Not Just Cute, the Podcast is like listening to a conversation with your nerdy best friend. Who happens to be obsessed with child development. Each episode covers a different topic related to parenting, early childhood education, and healthy, whole child development in order to support teachers and parents in serving young children.
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
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86 episodes
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Not Just Cute, the Podcast is like listening to a conversation with your nerdy best friend. Who happens to be obsessed with child development. Each episode covers a different topic related to parenting, early childhood education, and healthy, whole child development in order to support teachers and parents in serving young children.
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Recent Episodes
May 20, 2026
Episode 86: Play-Based Learning - A Scoping Review of the Research
Host [Host Name] explores a scoping review of play-based learning research, revealing its benefits for cognitive and social-emotional development, offering insights for educators and parents.
March 19, 2026
Episode 85: Making the Case for Joy in Playful Early Learning
<p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> Joy is one of those concepts that everyone understands until you try to define it. And yet, the research is remarkably clear about what it does. In this episode, we explore what joy actually is, why it matters so profoundly for young children, and what it looks like in the early childhood classroom. From the neuroscience of how joy changes the brain's chemistry and learning capacity, to the relational dimension of shared delight between children and the adults who care for them, this episode grounds joy firmly in both science and practice.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> If you work with young children or advocate for play-based learning, this episode will give you the research and the language to protect joy in your program — and a compelling reminder of why that work matters. Part two of a two-episode series with Episode 84 on agency.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> Because Play = Agency + Joy</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> Show Notes: <a href= "https://notjustcute.com/podcast/episode85">https://notjustcute.com/podcast/episode85</a></p>
March 3, 2026
Episode 84: The Essential Role of Agency in Play and Early Learning
<p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> Agency — the ability to make choices, act on them, and feel that those actions matter — is key to play and learning. In this episode, we dig into what agency really means for young children, tracing it through the work of foundational developmental theorists and grounding it in current research on how play, agency, and learning work together as a powerful, reinforcing system. Along the way, we name what's getting in the way — a cultural pattern I call pervasive passivity — and explore what it looks like when children lose access to the agency they need to thrive.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> If you work with young children or advocate for play-based learning, this episode will give you both the research and the practical language to protect what matters most — including a surprising look at what current AI advances reveal about what we actually want for our young children.</p> <p class= "font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]"> <a href="https://notjustcute.com/podcast/episode84">Find shownotes at https://notjustcute.com/podcast/episode84</a></p>
86 total episodes available with 2 transcripts
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