The Skillful Teacher/The Sleepless Parent

Expert guidance for parents and families, and for their teachers and caregivers.

Why Adults in a Hurry Say "Good Job" 03/24/2024

Why Adults in a Hurry Say "Good Job" /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/30516223

No Friends 2024 12/21/2023

No Friends 2024 /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/29191273

Say You're Sorry! 11/08/2023

Say You're Sorry! /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/28558493

Say "No Thank You" to "No Thank You" 09/20/2023

Say "No Thank You" to "No Thank You" /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/28094003

Fine Motor Skill Development 01/28/2022

Fine Motor Skill Development /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/21937628

Skillful Rewards 10/01/2014

Skillful Rewards The Skillful Teacher invites early childhood professionals to earn rewards as they accumulate professional development hours. Find out more at www.theskillfulteacher.org /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/3096028

Cabin Fever: Easy ways to stay sane this winter 12/26/2012

Cabin Fever: Easy ways to stay sane this winter Winter. Depending where you are in the world, winter is too cold to go out, too wet to go out, or just too gloomy for happy thoughts. How can you and your children survive the winter under wintertime conditions? /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/2167889

Paid to Play? What to do about unengaged caregivers 12/11/2012

Paid to Play? What to do about unengaged caregivers Maybe you've hired a nanny and you're suspicious about what she and the children do all day. /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/2154279

Safety First! Spotting Dangerous Toys Before The Recall 11/26/2012

Safety First! Spotting Dangerous Toys Before The Recall Has this happened to you? You buy a toy or piece of equipment, for your own child or someone else's, and within a week or two it's been recalled as unsafe. You feel betrayed and embarrassed and you're left wondering: how can a person see this coming? How can you choose items for your family that are absolutely safe? /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/2138324

Happy holidays? How to keep the season bright 11/11/2012

Happy holidays? How to keep the season bright No matter what holidays your family celebrates, odds are that there's a major holiday on the horizon this month or next. And while holidays are great opportunities for connecting up with your extended family, for kids-included parties, and even for travel, this means the holidays also put your children and your parenting skills front and center. /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/2124498

Scary Stuff: Keeping The Zombie Apocalypse Out Of Your Kid’s Brain 10/28/2012

Scary Stuff: Keeping The Zombie Apocalypse Out Of Your Kid’s Brain Today, we’re going to talk about the things small kids find scary - things that you might not expect but that can ruin an otherwise perfectly-good day - and maybe live on for years and years like the walking undead. /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/2110737

Held Accountable - How To Demonstrate That You Know What You’re Doing 10/20/2012

Held Accountable - How To Demonstrate That You Know What You’re Doing This podcast is a prerecording of the keynote presentation made to the annual conference of the Washington State Association for the Education of Young Children, on October 19, 2012. /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/2102998

The Reluctant Bookworm: Inspiring Your Child To Read 06/19/2012

The Reluctant Bookworm: Inspiring Your Child To Read If your child can read - but doesn't like to read - then find out the reasons why is this conversation with Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson. Then get some tips on how to help your child enjoy reading and actually read more. /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/1981795

School's Out, Now What? Tips for a self-disciplined summer 05/22/2012

School's Out, Now What? Tips for a self-disciplined summer “Ten weeks seems like an eternity. How can I make the summer a growth experience?” /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/1953885

Handling Change: New Baby, New Home, New Trouble 05/18/2012

Handling Change: New Baby, New Home, New Trouble In order to venture out into the wide world your child relies on the fact that the big things in his life are always the same. But change happens. How can you help your child adjust to important changes in your family without coming completely apart? And how should you handle it when change makes your child regress to babyish behavior? Strategies here! /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/1950011

Baby Talk: What You Need To Know About Language Development 05/08/2012

Baby Talk: What You Need To Know About Language Development How do babies do it? How do they go from a vocabulary of zero to a vocabulary of 5000 words in just four short years? Some of this seems automatic but a lot of it depends on you. Find out what you must do to support your child’s language development and why it matters so much. /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/1939159

Dealing With Disappointment: Building Resilience 04/24/2012

Dealing With Disappointment: Building Resilience “She didn’t make the team." /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/1926036

Separation Anxiety: Helping Your Child Step Out 04/20/2012

Separation Anxiety: Helping Your Child Step Out You feel sorry for your child – she seems truly upset by new situations – and it’s sweet that she loves you so much she hates to see you go. But enough is enough. How can you help your child feel more confident and self-reliant and be less clingy? Get some tips that will help you both. /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/1922844

Brain FAQs: Answers To Your Questions About Babies’ Brains 04/03/2012

Brain FAQs: Answers To Your Questions About Babies’ Brains You might have read up on brain development but you still have questions... about brains and gender, about educational toys, about lots of things. We'll take on the questions I get most often and you can ask your own questions too in this interactive webinar. /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/1906075

Honesty’s The Best Policy: Lying, Cheating, and “Borrowing” 03/20/2012

Honesty’s The Best Policy: Lying, Cheating, and “Borrowing” Your school-age child may have surprised you recently with a lie, with an incident of cheating, or even with taking something that didn't belong to him. What should your response be and how can you help your child develop a stronger sense of what's right and what's wrong? Get some answers here.... /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/1892521

Bad Dreams, Monsters Under The Bed And Other Worries 03/17/2012

Bad Dreams, Monsters Under The Bed And Other Worries It seems like you just got your child used to sleeping in a “big bed” and now he doesn’t sleep much at all. Nights are filled with worry about monsters, scary stories, and bad dreams, so that he’s sleeping in your room – or you’re sleeping in his – just about every night. How can you get past this? Get some guidance, and a good night’s sleep, right now. /episode/index/show/pnananderson/id/1890165

The Skillful Teacher/The Sleepless Parent

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