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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 to

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00:26:17

Living in Our Elements: What Child-Led Learning...

Self-Schooled ·

2026/10/08

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 children into a predetermined mold—and start paying closer attention to who they actually are.We talk about Robin’s path to this work, what makes a truly child-led environment feel different, and how flexibility, strengths, intuition, and connection can change the way we understand kids.And we get into something we’ve been noticing more and

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00:37:02

Better Sleep for Kids & Teens: What Actually Works...

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2026/10/01

In this episode of Self-Schooled, Heather talks with clinical psychologist and behavioral sleep medicine specialist Dr. Melisa Moore about what actually helps kids and teens sleep better—especially when anxiety, sensitivity, ADHD, autism, or a nervous system that just won’t settle down are part of the picture.Rather than another list of rigid sleep rules, Melisa helps us understand what’s happening underneath sleep: circadian rhythms, sleep pressure, environment, routines, and the very real

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00:28:37

Raising a Highly Sensitive Child: When to Push, Pause...

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2026/09/24

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 conversation with Amy Lajiness, LCSW, PMH-C, we focus on highly sensitive children: what sensitivity can look like, how overwhelm affects them, and how parents can help them grow without pushing them past what their nervous systems can handle.In this episode, we talk about:What high sensitivity can look like in childrenWhy sensitivity is a

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00:26:38

Highly Sensitive Parenting: Overstimulation, Guilt &...

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2026/09/17

If parenting sometimes leaves you feeling touched out, overwhelmed, foggy, irritable, or desperate for a quiet room, high sensitivity might be part of the picture.In this episode, Heather talks with Amy Lajiness, LCSW, PMH-C, therapist, coach, and founder of Highly Sensitive Parenthood, about what it means to parent as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).Amy shares how becoming a parent can amplify sensitivity — including both the beautiful parts, like deep empathy and attunement, and the harder parts,

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00:23:58

Best Humaning: Understanding the Child Behind the...

Self-Schooled ·

2026/09/10

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, co-founder of Puzzle Pieces and a DIR/Floortime Expert Training Leader, about understanding the whole child — their development, sensory needs, individual differences, relationships, and the reasons behind their behavior.Nikki introduces the DIR/Floortime approach and shares a beautifully simple idea she calls “best humaning”: approaching our children —

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00:27:58

Raising Kids To Trust Themselves Around Food with...

Self-Schooled ·

2026/09/10

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 dietitian and mom of three Nicole Cruz, Registered Dietitian, founder of Nourish Together and host of The Intentional Table podcast, about what it looks like to raise kids who can trust themselves around food.We talk about:How well-meaning food rules can unintentionally create shameWhy our own relationship with food matters so muchEllen

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00:35:33

What If We Started With What’s Strong? |...

Self-Schooled ·

2026/09/10

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 coach Jill Soucy about strengths-based parenting — a way of understanding ourselves and our kids that shifts the focus from fixing weaknesses to noticing, naming, and developing the strengths that are already there.We talk about how our own strengths shape the lens through which we see our children, why the very same trait can look like a

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00:27:45

How to Protect Your Child’s Intrinsic Motivation with...

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2026/09/10

What helps kids stay curious, motivated, and connected to who they really are?In this episode, I’m talking with educational psychologist, professor, researcher, and longtime unschooling parent Dr. Gina Riley about intrinsic motivation and Self-Determination Theory — a framework that has shaped both her academic work and the way she raised her own son.We talk about:The three things that support intrinsic motivation: competence, autonomy, and relatednessWhy freedom and choice matter so much in

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00:04:56

Introduction | Episode 0

Self-Schooled ·

2026/08/14

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 we explore child-led learning, alternative education, parenting, and what it can look like to rethink school.

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