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The Self-Driven Child

Ned Johnson

Helping parents raise kids with healthy motivation and resilience in facing life's challenges. Oh, and having more fun while doing it!

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Episodi

75 episodi

  1. Let’s Play! An interview with Dr. William Stixrud on the neuroscience of play, the critical ingredient for a child’s resilience and motivation 41:26
  2. Why Children Need More Freedom to Thrive with Dr. Peter Gray 55:48
  3. An interview with Juliette Blake: the teen tech founder who became a mom and built a safer social media platform for girls 58:47
  4. Teens Talk: Teen Takeovers and Third Spaces 56:37
  5. Grade A+ Deception: student journalists on the academic pressure to cheat 46:49
  6. Tapping into what really motivates teens: an interview with bestselling author and psychologist Dr. David Yeager 1:14:30
  7. Simply weathering the storm of modern life? Help your kids survive and THRIVE! 1:08:03
  8. When the World Feels Too Big: Talking With Our Kids About Hard Things 53:53
  9. 8 Setbacks to Make A Child a Success: With Michelle Icard 57:59
  10. Mattering: an interview with Jennifer Wallace 46:23
  11. Adolescents Are Identity Scientists: Exploring With Chris Balme 36:17
  12. Why We Sleep - The Great Sleep Challenge 39:18
  13. How to Have Happy Holidays: What Science Suggests 19:05
  14. Great Parenting Advice From Lenore Skenazy ("America's Worst Mom") Or, "Why I Let My 9 Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone" 47:07
  15. What Are They Thinking?: The Neuroscience of Nagging in Parents and Teens 17:43
  16. Stress Relief vs. Stress Release: What We All Need In Anxious Times 30:09
  17. Wise Effort with Diana Hill 43:04
  18. Dream School: Finding the College That's Right for You 58:04
  19. Your Child Is Ready For College. Are You? 47:02
  20. Challenge Accepted: 50 Adventures to Make Middle School Awesome 53:44
  21. School Phone Policies With An Educator Who Helped Craft Them 50:07
  22. Summer Downtime: The Power of Trees and the Default Mode Network 21:49
  23. A Teen Perspective on Teen School Phone Policies 55:06
  24. Reimagining Education with Dr. Stuart Slavin 49:34
  25. Dr. Stuart Slavin: Simple Curricular Changes That Decreased Student Depression by 85% AND Raised Board Scores 33:15
  26. Six Steps to Being a Non-Anxious Presence 28:42
  27. Ch. 8: "Seven Principles" for Supporting Student & Teacher Autonomy in Schools 43:13
  28. How To Redesign Schools to Unleash Extraordinary Learning For All 29:48
  29. Our New Book! The Seven Principles For Raising a Self-Driven Child: A Workbook 39:25
  30. From Damsel in Distress to Superhero: The Making of a Teen Mental Health Advocate For Students 53:31
  31. A Superhero For Student Autonomy in Schools: Talking With Mike Nicholson About What Works 51:12
  32. What I Learned About Motivation From "Ghost Buster" Yegor Denisov-blanch 48:22
  33. Student Autonomy in School: Yep, It's Possible! 52:55
  34. The Disengaged Teen Part 2 37:45
  35. The Disengaged Teen Part 1 35:15
  36. Independent Travel: A low-cost, high-impact way to prepare teens for college and life 53:08
  37. The SAT, ACT, and Other Four-Letter Words: What Do You Say When Your Kid's Scores are Low? 22:53
  38. A Sense of Control Continued: How Students Achieve Academic Success With Less Stress 24:26
  39. A Sense of Control: How Students Achieve Academic Success With Less Stress 31:56
  40. Grades, Rakes, and Reflection: Helping Kids Do Less To Do Better - With Teacher & Writer Tim Donahue 50:10
  41. Brainless Education: A Conversation About the Brain Science Too Often Ignored in Most Schools 47:44
  42. Parental (Over) Involvement & The Start of College - A Conversation with Jess Lahey 45:25
  43. What Do You Say? Why we LOVE Book #2! 27:38
  44. The Self-Driven Child: How We Got There (aka The Marvel Origin Story) 34:19
  45. Choosing a New School: Why, When, and How 44:38
  46. Lessons on Self-Directed Learning with "Adventure Kaity!" Part 2 32:21
  47. Lessons on Self-Directed Learning with "Adventure Kaity!" Part 1 31:33
  48. Who’s Ready for College? with William Stixrud, Ph.D. 42:20
  49. The Craziest Year Ever in College Admission with Jeff Selingo 46:05
  50. The Sleep-Deprived Teen with Lisa L. Lewis 50:47