{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"All the Ways We Learn and Love: Neurodivergent Kids & Brave Dogs","description":"In this inspiring episode of Reading With Your Kids, Jed welcomes two wonderful picture book creators who are helping families talk about big feelings, different brains, and everyday courage. First, Jed chats with Chloe Ito Ward, author of All the Ways We Learn, a gentle, affirming picture book about neurodivergence in the classroom. Chloe shares how the story toggles between what we \u201cthink\u201d learning should look like\u2014sitting still, making eye contact, hands in laps\u2014and the many valid ways kids actually learn, including kids with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia. Drawing on her own late ADHD diagnosis and her years teaching kindergarten, Chloe talks about movement, play, and self-advocacy, and how books can give kids both a mirror (to see themselves) and a window (to better understand others). She also teases upcoming titles, including My Mind Is an Ocean. Then Jed is joined by Dana Eikenberg, former Division I athlete and coach and author of Hank the Brave. Hank is a lovable boxer who\u2019s afraid of small buzzing things\u2014a perfect way to help kids think about fear, bravery, and the power of love. Dana opens up about losing the real Hank, why love is the throughline of the book, and how families can use Hank\u2019s story and her \u201cBrave Start\u201d activity to help kids name their support system and face their fears. Together, Jed and Dana reflect on resilience, hard work, and why we don\u2019t need to be fearless to be brave. ","author_name":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com\/site","html":"