{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Listening Kids into Existence: Parenting, Classrooms, and a Grandpuppy Named Misa","description":"In this powerful episode of Reading With Your Kids, Jed welcomes Doug Noll, lawyer-turned-peacemaker and author of Deescalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less. Doug explains how neuroscience shows we are driven far more by emotion than by rational thought\u2014and how our culture\u2019s habit of shaming or ignoring emotions actually damages kids\u2019 brains and relationships. He shares how simple emotional validation (\u201cYou\u2019re really angry\u2026you really wanted that candy bar\u2026you feel unloved\u201d) can quickly calm a child\u2019s nervous system, reduce tantrums, and build lifelong emotional strength. Doug describes practical tools for parents and teachers, including \u201clistening children into existence,\u201d using emotion labels instead of punishment in heated moments, and creating listening circles in classrooms to cut down on disruptions and discipline referrals. He also talks about teaching these same skills to incarcerated people and the remarkable results they\u2019ve seen in reducing violence and recidivism. Later in the episode, Jed is joined by Mireya Saldua, who shares her joyful bilingual picture book \u201cFun Day with Misa.\u201d Inspired by her energetic grandpuppy, Misa, Mireya created a story that celebrates the special bond between grandparents and children, especially in Hispanic families. The book appears in both English and Spanish on each page, with fun seek-and-find elements like Misa\u2019s blue bone and her name written in Japanese characters. Mireya talks about expanding Come Along with Misa into a series, centering kindness, inclusion, and diverse characters\u2014plus activity sheets, birthday cards, and music to keep families reading, playing, and learning together. ","author_name":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com\/site","html":"