52 Essential Conversations to Inspire Children show

52 Essential Conversations to Inspire Children

Summary: Research-backed tips and hacks straight from parents, educators and neuroscientists on raising motivated, confident, and compassionate children. Hosted by Jenny Woo, Harvard educator, mom of three, and creator of the social and emotional skills game used in families, schools, and clinics in 20+ countries. Designed for busy parents: short episodes, knowledgeable guests, and packed insights.

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 Mastery: How to Support Social Emotional Learning | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:09

I interview Sarah Engle and Bene Webster, co-founders of UsPlus on mastery in the context of Social Emotional Learning (SEL). We discuss ways to support and assess SEL in the classrooms and at home.

 030: Whiteness and Niceness: How to Talk to Young People about Inequity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:01

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Angelina Castagno, Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations at Northern Arizona University, and the Executive Director of Just Perspective, LLC. She discusses her research around the concepts of Whiteness and Niceness in terms of inequity and injustice with the interaction of race, gender, and social class.

 029: Model Minority: Uncovering Assumptions on Asian Americans | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:54

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Judy Wu, PhD Stanford, Professor and Chair of Asian American Studies in the School of Humanities, at the University of California, Irvine. She shares her personal experience on as an Asian immigrant and anecdotes on raising her children in California and Ohio. She also shares concrete examples of how schools and public institutions can create an inclusive and global understanding of the United States

 028: Language: Myths in Bilingualism and Language Impairment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:42

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Elizabeth Pena, Speech Language Pathologist and professor at the University of California, Irvine. She shares insights on issues and myths in language diagnostics in schools based on her 30+ years of experience in the field and in research. We've also discussed implicit Biases in bilingualism, consequences in overidentification to under-identification of language impairment, and how parents can advocate for timely and accurate language testing at school.

 027: Special Education: How to Advocate for an Inclusive School | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:03

In this episode, I chat with Melanie, Emmy award-winning filmmaker, community activist, mother of 3, and former ward of the state. She shares her personal experience raising and advocating for a daughter with Down syndrome. She discusses implicit biases she had as a new parent and biases she has encountered as an educator and parent. She shares a number of resources in this episode.

 026: Race: How to Talk to Young People about Race | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:01

In this episode, I chat with Ivonne Ortega about how and when to talk about race and gender biases with your children. We discuss the concept of implicit bias and what it means in families, schools, and society. Ivonne shares tips on how to equip your child with the language of a critical thinker to talk about racism.

 024: Implicit Bias: How to Talk to Young People about Gender | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:02

Our second topic of the 6-part series: Gender. Courtney shares her wealth of knowledge on how to have conversations with your children about gender identity and gender expression, what schools can do to diagnose their culture and climate, what an inclusive curriculum looks like, and TONS of quality and research-based resources related to gender and sexuality, in forms of TED talks, books, and organizations.

 024: Privilege: How to Talk to Young People about Privilege | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:34

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day, I'm airing a special series of intimate and insightful interviews with four Harvard educators and two University of California professors on topics related to Implicit Bias. As an Equity and Inclusion fellow who works with schools, parents, and students, Andrew discusses what privilege is and what it is not, and how we can talk openly about it with young people.

 023: Update on 52 Essential Conversations and How to Use | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:56

In this episode, I take the interviewee position and share with you an interview I had with KUCI 88.9FM. First, I'm happy to announce that the social and emotional learning game I've developed, 52 Essential Conversations is now used in all 50 states and 31 countries. Then, I share with you my responses to the most commonly asked questions related to how to make the most out of the game.

 022: Overcoming Obstacles: How to Honor Ourselves and Owning the Journey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:01

Tune in to my intimate conversation with Taheera Massey, an Elementary teacher, mom of three, and Yogi. Taheera shares her personal story of how she overcomes obstacles when she was a young mom. She provides ways on how language and self-talk shape your perspectives, and in turn, translate into how her students, children, and surrounding adults view her. She shares tips on how to include children in the conversation and encourage them to "create their own boxes."

 021: Collaboration: How to Raise a Leader and a Follower | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:54

In this episode, Amanda Dunne Acevedo, an arts educator and teacher trainer, breaks down what collaboration means in classrooms and homes. We discuss why it is important to help children see the bigger picture beyond the basics of a Chores chart. We also point out how flexibility, adaptability, and gratitude fit into collaboration.

 020: Patience: How to Build Self Control in Children | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:28

I chat with Joe about his role as a High School teacher and Swim Coach on how he cultivates patience in students and athletes. He shares tips on how to navigate among conflicting emotions related to patience, reward, disappointment, effort, failure, and motivation. He shares an insightful approach he learned from an Austrian Olympic swimmer on how to stay motivated when things get tough.

 019: Citizenship: How To Raise World Citizens | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:55

Carolyn and I discuss the deeper meaning behind the word "citizenship." She shares her experience of finding a sense of belongingness as a world traveler and holder of multiple passports. She talks about the process of inquiry she does with her students to understand attitudes, identities, and biases. We discuss the power of stories and share tips on how we can help ourselves and our children build citizenship starting within our neighborhoods. 

 018: Generosity: How to Build a Shared Mission | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:27

I sit down with Michael Hurley to discuss the topic of Generosity. Michael shares his experience as a teacher on how to build a classroom culture that promotes generosity in students. He shares an example of students working together on a mission and stories on how he learned generosity as a child. We discuss how to embed the mindset of generosity into our everyday lives.

 017: Implicit Bias: How to Talk about Race with Your Children | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:01

In this episode, I chat with Ivonne Ortega about how and when to talk about race and gender biases with your children. We discuss the concept of implicit bias and what it means in families, schools, and society. Ivonne shares tips on how to equip your child with the language of a critical thinker to talk about racism.

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