| By: Committee for Children Fostering Parent-Teacher Collaboration with Helen Westmoreland Full Episode Apple Podcasts RSS In this episode of the Grow Kinder Podcast, host Andrea Lovanhill speaks with Helen Westmoreland, the Director of Family Engagement at the National Parent Teacher Association and cohost of the Notes From the Backpack podcast.Read More
| By: Committee for Children Centering BIPOC Voices Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS In this mini-episode of Grow Kinder (at Home), Andrea and Mia discuss the importance of leaning into discomfort in conversations about race and centering the voices of Black, Indigenous, and POC communities.Read More
| By: Karen Volkman Big Pandemic Feelings with Dr. Sherri Widen, PhD Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS Committee for Children Director of Research Dr. Sherri Widen, PhD, talks with us about how she became a character on The Imagine Neighborhood podcast in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.Read More
| By: Karen Volkman Ways Education Leaders Can Plan to Reopen Schools with Mike Magee Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS In this mini-episode of Grow Kinder (at Home), Andrea and Mia discuss what school might look like for kids once classrooms reopen in the fall. Read More
| By: Karen Volkman Isolating with Multiple Generations Under One Roof Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS In this mini-episode of Grow Kinder (at Home), hosts Mia Doces and Andrea Lovanhill discuss the joys and challenges of sheltering in place when many generations are under one roof. They talk about how their families have navigated isolatiRead More
| By: Karen Volkman Why Adults Need Social-Emotional Learning with Rachel Kamb Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS This mini-episode of Grow Kinder (at Home) features Rachel Kamb, product manager at Committee for Children. Rachel discusses why social-emotional skills can be beneficial for adults, ways to practice gratitude during this difficult time, Read More
| By: Karen Volkman How to Support Anxious Kids During a Crisis Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS In this mini-episode of Grow Kinder (at Home), hosts Andrea Lovanhill and Mia Doces discuss their families’ responses to stay-at-home orders and a recent article in The Atlantic about childhood anxiety. Andrea and Mia work throRead More
| By: Karen Volkman Teaching Kindness and Practicing Self-Care with Rachel Lovan Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS During COVID-19-related school closures, many educators are working harder than ever to support their kids’ academic, social, and emotional learning from a distance. In honor of Teachers Appreciation Week and teachers everywhere, this minRead More
| By: Karen Volkman Introducing Grow Kinder (at Home) Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS Hosts Andrea Lovanhill and Mia Doces announce Grow Kinder (at Home), a new series of Grow Kinder mini-episodes designed to help listeners through the dramatic changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In each mini-episode, Read More
| By: Karen Volkman Preventing Youth Suicide During the Pandemic with Jordan Posamentier Full Episode Stitcher Apple Podcasts RSS From school closures to social distancing, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus has altered our everyday lives and highlighted the significance of not only implementing public health best practices like handwashing, but also taking care of our meRead More