In today’s episode, we talk about the poetry of Wendell Berry. As an activist and farmer, Berry’s clear yet complex vision of what it means to be human is quite rare. His love of nature, family and community is centered on a specific, concrete

How to Home Educate Multiple Ages with Ease

Jan 19th, 2021 11m 59s

In today’s episode, we talk about some top tips on how to home educate multiple ages with ease - and effectiveness too. After quite a lot of stumbling here and there, we discovered a few tools and dynamics which made home education much more ex

Learning Together, the Reggio Way

Jan 12th, 2021 13m 37s

In today’s episode, we discuss education through the eyes of one of the first educators that joined the Reggio Emilia Approach in Italy. We talk about the foundations of the movement, the image of the child, collaborative and project-based lear

Protecting Wonder and Curiosity During Childhood

Jan 5th, 2021 16m 46s

In today’s episode, we explore the link between wonder and resilience, the importance of relationships in our learning journey and the consequences of sensorial overload for children.

The Hundred Languages of Children (and Grown-Ups too)

Dec 29th, 2020 8m 40s

This is our last episode of the year, and it’s a special one. 2020 was a year like no other, to all of us. In the unfolding of an unprecedented pandemic, I watched so many tragedies and also so many breakthroughs. For me, 2020’s struggles taugh

It’s Dance Time! (or The Art of Moving and Thinking Together)

Dec 22nd, 2020 14m 29s

In this episode we’re going to talk about dance and movement, as a way of infusing some extra fun in these days at home. We’re also going to explore why they’re a crucial element of young children development and adult’s wellbeing. Moreover, as

Empathy: Our Secret Super-Power

Dec 15th, 2020 22m 19s

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about the secret powers of Empathy. Empathy enhances perception, imagination and interpersonal connections, and can be a huge igniter of social change. In our days, it’s clear that technology has the potent

Discover the number #1 Tool of Positive Discipline

Dec 8th, 2020 16m 2s

Children, like us, have free will and are learning to make choices. If in the past, non-inquisitive obedience or compliance were considered values, clearly this dynamic is no longer compatible with our contemporary times. We know it. And our ch

Un-Overwhelm: My Top 10 Strategies to Recharge, Focus and Relax

Dec 1st, 2020 18m 11s

Without energy and focus, there’s no creativity. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about different strategies to relax, recharge and find joy during these challenging times as a highly-sensitive parent. Parenting 24x7 during lockdown felt r

Design a Home for Learning & Creativity, the Reggio Way

Nov 24th, 2020 14m 11s

In today’s episode, we talk about the Reggio Emilia Approach, a revolutionary pedagogy developed among the ruins of World War II, its fundamental dimensions and also some ideas about how to apply them at home.

Spending Time on Children’s Best Ever Playground

Nov 17th, 2020 17m 14s

In today’s episode, we talk about the now scientific proven effects that playing in nature has on children’s well-being, physical, emotional and intellectual development, socialisation and learning; and explore a few treasures that it can bring

How to prepare our children for the future

Nov 10th, 2020 12m 3s

It’s no doubt that our world has radically changed in the last 60 years and even more rapidly in the last 20 years with the internet and the spread of digital devices. And the world keeps changing - according to the Institute for the Future, Ei

Decoding Children's Creativity

Oct 1st, 2020 15m 49s

In this week’s episode we’re talking about the 4 P’s of Creativity and how to easily nurture our children’s creativity while focusing on the right thing. Mel Rhodes, an American educational scientist, was one of the firsts that tried to define

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