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Hosted by Amanda Morgan · education · EN · 87 episodes
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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Signup to Generate a PitchNot 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.
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children is hosted by Amanda Morgan. The show has published 87 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 87: Technology and ECE (with Emily Cherkin)" (30 June 2026, 47 minutes), "Episode 86: Play-Based Learning - A Scoping Review of the Research" (20 May 2026, 21 minutes), and "Episode 85: Making the Case for Joy in Playful Early Learning" (19 March 2026, 18 minutes).
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 87 episodes.
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Episode #87
In her January 2026 Congressional testimony, Emily Cherkin put it simply: "Parents are not naive — we know our children will use technology for work and life in adulthood. We just want to ensure they have a childhood...
Episode #86
<p > A scoping review published in the Early Childhood Education Journal analyzed over 50 studies on play-based learning for ages 4-6, and the findings are too significant to ignore. This research synthesis shows...
Episode #85
<p > Joy is one of those concepts that everyone understands until you try to define it. And yet, the research is remarkably clear about what it does. In this episode, we explore what joy actually is, why it matters so...
Episode #84
<p > 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...
Episode #83
<p>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...
Episode #82
<p></p> <p>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...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p >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...
Episode #80
<p></p> <p>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...
Episode #79
<p>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...
Episode #78
<p >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. </p> <p >But the real ending came full circle...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p></p> <p>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...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p>When Amber Unger (also known as the Cream City Teacher) began her career in education, she thought she'd be working with teenagers. As her path led her to a 4K public school classroom in the middle of a shift toward...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p>In episode 74, I introduced you to Michele Dineen-White, the creator of Play Smart Literacy in Chicago. Play Smart Literacy is a truly mobile outreach program, meaning that rather than hoping parents can overcome the...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p>Michele Dinneen-White was working in an early education outreach program when she realized something. The program wasn't actually reaching out to the families who needed it most. Those families were still required to...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p>Challenging behaviors seem to be on the rise in preschool classrooms. Prerna Richards, of Together We Grow, specializes in supporting educators with a behavior coaching program. In this episode, she shares what she...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p></p> <p>Once upon a time.....</p> <p> </p> <p>...Happily ever after.</p> <p> </p> <p>These are common fairy tale phrases. But they're more than just staid story stems. These common phrases -- and the stories in...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p>Most people associate the library with silence. But what if we associated it with play? </p> <p>In this episode, I'm talking with Tammie Benham, Youth Services Consultant for the Southeast Kansas Library System...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p>We started this series with the overall argument for why play is essential for human development. The next three episodes dug deep into three main themes: Why we need play for mental health and wellness, for brain...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p>What does fingerpainting have to do with the Space Race? In this episode, we're talking about art and creative play and their role in learning, thinking, and innovating.</p> <p>Show Notes...
Not Just Cute, the Podcast: Intentional Whole Child Development for Parents and Teachers of Young Children
<p>This episode's focus is the dress-up area and dramatic play. We'll talk about the powerful developmental support that comes from preschoolers dressing up and playing pretend.</p> <p>Show Notes...
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