363: Raising Problem-Solvers: Lessons from the Co-Creator of Blue's Clues & Daniel Tiger, with Angela Santomero
There is research behind that four-beat pause on Blue's Clues. It wasn’t a creative choice or a lucky accident . It was Angela Santomero, co-creator of Blue's Clues, Super Why!, and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, standing on set and asking herself how long it actually takes a child to formulate a real answer. That pause — the one your kids leaned toward the screen for — is the same pause that can change everything about how you talk to your neurodivergent kid.
In this episode, I sat down with Angela to talk about what she learned across thirty years of co-creating some of the most beloved…
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