The Leading for Children podcast brings together the adults in the young child’s life for conversations that explore the collective impact we have on children during their most formative years.
In this episode of The Leading for Children Podcast, we hear from a courageous lineup of mother-daughter duos who are deeply committed to embodying mutuality in their relationships with one another. Each duo brings authentic moments of connection, their beautiful and messy humanity, and unique and uplifting insights into how they perceive their relationship as a partnership based on equity, kindness, empathy, respect, and a Humanity First approach. A Quote to Take Away: Serene Stevens shared, “Having a daughter introduced a different dynamic of my reflective practice as it relates to being a mom. I get a chance to practice empowerment, and Shiloh actually helps me and encourages me to be braver.” Thanks for listening! To learn more about Leading for Children, or Judy Jablon’s Humanity First Model and Mutual Learning Method, visit our website at leadingforchildren.org.
In this episode of The Leading for Children Podcast, your hosts Judy Jablon and Nichole Parks are joined by Kyson Bunthuwong, Vivian Matalon, and show producer Julia Connolly for a timely conversation about how kindness, empathy, and respect are among our greatest human strengths—and what a world grounded in these values might look and feel like. To learn more about Leading for Children’s Humanity First Model, visit our website here. A Quote to Take Away: Nichole shared, “I think it's very important that we don't lose ourselves and the core of who we are, and our kindness, and our humanity, when we stand up for ourselves. I want to be clear, I think now is the time we definitely should stand up. However, I think that we can always stand up with kindness.” Thanks for listening!
Episode Notes: In this episode of The Leading for Children Podcast, your hosts Judy Jablon and Nichole Parks are joined by Shannon Bracamonte, Program Operations Director at the Early Childhood Services Center at the University of New Mexico. Shannon shares about her experience bringing the Humanity First Model into her community, emphasizing how awareness of who we are and intention in how we show up in the world help us feel stronger, more connected, and more effective. Together, they explore the central role of community in the Humanity First Model and discuss how the Mutual Learning Method supports putting these principles into practice. To learn more about Leading for Children’s Humanity First Model, visit our website here. A Quote to Take Away: Shannon Bracamonte shared, “How do you want to be in this world and how do you want to inspire or impact others through your modeling and how you interact with them? You can interact with kindness, you can interact with respect, and we can have perspective-taking––agree to disagree and still have a connection based on this conversation—and I think that's so important.” Thanks for listening!
In the premiere episode of The Leading for Children Podcast’s second season, show producer Julia Connolly revisits highlights from a compelling conversation in Season 1, Episode 3. Hosts Judy Jablon and Nichole Parks are joined by Leigh Sargent, Preschool Development Grant Supervisor at the Mississippi Department of Education K-12 (at the time of this recording, Leigh was the Executive Director of the Tallahatchie Early Learning Alliance in the Mississippi Delta) for a discussion on the power of putting Humanity First. Together, they explore LFC’s Humanity First Model, and dive into its core principles of connection, equity, agency. Listen in as Judy, Nichole, and Leigh discuss how centering humanity helps us realize our guiding belief that Stronger Adults = Stronger Children = Stronger Communities. To learn more about Leading for Children’s Humanity First Model, visit our website here. A Quote to Take Away: Leigh Sargent shared, “It’s about intentionally making decisions so that you can pour positive impact into those Children. They are our future, and if we want to change the outcome of what happens in the world, we're going to have to start pouring some humanity into our children.” Thanks for listening!
In this episode, your hosts Judy Jablon and Nichole Parks are joined by Tsundzukani Whatsi, Wildlife Tracker at Londolozi Game Reserve in South Africa. Together, they engage in a dynamic conversation about what it can look and feel like to have and cultivate actionable learning experiences, as well as how they support inspired, capable, and thriving communities for children. Tsundzukani shares how her passion for nature has driven her to overcome challenges in the field, as she has pursued a career that isn’t typical in her village, and almost unheard of for women. Show Notes: LFC's book 11 Simple Rules to Create Thriving Communities for Children is available for purchase here. To view photos of Tsundzukani at work as a wildlife tracker, visit our podcast episode webpage. A Quote to Take Away: Tsundzukani shared, “There are no female trackers in the whole of South Africa. I wanted to be one of the examples that we can do it as females. I wanted to encourage a lot of girls out there that we can do it as well. Learning something from a very young age that, at the end of the day, is going to benefit other kids — it's a big deal for me.” Thanks for listening!