Rebecca R Block, Elizabeth Daly, Jessica Koehler

Can you help me give a sh*t?

Education EN ↓ 29 episodes

A podcast for and by parents, educators, and anyone who cares about young people from their pre-teens to their early twenties. This podcast explores questions raised by parents and educators as they started to hear about the book Can You Help Me Give a Sh*t?: Unlocking Teen Motivation in School and Life , questions about how to help young people thrive in school and life. Podcast hosts include Rebecca R Block, PhD (author, researcher, parent), Elizabeth Daly, MSEd (educator, executive functioning coach, parent), and Jessica Koehler, PhD (researcher, educator, certified youth coach). Grace L Ed...

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Rebecca R Block, Elizabeth Daly, Jessica Koehler

Episodes

What is Executive Functioning, and why does it matter? 08.05.2024 34:39

There are a lot of definitions of executive functioning out there, and it's become a catch phrase to discuss a lot of different school and work challenges. In this episode, we break it down into simple terms, share stories and research, and talk strategies for improving it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the interplay between dopamine and motivation? 06.05.2024 21:24

This episode explores the basics of dopamine and how it impacts motivation through stories and research about the factors in modern life that tend to most affect our dopamine levels: community, screens, nature, exercise, and even early morning sunlight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are the ABCs of motivation? 04.05.2024 33:09

In this episode, we discuss what the basic requirements are to sustain motivation, how that affects young people, and how understanding the elements of ability, belonging and choice can help adults and young people alike build and sustain their motivation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's this podcast about, anyhow? 01.05.2024 15:09

Join us for our origin story. Why are we hosting this podcast? What inspired the writing of Can you Help Me Give a Sh*t? Who are the co-hoss, and why are they answering parents and educators questions about how to help young people thrive in and outside school. The short version: we created this podcast because (as researchers, educators, and parents) we hear a lot of questions about how to help y...