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Holiday Magic or Holiday Stress?
28 oktober 2026 · 30 min
A conversation about the busy-ness of the holidays, what really makes magical memories for the kids, and the important distinction between excitement and fun throughout the entire celebratory season.
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Why the Parenting Books Aren't Helping
28 september 2026 · 28 min
Parenting advice is remarkably easy to find - but not always easy to make it work. This episode discusses why parents often don't get the results they hope for when applying the ideas they get from books, blogs and all those other sources of insight.
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The Giant Leap from Toddler to Preschooler
26 augustus 2026 · 28 min
The transition from toddler to preschooler often seems like it happens overnight. But a lot of big developmental leaps are taking place in the background. We discuss the changes, why they're happening and how parents can nurture and enjoy them.
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Conversation is the Cure: Children Can Get Through Anything That Can Be Talked About
17 juli 2026 · 34 min
Many parents struggle to talk with children about difficult topics. The natural tendency is to avoid hard conversations or try to make uncomfortable feelings go away. But children need validation for the questions they have - and just being heard is often the thing they need most. Lees meer
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Does Bullying Really Begin in Preschool?
19 juni 2026 · 34 min
This episode reveals the origins of bullying in children, and considers 4 important factors in its prevention and intervention: the bully, the victim, the audience and the responsible grownups/caregivers.
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Ep 22 The Ups and Downs of IEPs
22 mei 2026 · 30 min
When your child has an Individual Education Plan (IEP), it can feel like a full-time job. In this episode, Dr. Kimberly Bell discusses the big issues and emotions that can arise, and how to work through them.
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Magical Thinking: How Children Make Sense of a Complex World
23 april 2026 · 28 min
Magical thinking refers to the way children try to understand the unfamiliar when they don't have the knowledge, life experience or critical thinking capabilities that separate reality from fantasy. This conversation talks about the phase and how parents can support their children through it. Lees meer
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The Phases of Becoming a Parent, Ep. 20
25 maart 2026 · 28 min
We talk about the developmental stages of children, but what about parents? Grownups go through their own transitions that can be every bit as challenging. In this episode, we validate the bumpy stages of the parenting experience - from individual to expectant parent to parent of infants, then toddlers and older children. Lees meer
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How Children Learn Empathy
20 februari 2026 · 25 min
By age 6, children typically display empathy toward others. But it doesn't just happen. This episode looks at the building blocks of empathy and how parents help to put them together.
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Punishment v. Discipline: How they differ & why it matters for parents and children alike
26 januari 2026 · 24 min
The words punishment, discipline and consequences are often used loosely in conversations about the ongoing job of raising children who know how to do the right thing. Dr. Kimberly Bell defines the terms and discusses an approach that's both effective and kind. Lees meer
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The Beginnings of Preschool: How Cleveland Became a Center of Early Learning
11 december 2025 · 30 min
An interesting discussion about the history of early learning in America, why it matters, and how Cleveland became a center of excellence for early childhood development.
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Another compilation of our popular 'Let's Rephrase That' segment
24 november 2025 · 6 min
Bonus reel: Replacing things adults often say to children with kinder, developmentally mindful alternatives. Another compilation of "Let's Rephrase That" segments from the Hidden Language of Children podcast.
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Talk Therapy for Preschoolers? How and Why it Works
7 november 2025 · 29 min
People are often surprised to learn that toddlers and preschoolers can benefit from "talk therapy." In this episode, we discuss the reasons such young children are getting help, and how it's provided through a discipline called "therapy via the parent." Lees meer
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Please Don't Scare the Little Ones at Halloween
7 oktober 2025 · 19 min
A conversation with Social Worker Anita Eddie, MA, ATR, MSSA, LISW-S about Halloween with young children. Parents often remember Halloween as good, scary fun - and they want to share that with their children. But the youngest children - typically 5 and under - can't yet separate reality from fantasy. So scary fun is just scary. Lees meer
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Children's Books and the Conversations They Start
29 september 2025 · 30 min
Host Dr. Kimberly Bell talks with Adrianne Fletcher, Ph.D., an educator, psychotherapist and author of children's books about the developmental meaning of conversations parents and children have when enjoying reading together. Lees meer
You can find Dr. Fletcher's books on Amazon.com by clicking the links below. Purchases generate a small commission for non-profit Hanna Perkins Center, which produces this podcast.
