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Little Kids, Big Hearts

Sparkler Learning

Little Kids, Big Hearts helps kids and their grown-ups grow social and emotional skills, a.k.a. Big Hearts, with a little help from the show"s host, Todd Loyd, a longtime early childhood educator. It’s a space where kids LEAD the discussion and explore big ideas in social and emotional learning — from feelings to friendship to helping others. If you like using your imagination, going on mindfulness journeys to magical worlds, and eating gummy bears that grow on trees, then you"re in the right place

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All Episodes

37:03

Bonus: Telling Stories that Matter with...

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2024/08/19

In this special bonus episode, host Todd Loyd interviews another Todd — the legendary author/illustrator of more than 50 children's books TODD PARR. Todd Parr is a three-time New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than 50 books for children, including The Thankful Book, The Earth Book and The I LOVE YOU Book, as well as The Kindness Book and the recently released The Spring Book and The Activity Book, all from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. He has inspired and

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28:08

The Magic of Stories with Nick Blaemire

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2024/08/09

Stories are magical! They are gateways to new people, places, and ideas ... and they help children to build empathy and understanding — allowing them to see the world from different perspectives. As kids step into the roles of different characters, they gain insights into emotions, relationships, and the diverse experiences that make up our shared world. This helps them grow into compassionate and thoughtful individuals! Stories also have MANY other amazing powers — like helping children build

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32:20

Building Resilience with Marc Grapey

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2024/07/12

In this episode three children, Donovan, Layla, and Ruby, explore the idea of resilience — being able to move through the hard things we face and bounce back or recover afterward. They share times they have had to practice resilience, and then they help a Link-a-deedle friend, LaLeek, who lives in the Land of Qook-a-lackas, learn about resilience. The guest star in this episode is Marc Grapey, an actor, director, writer and producer, with credits on stage, as well as in movies and TV. Marc has been

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22:39

Bonus: Exploring "Learning Differences" with Oliver,...

Little Kids, Big Hearts ·

2024/07/05

During the most recent episode of Little Kids, Big Hearts, "Celebrating Learning Differences with Q. Smith," one of our kid guests, Oliver, mentioned how meaningful it was to him to see How to Dance in Ohio on Broadway. How to Dance in Ohio is a new musical based on a true story about Dr. Emilio Amigo helping a group of autistic high school students prepare for a formal end-of-year dance.In this special bonus interview, Oliver joins Little Kids, Big Hearts host Todd Loyd to interview

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40:26

Celebrating Learning Differences with Q. Smith

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2024/06/14

In the United States, about 15% of students receive special education or related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Learning differences aren’t all alike, but they can all affect how people process, store, and retrieve information — and they can have an impact on many parts of life, from learning to memory to how people express themselves and how people develop relationships with one another.In this episode, Todd talks with four children — Reese, Willa-Kate,

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31:35

Let's Take Responsibility

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2024/05/10

Taking responsibility is an important part of social and emotional learning. When children take responsibility for their words and actions, acknowledge their mistakes, and help others in their community, they are building empathy, independence, and other important skills. In this episode, three children (Leo, Edie, and Aiden) talk about responsibility and then help Quazzilyn (a Qook-a-lacka friend) to rally the Qook-a-lackas to take responsibility and save their gummy bear crops!The guest star in

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24:08

Special Reimagined Episode: What Can You Do With Big...

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2024/05/03

What do you do when you're feeling angry or sad, or when you're facing something new and scary? In this special episode — which is reimagined and reworked from a Season 1 episode of Little Kids, Big Hearts — Todd and his puppet friend Rainbow join four kids (Anaya, Eleanor, Raffaele, and Wilder) to explore big feelings, where they come from, and what to do with them. At the end of the episode, dance along to "Dance Your Feelings," an original song written and performed by

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38:01

Grandparent Relationships

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2024/03/01

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Bonus: Boundaries Interview with Ana Cruz Kayne and...

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2024/02/09

Last week, we released an episode about BOUNDARIES — the limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships. Today, we're excited to release a bonus interview with the guest stars of the episode, Ana Cruz Kayne and Michael Cruz Kayne. Ana and Michael are siblings in real life ... so they know A LOT about the topic of boundaries. Ana is an actress and writer, known for her performances in Barbie (2023), Little Women (2019), Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022), Painkiller (TV 2023), and

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37:06

Boundaries with Michael Cruz Kayne and Ana Cruz Kayne

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2024/02/02

Helping children establish boundaries is important for developing friendships and maintaining positive social interactions. Boundaries help people set limits for themselves and honor limits set by others.In "Boundaries," three eight- and nine-year-old kids (Olivia, Izzy, and Wynter) define and discuss boundaries and help Qook-a-leekie and Link-a-deedle friends learn the importance of boundaries. They discover that understanding someone else’s boundaries requires empathy, the ability to

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32:20

Hopes & Dreams

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2024/01/05

In "Hopes & Dreams," three kids (Levi, Christine, and Ariel) reflect on the new things we have learned, the friendships we have formed, and the challenges we have faced in the past year — and what we are excited to learn and do in the year ahead. The children also discuss the concept of "letting go" of the feelings and experiences that we don't wish to carry with us into the new year.The kids and host Todd Loyd travel on giant snowflakes to the Land of Qook-a-lackas

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33:19

Bonus: Belonging Interview with Hip-Hop Pioneer...

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2023/12/08

On last week's episode, we explored "Belonging" — being who you are and being accepted and embraced for who you are.In this special bonus interview, we continue to explore this idea. Little Kids, Big Hearts host Todd Loyd interviews hip-hop pioneer Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, an American rapper and founding member of Run DMC. In addition to winning many awards and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2009), Darryl recently wrote a children's book,

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35:17

We Belong — With Alexis Michelle

Little Kids, Big Hearts ·

2023/12/01

Belonging — being who you are and being accepted and embraced for who you are — is important for children and for all people.In this episode four kids (Providence, River, Valencia, and Yonatan) discuss what it means to belong — and how to grow feelings of belonging. The kids and Todd then go on an imaginary journey to the Land of Qook-a-lackas, where they meet with a Qook-a-lacka named Quinnie, who needs help figuring out how to help the Link-a-doos, who are coming to the Land as refugees after a

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25:48

Bonus: Imagination Interview with "Not a Box"...

Little Kids, Big Hearts ·

2023/11/10

On last week's episode, "Imagination Time!," we flexed our imagination muscles with three kids — Shaelan, Sameia and Hunter. After recording, our host — Todd Loyd — was lucky to explore the power of imagination with Antoinette Portis, the award winning author/illustrator of "Not a Box" and many other modern classics in children's picture books. This conversation with Antoinette will help parents and caregivers learn more about where imagination and inspiration come

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32:17

Imagination Time!

Little Kids, Big Hearts ·

2023/11/03

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5:20

Calm Down at Camp Quinder-Calm (World Mental Health Day)

Little Kids, Big Hearts ·

2023/10/10

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26:43

Trying New Things (2023 Signal Awards Finalist)

Little Kids, Big Hearts ·

2023/09/30

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36:54

The Key to Calming Down

Little Kids, Big Hearts ·

2023/08/04

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32:46

Moving Time

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2023/07/07

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28:43

Winning & Losing

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2023/06/02

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