That Early Childhood Nerd
If you love thinking deeply about childhood, early childhood education, caring for children, and supporting children’s right to play, this is the podcast for you! Each week, host and self-proclaimed early childhood nerd Heather Bernt-Santy invites practitioners, writers, and thinkers who share her commitment to doing the very best we can for children, their caregivers and teachers, and their families to discuss big ideas, real life practices, and cool research. Let’s get nerdy!
Listen on:
Episodes
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Has your attitude about making children clean up changed? Ours has.
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Monday Jun 11, 2018
The Play Coach (Emma Tempest) joins the podcast as a new cohost and we get all riled up about, you guessed it, play.
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Have you heard of the work of Tina Bruce? She says that maybe play is too important to leave to chance. We wonder.
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf
Monday May 28, 2018
Monday May 28, 2018
Sam Balch is back on the podcast to discuss effective, and ineffective, responses to children's mistakes.
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf
Monday May 21, 2018
Monday May 21, 2018
Sam Balch is back on the podcast to discuss effective, and ineffective, responses to children's mistakes.
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf
Monday May 14, 2018
Monday May 14, 2018
If we know they are going to be miserable in kindergarten, do we make sure they are miserable now?
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf
Monday May 07, 2018
Monday May 07, 2018
We talk about the importance of movement in early childhood with the author of Balanced and Barefoot.
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf
Monday Apr 30, 2018
Monday Apr 30, 2018
What kind of childhood would you want for your child? Is the answer different from your answer to "what should an early childhood program look like?"
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf
Monday Apr 23, 2018
Monday Apr 23, 2018
Brand new cohost Sam Balch joins the podcast to talk about engaging in conflict with children in the name of discipline.
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf
Monday Apr 16, 2018
Monday Apr 16, 2018
Can academic rigor and developmentally appropriate practice coexist? Should we try?
Want to support the show and help keep it ad free? You can make a one time donation or become a member on "Buy Me a Coffee:"
buymeacoffee.com/heatherf