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Reach Out and Read
From the national organization Reach Out and Read comes a brand new podcast centered around the belief that children's books build better brains, better family relationships, and happier, healthy children and societies. Join us as host Dr Dipesh Navsaria, a pediatrician with a children's librarianship degree, dives into a wealth of varied early childhood health and literacy topics with expert guests examining the many facets of supporting the parent-child relationship as key to early success.
Episodes
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Live from NYC! The 2024 ROR Leadership Conference
Season 5 of our podcast kicks off with highlights from expert voices in early relational health, pediatrics, and publishing, captured live at the Reach Out and…
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The Gretchen Hunsberger Award Goes To...
The Gretchen Hunsberger Medical Champion Award honors a clinician whose exemplary personal and professional medical leadership has helped to make delivery of…
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BoyMom
Recent data shows that in school, by almost every metric, boys of all ages are doing worse than girls. How did this happen, how can we thoughtfully approach…
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The Science Sessions: Cultural Pride and Children's Health
Racism and discrimination affects the health of children, and can have lifelong consequences. Dr. Ashaunta Anderson, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the…
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Squish the Peas: Life Lessons from Toddlers
Eat with the funniest person in the office; when you wake up, give yourself a high five; turn off screens one hour before bed, and demand a bedtime story…
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Building Early Relational Health Ecosystems
In this special 'double feature' podcast recorded in front of a live audience, the Early Relational Health Funders Summit hear from four speakers with…
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Introducing 35 for 35
Thirty-five years ago, Reach Out and Read was founded in one clinic in Boston as a route to supporting shared reading with young children at home. Today, we're…
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The Science Sessions: How Parenting Changes the Brain
We know that kids' brains change as they grow, but did you know that their parents' brains change too? Dr. Darby Saxbe, a clinical psychologist, professor and…
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Meg Medina, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Beloved author Meg Medina, current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and the first of Latina heritage in the program's history, joins us to…
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Books Make Good Friends
"If you love a book, no doubt many other people love it, too. That shared love connects us and sparks that miraculous feeling of not being alone in the world."…
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Kate DiCamillo on Reading, Writing, and Reading Aloud
Kate DiCamillo knows books. By far one of America's most successful children's writers (44 million books in print, translated into 41 languages), Kate joins us…
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Meeting Reach Out and Read's 'Book Czar'
Reach Out and Read has been working on a remarkable new strategy around a key element of what we do: books! A strong approach is key to supporting our mission…
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Lullabies and Language
Lullabies can not only help soothe a sleepy baby, they may also help them learn language. Dr. Giovanni Di Liberto of the Trinity College Institute of…
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Leo Lionni: Storyteller, Artist, Designer
Leo Lionni changed the picture book landscape with beloved titles such as Frederick, Swimmy, and A Color of His Own. But those books are just a small window…
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Randolph Caldecott: The Artist Behind the Medal
You've likely heard of the Caldecott Medal. But how much do you know about Caldecott himself and his revolutionary work? Barbara McClintock and Michelle…
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What is the Institute of Museum and Library Services?
Crosby Kemper, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, joins us to explain the role of the federal government in the support and empowerment…
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Peter Brown and The Wild Robot
Writing for children—especially books that can be emotionally challenging—requires a great deal of insight, honestly, talent, and self reflection; and that's…
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Early Relational Health: Proven and Simple
A new report from Harvard University and the Burke Foundation reinforces what we have long known at Reach Out and Read: simple, well-delivered initiatives to…
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The New Brownies' Book
In 1920, as Black art and writing flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, W.E.B. Du Bois created the first magazine aimed specifically at Black youth. Titled…
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Children's Books for Times of Crisis
A core role of parents and caregivers is to help children make sense of an often-challenging world around them. Miriam Udel, professor of German and Jewish…
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Untangling the Thread of Racism
The American Academy of Pediatrics has long recognized that the world outside the walls of hospitals and clinics has a major impact on the health of children…
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Stories of Gratitude
We're thankful to every person who reads aloud to a child. To mark this holiday devoted to giving thanks, we're bringing back an episode we recorded during the…
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Talk Baby Talk
Reach Out and Read has commissioned and published its first children's book, Talk Baby Talk! In an effort to increase access to books that are representative…
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The Science Sessions: Research Through Learning Networks
Reach Out and Read, in partnership with Columbia University, the Center for the Study of Social Policy, and the Institute for Child Success, is proudly…
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Reading Sad Books Is Good for Your Kids
Children's books should not only offer "windows and mirrors" into other cultures, races, and religions, but into a range of feelings and emotions. Craig…
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Gibberish
Moving to a new country is a challenge for everyone, but especially so for children. New immigrants often face pressure to assimilate quickly — to 'dress like…
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Thinking Sideways to Solve Problems
"Think sideways" isn't just a catch phrase - applied thoughtfully, small changes in mindset and approach can have a big impact. Anthony Barrows, Managing…
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Translating Children's Books
How hard could it be to translate a children's book — they are mostly pictures and so few words, after all? It's not so simple, it turns out. Daniel Hahn, a…
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The Science Sessions: Reach Out and Read Impact Study
"The Science Sessions" is a new feature from the Reach Out and Read Podcast that examines and explains up-to-date, groundbreaking research on early relational…
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Once Upon a Time …
Everything in a fairy tale has already been lost. The fairy tale is where we go to find it again." Sabrina Orah Mark, author of the new book "Happily" and an…
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Pictured Worlds
Illustrated children's books capture the imagination of children and adults alike like no other art form. Leonard Marcus, one of the world's preeminent…
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The End of the Reading Instruction Wars?
