Playing Bad Guys!

Light the lights! Andrew & Polly ask their friends about sources of illumination, human-made and natural. Lori Hoch Stiefel from PJ Library shares her Hanukkah story and we begin to wonder...why do candlelight and winter celebrations go hand-in-hand? Ear Snacks is a free podcast ...  Show more

Andrew & Polly's Bad Guy game continues! When they can't figure out WHY they are having fun scaring fish and serving them their least favorite fo ...

Your kids want to play with you, and you don't want to play. Enter the mom guilt. Followed by the negative self-talk that you should want to play with your kids, and you would'd a better mom if you did. While all this negative brain chatter seems reasonable (your kids are just as ...  Show more

In episode 266, we get curious about spies for Jude from Sydney, Australia and Maddox, Rowen, and Evander from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  What is a spy, and what makes spies different from detectives?  How do spies collect information?  What interesting gadgets have been used ...

In this episode, Cari and Jim explore the concept of play schemas...repeated patterns of behavior that reveal how young children learn and make sense of the world. 

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Have you ever wanted to say what was on your mind, but you knew you shouldn't in front of your kids? John and Danny share times that's happened in their own parenting. Also, Dr. Kathy Koch tells Jim Daly a funny story about a time she held her tongue, even when it was difficult s ...  Show more