Nikki Buyna speaks with early childhood development experts Karen Duncan and Melissa Youngblood about how we can teach our children and students to live authentically.  From free play and unstructured learning to the dangers of labels, Nikki, Karen, and Melissa question the importance of being true to ourselves while exploring the need to let go so that our children will soar.

For more information on topics discussed, please visit these links:
Karen Duncan’s website Homegrown Happiness: www.homegrown-happiness.com Pamela Paul’s “Let Children Be Bored Again” opinion piece from the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/opinion/sunday/children-bored.html
Peter Gray’s TED Talk “The Decline of Play” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg-GEzM7iTk
Nikki’s Professional Development website for educators: www.educationalcheerleader.com

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