Learning & School
RE-RELEASE: How to read with your child with Dr. Laura Froyen
Way, waaay back in Episode 3, we wondered whether we had missed the boat on teaching our babies to read (didn’t you teach your baby how to read?). We eventually decided that we hadn’t, but given that many parents have a goal of instilling a love of reading into their children, what’s the best way to go about…
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SYPM 015: How to support each unique child’s learning journey
I hear from a lot of parents who are worried about their children’s learning. They tell me things like: “I want to encourage my child’s learning and creativity and confidence as a learner without solely focusing on literacy and numeracy.” “We’ve been in lockdown here in Melbourne for a very long time, with…
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144: Supporting Your Gifted Child
Is your child gifted? Do you wonder if they’re gifted but aren’t quite sure? Do you want to know how to support your gifted child’s learning in a way that doesn’t pressure them or make them resist working with you? If so, this episode will help. I have to say,…
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143: The Extended Mind with Annie Murphy Paul
We don’t just think with our brains. What?! How can that possibly be true? I struggled to understand it myself for quite a while, until I read the fabulous English philosopher Andy Clark’s description of what happens when someone writes, which essentially involves ideas flowing down the arm and hand, through the pen and ink,…
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132: How implicit bias affects my child (Part 2)
Do we really know what implicit bias is, and whether we have it? This is the second episode on our two-part series on implicit bias; the first part was an interview with Dr. Mahzarin Banaji, former Dean of the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and co-creator of the Implicit Association Test. But the body…
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