STEMIE Family Hotline

Understand why your child's love of "again!" is actually building their brain! Join the Diaz family's spontaneous celebration as the STEMIE Family Hotline helps them recognize how party games naturally teach pattern recognition and logical thinking. Pediatric occupational therapist and early intervention expert, Dr. Philippa Campbell shares research on repetition and looping in early development,...

Learn when to step back and let your child figure things out! Listen as the STEMIE Family Hotline guides Eddy and Leila through transforming their block-building session into a lesson on problem-solving that builds confidence and independence. Dr. Jessica Amsbary, an early childhood special education expert, calls in to share "unplugged" computational thinking activities and reveals how creating s...

Make necessary errands count as quality time with your child! Follow along as the STEMIE Family Hotline helps Nicole transform her early Saturday morning laundromat trip into engaging material science exploration with baby Leila, showing how learning opportunities hide in mundane tasks. Pediatric occupational therapist and parent of a child with developmental delays, Dr. Hsiu-Wen Yang joins the co...

Get more out of your outdoor time with simple strategies that require no extra planning! Experience how the STEMIE Family Hotline transforms the Diaz family's nature walk into a multi-sensory learning adventure with real-time suggestions that actually work. Speech pathologist and parent, Tanna Neufeld calls in to share expert strategies for busy families to bring nature learning into daily routine...

Make bedtime routines work better for your family with this practical approach! Listen in as the STEMIE Family Hotline helps Nicole and Eddy improve their chaotic bedtime routine using computational thinking principles that create more predictable evenings. Dr. Toni Miguel, a mother of children with disabilities and an early childhood special education expert, shares research-proven strategies for...

Turn bath time battles into something you actually look forward to! Experience Eddy's transformation from bath time dread to science teacher as the STEMIE Family Hotline guides him through using everyday toys and water play as engaging physics lessons. Dr. Sarah Pedonti, early childhood special education expert and parent of a child with disabilities, joins the call to explain the developmental sc...

Make STEM learning as fun for your child as playground slides and swings! Join the Diaz family's playground adventure as the STEMIE Family Hotline helps Nicole and Eddy turn slides and swings into meaningful physics experiments, providing real-time coaching on what to say. Adaptation expert Tamara Morgan shares practical adaptations for children with disabilities and reveals why outdoor play is cr...

Make grocery shopping actually work for both you and your baby! Follow along as the STEMIE Family Hotline transforms Nicole's chaotic grocery trip with baby Leila into a hands-on science lesson, coaching her through simple techniques that help keep babies engaged. Plus, get research-supported strategies from early childhood development expert and occupational therapist, Dr. Yvette Mere-Cook on rec...