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Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children

Amanda Morgan
Early Childhood Education
Play
Schema Play Theory
Child Development
Free Play
Play-Based Learning
Science Of Joy
Cognitive Development
Child Psychology
Agency
Rough and Tumble Play
Gun Play
Toxic Positivity
Project Work
Inquiry-Based Learning
Teaching
Gratitude Practices
Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School
Parenting
Optimism

Not Just Cute, the Podcast is like listening to a conversation with your nerdy best friend. Who happens to be obsessed with child development. Each episode covers a different topic related to parenting, early childhood education, and healthy, whole child development in order to support teachers and parents in serving young children.

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Agency — the ability to make choices, act on them, and feel that those actions matter — is key to play and learning. In this episode, we dig into what agency really means for young children, tracing it through the work of foundational developmental t... more

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Professor and early childhood advocate Heather Bernt-Santy is widely known from her podcast as That Early Childhood Nerd. In this episode, Heather talks about her new book, Using Schema Play Theory to Advocate for Free Play in Early Childhood.

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In this episode, we revisit one of the most-read pieces published on Not Just Cute: "There's Good in the World. And It's Worth Fighting For." Written nearly a decade ago (and based on quotes from movies released TWO decades ago, which were based on b... more

Is play the missing piece in today's educational puzzle? That's the question we wrestled with during a three-part book study I hosted this summer with early educators from across North America. Together, we unpacked key themes from my new book, Not J... more

Unlock the secrets to transforming early childhood education by focusing on the actions — not just the topics — that captivate young minds. Join me as I sit down with Heather Jackson, author of "Actions of Play," to explore how play schemas can revol... more

This episode explores the transformative blended pre-K program at Prosper Independent School District in Texas, championed by Michelle Scogin, Director of Early Childhood and Learning Services. Discover how this program successfully merges special an... more

I had an experience a few months ago that began with a fantastic workshop with one of my favorite schools, and *seemed* to end with a broken down, broken into truck.

But the real ending came full circle when I found that what I had been teaching t... more

Rae Pica has been a fierce advocate for children and childhood for over 40 years. And during that time she's written a whole bookshelf full of books on the topic. Today, she's sharing her latest addition to that bookshelf, it came out just last week,... more

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Heather Bernt-Santy
College professor teaching early childhood education and host of That Early Childhood Nerd podcast with over 30 years of experience.
That Early Childhood Nerd
Episode: Episode 83: Schema Play Theory (with Heather Bernt-Santy)
Heather Jackson
Author of Actions of Play, focusing on inquiry-based learning and project work.
Episode: Episode 80: Actions of Play (with Heather Jackson)
Machelle Scogin
Director of Early Childhood and Learning Services at Prosper Independent School District in Texas
Prosper Independent School District
Episode: Episode 79: Building a Blended PreK Model (with Machelle Scogin)
Rae Pica
An advocate for children and childhood with over 40 years of experience and author of numerous books on child development.
Teachers College Press
Episode: Episode 77: Why Play? (With Rae Pica)

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Amanda Morgan
Host of Not Just Cute, the Podcast

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Episode 83: Schema Play Theory (with Heather Bernt-Santy)
Q: How can Schema Play Theory help educators understand chaotic play?
It encourages educators to see the process in children's play instead of focusing solely on outcomes, recognizing that children's play may look chaotic but is actually a form of exploration.
Episode 83: Schema Play Theory (with Heather Bernt-Santy)
Q: Can you explain how Schema Play is not linear?
Schema Play is dynamic, and children may not move through a set number of schemas linearly but may focus on one schema for a period.

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The show centers on child development, with a strong emphasis on play as a cornerstone of learning and development in early childhood. Across recent episodes, listeners are introduced to practical approaches that balance free play with purposeful, inquiry-driven activities, including schema play theory, play-based learning, and project work. The conversations often connect foundational developmental theories to classroom strategies and parental guidance, highlighting advocacy for play, informed teaching, and optimistic, growth-oriented mindsets for both teachers and families. A notable throughline is turning research and book-inspired ideas into actionable steps in real-world early childhood settings, while also addressing communication wit... more

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