Nearly everyone can learn to read — if they're taught correctly. It turns out that one of the primary approaches to teaching reading in schools was proven…
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Jerry Pinkney: An Artist Against the Odds
Jerry Pinkney is one of the most celebrated children's book illustrators of all time. Having illustrated more than 100 books, Jerry won numerous awards…
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The Teachers
"Politics, greed, and mismanagement have made this profession incompatible with physical and mental health." Who are we talking about? It's teachers, and we…
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Optimal Motherhood
New parents are often encouraged to ask for help. But the source of that help, and how we provide it — whether it's physical or emotional - has changed…
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Elbert in the Air
"Just be yourself" is often easier said than done. It requires time, contemplation, awareness, and often, bravery. And it's really difficult to write a…
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If I Betray These Words
"Clinical burnout" is the phrase often used to describe the number of health care practitioners who feel a loss of joy in their work, a sense of despair, and a…
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New Directions at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University has been a leading voice in the field of early childhood development, especially around the role of…
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Changing Hearts and Minds Like a Pro
We spend a lot of time trying to change other people's minds on all sorts of subjects. Does it work — but just a little, or maybe not at all? How we attempt to…
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Becoming Better Grownups
Parents often worry about how to raise their children to be "good people." But there's an assumption that once you're an adult, you're done "growing", and no…
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A Perfect Mistake
One in five of us have learning and attention issues, including specific learning disabilities like dyslexia and ADHD. Increasingly, children's and YA books…
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BFF's: Book Friends Forever
As we know, strong relationships are key to success in personal and professional endeavors. Our next guests combine both: Grace Lin, an award-winning author…
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What Happened To You?
Trauma in children is shockingly common — almost half of all children have experienced at least one significant traumatic experience. Yet trauma-engendered…
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Maybe An Artist
We turned our 'author spotlight' on an up-and-coming, engaging, and extremely talented young voice. Liz Montague is a cartoonist, writer, and illustrator who…
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Portable Magic
Books are magic. The way they smell, the feel of their pages, illustrations on their covers, weight in your hands - all these elements convey meaning in excess…
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The Case for Make Believe
What is "play", and how hard is it to understand what it really is? Turns out it's more of a challenge to grasp than you'd think, and not everyone understands…
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The Legacy and Future of Native American Education
Native American education is one of our country's culturally richest areas, but it comes at the expense of a very dark past. We take a closer look at the abuse…
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Malcolm Mitchell Loves to Read
We've turned the spotlight on many gifted authors, but our next guest is the first to win a children's book award and a Super Bowl ring. Malcolm Mitchell…
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I Talk Like a River
Stuttering affects approximately 5% of U.S. children—it's very common! Jordan Scott, poet and author of "I Talk Like a River", and Brooke Edwards, Director of…
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Seeing Into the Reading Brain
Thanks to advances in brain imaging, we can measure reading's structural and functional benefits. Dr. John Hutton, a pediatrician and assistant professor in…
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Leadership on Location
After three years, the annual Reach Out and Read Leadership Conference was finally back in person. More than 150 leaders gathered in Madison, Wisconsin over…
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Puppet Talk
Why would someone write a research paper involving puppets? Well, puppets can not only be a tool for helping children feel more comfortable in medical…
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Environmental Health and Children
Children are uniquely vulnerable to climate change: rising temperatures and poor air quality increase asthma attacks and allergies, and natural disasters can…
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Health Equity by Design
There's a lot of conversation around health equity, and rightly so: research suggests that many disparities in overall health and well-being are rooted in…
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Read Charlotte
The world of literacy has a dizzying array of systems that go well beyond schools and home — including legislatures, philanthropies, and other NGO's — but they…
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Adventures in Fatherhood: Raising Raffi
Parenting is often tough. While our society has better normalized talking about the highs, lows, and the in-betweens of raising children, there's still a lot…
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Raising a Baby the Government Way
As in other times, women in the late 1910s-20s from all over the U.S. looked for parenting advice. Who did they ask? The federal government, believe it or not…
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What is Material Culture of Childhood?
What can a piece of clothing tell us about how a child lived? How can parent interactions be revealed through a pair of gloves? What might a baby's quilt tell…
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Shabazz Larkin: Love Letter to Food
Using the talents of both writing and illustrating to offer messages encapsulated within compelling stories through children's books is difficult. Yet, Shabazz…
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Planet Word
Is a museum with words and not objects still a museum? Yes! Planet Word, a unique museum in Washington DC, houses immersive experiences dedicated to the…