The Kids’ Table

A new episode is out, curious listeners!✨ In this episode, we were joined by Dr. Nia Nickerson, who helped us understand the underlying cognitive mechanisms supporting dialectal code switching, & her work pursuing culturally responsive neuroimaging techniques!

NEW EPISODE 🎙 Tune in to our most recent conversation with the incredible Dr. Ally Masters, curious listeners! Dr. Masters took us on a journey through her studies on how children’s early life circumstances shape outcomes across a range of health, behavioral, & cognitive areas.

NEW episode! Last month, we were joined by the incredible Kasha Pyka, who taught us all about pediatric physiotherapy - how it works to help kiddos meet dev milestones, who it serves (early intervention is key), & the ways in which it is playful. Listen now! ✨

NEW episode available, curious listeners! A lot has happened in the K-12 space over the last few weeks & we are thrilled to have been joined by policy extraordinaire, @pbshoemaker, to walk us through the ups & downs. Listen now where you get your podcasts! ✨

Welcome back to the Table, curious listeners! We're so thrilled to bring you this amazing chat with Dr. Kayla Good, all about children's motivation, mindset, & how our social reputations shape how we embrace challenges. Out now, where you get your podcasts! 🌟

Hello & welcome back to the Table, curious listeners! Sorry we've been gone so long, but we are back & excited to bring you great new content. 2025 is busy already, but we'll be sharing new episodes soon, along w reflections on past episodes, explainers, & more. Stay tuned! ✨

New from @haileymgibbs in @MsMagazine: “Creating an inclusive, comprehensive mixed-delivery child care system with a range of high-quality care options is the best way for our nation’s leaders to promote opportunity.” 👏👏👏 msmagazine.com/2024/11/26/chi…

We're rounding out 2024, curious listeners, & are thrilled to bring you yet another incredible guest at the Table. This month, we were joined by the amazing Estee Carter, who took us through her research on literacy and dyslexia, & into the world of literacy tutoring. Out now! 🎙️

Incredible work happening in & around Philly, curious listeners 📚 Check out the amazing projects led by a coalition of partner organizations increasing access to early literacy opportunities for kids through "Literacy Rich Environments" (peep the webinar happening on Nov 12!)

Curious listeners, we are so hype to bring you this new episode! This month, we were joined by the amazing Dr. @JessAStern, who took us through some of her incredible work on children's & adolescents' attachment, learning empathy, & raising kids in today's challenging world.

🚨 NEW: Dr. Annelise Pesch took us on a journey through the intersection between children's selective trust & learning, the impact that playful learning contexts has on their social engagement, & the ways we can better integrate community in our research. open.spotify.com/episode/2pYkVt…

This was such a fun one! The incredible @_alliepearce_ took us behind the curtain, working as a Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill. In her role, Allie covers everything policy -- from education, labor, & unions, to arts, museums, & libraries 📚 open.spotify.com/episode/135yGC…

We were joined by @DougJPiper, who took us on a dive into children's media usage, where research intersects x policy, & how researchers interact with legislation on the Hill (+ a peek into his "Boomers & Zoomers" study, which you have to listen to learn more about!).

New month, new episode, curious listeners! Out now, where you get your podcasts ✨

How do doctors know what treatment is right for each patient? How do we discover treatments at all? Check out this deep dive on personalized medicine and aggregated & disaggregated data (and give our episode with @SandyGonzPhD a listen) to learn more!

🚨 NEW CONTENT: We are thrilled to share our latest w Dr. Rachel Flynn, Associate Prof at San Francisco State University, where we got to dig in on dialogic learning, video games, EF, & the positive ways we can use media to support kids' physical, cognitive, & social health.

Interested in adolescent socioemotional development, identity formation, the impact of racial microaggressions, & joking behavior in middle school-aged kids? This one is for you. Available where you get your podcasts! 🎙️

It's been a busy couple of months @ the Table (sorry for the radio silence!), but we're still churning out exciting content for you, curious listeners, & are delighted to share May's episode w Dr. Elysia Choi & Janet Gu!

🚨 New ep out, curious listeners, w our very own theme music composter, Dr. Jacob Schatz. Listen now to hear us cover everything from world building, to the surprising connections between Rabbinical school, Lord of the Rings, & parent-child interactions open.spotify.com/episode/0RMkuf…