecca Etkin about pediatric anxiety and other mood-related problems. Dr. Etkin is a licensed clinical psychologist at the Yale Child Study Center Anxiety & Mood Disorders Program. Dr. Etkin received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Johns Hopkins University and her doctoral...