Talking About Kids
Talking About Kids is a weekly podcast for parents, educators, and direct service providers that explores the latest information on issues impacting children and adolescents, from preventing bullying to unlocking creativity. Hosted by R. Bradley Snyder, author of The 5 Simple Truths of Raising Kids, each episode presents a new topic and introduces listeners to authors, academics, and visionaries from around the globe.
Podcasting since 2022 • 192 episodes
Talking About Kids
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How to support the language and cognitive development of deaf children with Donna Jo Napoli (part 2)
This is the second part of my episode on the cognitive health of deaf children. My guest is Donna Jo Napoli, Professor of Linguistics and Social Justice at Swarthmore College, author of fiction and science books, and co-director of Rise Videobo...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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How to support the language and cognitive development of deaf children with Donna Jo Napoli (part 1)
More than half of all deaf students who graduate from high school have reading skills at or below fourth grade level. Research indicates that low literacy makes it difficult for individuals to obtain or maintain any employment, let alone the ki...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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Why mental-health lessons in schools might be a great idea with Kevin Runions
Recently, Lucy Foulkes, a Research Fellow in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian newspaper titled, “Mental-health lessons in schools sound a like a great idea. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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How better staffing improves preschool with Paul Buckley
Do you know where the substitute teachers for your child’s preschool come from? If you are like me, you might imagine that potential substitutes and administrators sit down and get to know each other, possibly over tea and finger sandwiches. My...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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How to help a child with Tourette’s navigate school with Piper Gibson
Piper Gibson is a Doctor of Functional Medicine; the Founder of the Tic Disorder Institute: Regenerating Health; and the author of Tic Talk: Common Misconceptions, Natural Approaches, and Real Conversations about Tic Disorders. Piper i...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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32:55