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Join America’s favorite teacher, Mr. Chazz, as he helps parents and teachers navigate the challenges and triumphs of raising and teaching children. Featuring insightful conversations and practical advice delivered with Mr. Chazz’s signature compassion and wit - Learning Curve with Mr. Chazz gives listeners tips for fostering patience and empathy for both themselves and the kids in their lives. The goal isn’t to be perfect every day, the goal is to just be a little bit better every day.
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The Six-Part Prevention Framework (Mr. Chazz’s Synthesis of the conversation) Consent culture and checking in, embedded from toddlerhood Safe adults: regulated, non-punitive, curious, able to repair Safe peer communities, fostered by connected parents and teachers Sexual health values: adults clarify what they want to model before conversations arrive Advocacy and reporting: teaching kids to speak up, with language and practice Identifying safe relationships and groups: the foundation for navigating fraternities, group chats, and beyond All six are interdependent; none works without the others Guest’s closing note: these lessons happen in small daily moments, not just formal book readings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Children Stay Silent Belonging need overrides safety rules Kids will violate known rules to preserve a friendship or peer connection Fear of losing the group is neurologically equivalent to exile Tattling vs. reporting distinction never taught Tattling: getting someone in trouble for non-safety issues Reporting: telling a trusted adult about something unsafe, to or from anyone Kids fear getting a friend in trouble, not just themselves Fear of consequences compounds silence Losing devices, games, or friendships if they disclose Punishment-based parenting makes disclosure feel risky 90% of abuse is by someone the child knows and trusts Child often wants the behavior to stop, not the person removed Fear of the unknown outcome keeps them quiet Consent Culture in Early Childhood Birdhouse (Chazz’s Brooklyn school) models consent from ages 2-5 Adults prompt: “Do you like that?” then shift to peer-to-peer checking in Mixed-age groups create natural power dynamic teaching moments Goal: children eventually check in without adult prompting Checking in changes the receiver’s experience too Being asked “do you like this?” opens kids to genuine self-reflection Same behavior lands differently when consent is sought vs. assumed Tickling example: don’t remove the experience, teach the check-in Sensory-seeking kids may want touch; the lesson is voice, not avoidance Intervention, Redirection, and Education Three-part framework when boundary crossing occurs: a. Intervention: name what’s not okay b. Redirection: offer an alternative way to play c. Education: explain why, without shaming either child Root cause matters: was it curiosity, desire for connection, or coercion? Coercive behavior (knowing it’s wrong and continuing) is a red flag requiring escalation Most peer sexual play is exploratory, not predatory Chazz’s preschool story illustrates the dynamic Friend used “I won’t be your best friend” as leverage, a learned threat pattern Adult intervention happened but education was incomplete Threat behavior in a 3-year-old reflects what she absorbed from her own environment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
I go through the 5 steps of Self Regulation with a specific parenting example Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this podcast episode I share about a $35 Brooklyn Parenting and Teaching Q&A event with Dr. Shefali. However, I can get you into the even for FREE, if you reach out to me with you name and email through instagram or email. This is the event link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-shefali-with-lindsey-simcik-radha-agrawal-at-lapc-tickets-1998514748411?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true I also discuss how to assess if you or someone else is improving their skill of assertiveness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode I talk about the unique benefits we provide to our Teachers/Safekeepers and the process of continuing to improve benefits for Safekeepers in a Conscious Discipline way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mr. Chazz and Sydney reflect on how birdhouse was started. We reflect on some of the adult skills that were needed to even start birdhouse. The same skills we open this school to teach children, were the same skills we needed to just start the school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Join America’s favorite teacher, Mr. Chazz, as he helps parents and teachers navigate the challenges and triumphs of raising and teaching children. Featuring insightful conversations and practical advice delivered with Mr. Chazz’s signature compassion and wit - Learning Curve with Mr. Chazz gives listeners tips for fostering patience and empathy for both themselves and the kids in their lives. The goal isn’t to be perfect every day, the goal is to just be a little bit better every day.
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