The Grow Kinder® Podcast

About the Podcast

Social-emotional skills, such as empathy, emotion management, and positive communication, are important inside and outside of classrooms. Their impact continues long after students leave school and enter society. A first-of-its-kind social-emotional learning (SEL) podcast, Grow Kinder® features conversations with thought leaders in education who explore how SEL can help us navigate society’s most pressing challenges and create a kinder, more compassionate world.

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Hosts

Photo of Andrea Lovanhill Chief Executive Officer
Photo of Tia Kim, PhD Vice President of Education, Research, and Impact
Photo of LaShuna McBride Chief of Staff
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The Role of Social-Emotional Learning in Building Strong Communities

Dr. Tia Kim interviews Amber Coleman-Mortley, Senior Director of Community and Culture at The Female Quotient. Throughout the episode, they speak to the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) in building strong communities, emphasizing the impact of how skills such as empathy and communication foster healthy relationships and help children and adults thrive.Read More

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The Power of Persistence: Making Long-Term SEL Implementation Work with Dorothy Espelage, PhD

Dr. Tia Kim chats with the illustrious Dr. Dorothy L. Espelage. A distinguished professor from the University of North Carolina (UNC) and a cherished partner with Committee for Children, Dorothy brings a wealth of knowledge on Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and its crucial intersection with bullying prevention.Read More

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The Grow Kinder® Podcast Is Back with an All-New Season!

After a two-year hiatus, the Grow Kinder podcast has returned and it’s better than ever.  In this exciting relaunch, your host, Andrea Lovanhill, CEO of the Committee for Children, alongside her co-hosts, Dr. Tia Kim, and LaShuna McBride, kick off an incredible new season with a promise of enlightening discussions on all things Social-Emotional Learning (SEL).Read More

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Social Media and Teen Mental Health with Vicky Rideout

On this episode, host Tia Kim speaks with Vicky Rideout, one of the authors of a new report, “Coping with COVID-19: How Young People Use Digital Media to Manage Their Mental Health.” The report found substantial increases in both depression and social media use among teens and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, it investigated the relationship between those two data points. Could social media be causing the rise in depression?Read More

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Fostering Children’s Love of Science with Theanne Griffith, PhD

In this episode, host Andrea Lovanhill speaks with Dr. Theanne Griffith, PhD, a neuroscientist and author of the children’s book series The Magnificent Makers. Theanne explains how the environment of curiosity and exploration fostered by her parents helped her grow into the person she is today and influenced the work she’s doing as an author and scientist.Read More