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Talking with Children About Gun Violence and School Shootings
28 augustus 2025 · 25 min
A special episode on what children need, and how to talk with them, about the most recent school shooting or other gun violence. Featuring host Dr. Kimberly Bell in conversation with Hidden Language of Children producer Bob Rosenbaum.
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Raising Resilience with author Dr. Tovah P. Klein
21 augustus 2025 · 36 min
In the first episode of season 2, host Dr. Kimberly Bell Kim is joined by Dr. Tovah Klein, author of "How Toddlers Thrive" and "Raising Resilience" for a conversation about how parents can help children develop resilience to difficult moments, unwanted surprises and other adversities. Lees meer
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Using the Mind-Body Connection to Manage Chronic Pain
8 juli 2025 · 36 min
In a relevant departure from our usual early-childhood topics, we expand on the concept of "behavior as communication" in a conversation with Dr. Dan Ratner, author of Crushing Doubt (www.crushingdoubt.com), about the important role of the mind in managing chronic pain and discomfort. Lees meer
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From Body to Mind: How children learn to master emotions, S1e10
22 mei 2025 · 36 min
Rique Sollisch, an early childhood consultant with Hanna Perkins Center, shares her noteworthy approach to talking with young children in a way that helps them undertand, discuss and gain mastery of their feelings.
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Let's Rephrase That, part 1
15 mei 2025 · 10 min
Ideas for developmentally mindful ways to talk with young children. Compilation of "Let's Rephrase That" segments from the Hidden Language of Children podcast.
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Curiosity in Bloom: The Developmental Power of Gardening
28 april 2025 · 34 min
Laura Cyrocki, director of healthy meals and garden programs at Hanna Perkins School, discusses why gardening is such a fertile activity for developmental growth, and offers suggestions for getting young children started in the garden.
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The Importance of Parent-Teacher Relationships in Early Learning
4 april 2025 · 34 min
We talk with Training Director Pam Millar about the importance of a trusting and empathetic relationship between early learning teachers and parents. The discussion addresses why the relationship is so important, and what teachers and parents alike can do to make sure it's working. Lees meer
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Challenges of the Developmental Stages: Infant through Adolescent
14 februari 2025 · 40 min
We talk with child psychoanalyst Margaret Zerba, Ph.D. about the challenges for children and parents alike during each of the developmental stages that all children experience: infancy, toddlerhood, school age and adolescence.
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Behaviors Related to a Child's Developing Conscience
28 januari 2025 · 31 min
A conversation with social worker and therapist Anita M. Eddie, MA, ATR, MSSA, LISW-S about the meaning of behaviors that can arise as a child's conscience begins to develop.
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Trouble Saying Goodbye: Separation Feelings & Anxiety
14 januari 2025 · 34 min
Taryn Ponsky, M.A., LPCC, a psychotherapist and child development specialist, discusses separation anxiety in young children - where it comes from, how to deal with it, and how it differs from ordinary separation feelings.
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A Parent's Experience with Social-Emotional Early Learning (S1E4)
18 december 2024 · 32 min
Mom and professional photographer Kim Sable shares her experience with twins in an early learning program that emphasizes social-emotional development. It wasn't always perfect, but it's still paying benefits years later - to children and parents alike. Lees meer
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When Healthy Development Gets Stuck (S1E3)
3 december 2024 · 36 min
In follow-up to the discussion about normal development in episode 2, Debby Paris returns to address the question, "If normal is so messy and individualized, how do you know when things have gotten off track?"
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Is That Normal? The Bumpy Trail of Healthy Child Development
20 november 2024 · 31 min
Social worker/therapist Deborah Paris, LISW, discusses the two-steps-forward and one-step-back nature of healthy child development, and offers words of comfort for parents who worry about developmental timelines.
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Understanding Behavior as Communication
20 november 2024 · 30 min
We talk with early childhood development expert Barbara Streeter about "the inner life of children": The ideas and emotions they have, but without the life experience or vocabulary to understand them. So diffficult thoughts get acted out through troubling behavior. Lees meer
As adults, we can't offer the help and reassurance they need until we figure out what's really behind the behavior.
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Trailer - Hidden Language of Children Podcast
1 november 2024 · 1 min
Are you interested in knowing your young child in a whole new way? Understanding what’s really going on in their developing mind?
This podcast, from a non-profit recognized for more than 70 years of groundbreaking working with families, delves into the ups and downs of early childhood by decoding the frequently misunderstood meaning of children's behavior. It's designed to help parents and caregivers better understand the children they love and help them grow. Lees meer