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Self-Schooled
Self-Schooled is a podcast about learning the most important subject we were never taught: who we are.
Hosted by educator, parent, and Microschool founder Heather DiNino, each episode explores a different lens for understanding children more deeply—from personality, communication, learning, sensory needs, emotions, strengths, identity, and more.
Because our kids are always communicating. The question is: do we understand their language?
Self-Schooled is for parents, educators, and anyone ready…
Episodes
Self-SchooledWhat Your Child's Nervous System Is Trying to Tell You (And Yours, Too)
Guest: Alyssa Blask-Campbell | Seed & Sew What if understanding your child's behavior started with understanding their nervous system? And what if…
Self-SchooledI Questioned Everything I Was Taught About Kids. Here Are the Hills I'll Die On.
For the first nine episodes of Self-Schooled, I've been asking other people the questions. But for episode 10, I'm turning the microphone around and sharing a…
Self-SchooledIn Our Elements: Living, Not Just Existing
What happens when we take learning out of the classroom and into the world? In Part 2 of my conversation with Robin, educator and assistant director at…
Self-SchooledLiving in Our Elements: What Child-Led Learning Reveals About Kids with Robin Mackey
In this episode… I sit down with Robin Mackey, an educator at Elements Academy for the past seven years, to talk about what happens when we stop trying to fit…
Self-SchooledBetter Sleep for Kids & Teens: What Actually Works with Dr. Melisa Moore
In this episode of Self-Schooled, Heather talks with clinical psychologist and behavioral sleep medicine specialist Dr. Melisa Moore about what actually helps…
Self-SchooledRaising a Highly Sensitive Child: When to Push, Pause & Build Resilience with Amy Lajiness
How do we support a highly sensitive child without trying to change who they are — or protecting them from every uncomfortable experience? In Part 2 of my…
Self-SchooledHighly Sensitive Parenting: Overstimulation, Guilt & Getting the Support You Need with Amy Lajiness
If parenting sometimes leaves you feeling touched out, overwhelmed, foggy, irritable, or desperate for a quiet room, high sensitivity might be part of the…
Self-SchooledBest Humaning: Understanding the Child Behind the Behavior with Nikki Magliaro
What if, instead of trying to stop a behavior, we got curious about what was underneath it? In this episode, Heather talks with Nikki Magliaro, LMHC…
Self-SchooledHow to Protect Your Child’s Intrinsic Motivation with Dr. Gina Riley
What helps kids stay curious, motivated, and connected to who they really are? In this episode, I’m talking with educational psychologist, professor…
Self-SchooledRaising Kids To Trust Themselves Around Food with Nicole Cruz, RD
How do we help our kids get the nutrition they need without creating fear, pressure, guilt, or shame around food? In this episode, I’m talking with registered…
Self-SchooledWhat If We Started With What’s Strong? | Strengths-Based Parenting with Jill Soucy
What if, instead of starting with what our kids are doing wrong, we started with what’s already strong? In this episode, I talk with Gallup-certified strengths…
Self-SchooledIntroduction | Episode 0
What is Self-Schooled all about? Heather DiNino shares what inspired the podcast, the ideas behind Self-Schooled, and what you can expect from each episode as…