Podcast appearances and mentions of Erika Christakis

This is a Recording of my Twitter Space from Oct 27th 2023, with BFFs of the show Jack Graham of the IDSG podcast and Linguist Dr. Caitlin Green. Join us for a chat about Heterodox Horror Stories

General Discover Rob's writing, interviews, and other work on his website: https://www.robkhenderson.com/ Follow Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robkhenderson References Rob's essay ‘America's Lost Boys and Me': https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/americas-lost-boys-and-me Rob's essay ‘Elite universities should stop prizing victimhood': https://unherd.com/thepost/elites-universities-should-stop-prizing-victimhood/ Timestamps 00.00 Opening and introduction. 1:45 Rob's difficult upbringing and background: foster care, adoption, drugs, and alcohol. 6:59 Why social, emotional, and cultural variables matter enormously for kids' life outcomes—it's not all about economics. 16:00 More on Rob's personal background and how it has informed his views; Iona reads from Rob's article ‘America's Lost Boys and Me'. 24:47 What were the “lingering effects” of his upbringing on Rob? How his military experience helped him. 28:05 Iona's “more common or garden unhappy childhood” as related to Rob's upbringing and its effects on him. Some experiences and feelings in common, 32:18 Iona and Rob's very different experiences of university life. Plus: the ‘controversy' around one of Rob's teachers, Erika Christakis, and the origin of his concept of “luxury beliefs.” 41:53 Rob explains his concept of “luxury beliefs.” Signalling one's status as an elite: one can afford to worry about relatively trivial transgressions and impose such taboos on poorer people; their jobs are less worthy of concern than sticking to the elite's ever-changing taboos. Storms over “cultural appropriation”, use of the n-word, and using the OK hand symbol. Why cancel culture is real for blue-collar people. Middle-class ignorance of working-class people and the classism of cancel culture and luxury beliefs. 56:32 Rob's examples of luxury belief: all family structures are equal, downplaying the value of hard work and agency. Is being anti-vax a luxury belief? 1:03:13 Iona on the flip-side to downplaying hard luck: some successful people won't admit to the role of luck in their success and some hard work is thwarted by bad luck. Further discussion. 1:08:24 Discussion of the stable two-parent family structure as an ideal and why that idea receives pushback (and how such pushback is akin to arguments over ‘fatphobia'). Discussion of Iona's caveats about the desirability of the stable two-parent family structure: stability isn't everything (consider a stable but miserable situation). 1:15:47 Has Rob noticed different atmospheres in the U.K. vs. the U.S. regarding wokeness and luxury beliefs in university culture? What is the future of wokeness? The case of Jordan Peterson and Cambridge. 1:22:05 Rob's article ‘Elite universities should top prizing victimhood' and the case of Mackenzie Fierceton. Victimhood, disadvantage, and suffering as cultural currency in higher education. Plus: Iona and Rob's experiences and views of the university admissions process. 1:33:32 Iona's experiences of being accused of having had a privileged upbringing. A discussion of the narrowness of the concept of privilege as it is usually used today. How most people can frame their life stories either as ones of privilege or suffering. How prizing victimhood creates perverse incentives: the Mackenzie Fierceton story. 1:39:06 Race, victimhood, woke gatekeeping/race games, and gaming the system. 1:43:36 Last words and outro.

One of the most enduring problems we have faced throughout human history is tribalism.  From the Nazis to the Rwandan genocide, we’ve repeatedly seen the devastating results of group think and dehumanizing outsiders.  Although some Christian groups have tragically fallen into this sin, we don’t have to.  Christianity provides a better way.  We can draw Read more about 399 Why Christianity 12: Inclusiveness (Sean Finnegan)[…]

One of the most enduring problems we have faced throughout human history is tribalism.  From the Nazis to the Rwandan genocide, we’ve repeatedly seen the devastating results of group think and dehumanizing outsiders.  Although some Christian groups have tragically fallen into this sin, we don’t have to.  Christianity provides a better way.  We can draw Read more about 399 Why Christianity 12: Inclusiveness (Sean Finnegan)[…]

In this episode, I continue with an examination of the events at Yale during Halloween 2015. Most everywhere you look, Yale students have been demonized for their behavior, mostly because of a viral video that showed a student yelling and swearing at Dr. Nicholas Christakis. Of course, that's not the whole story. The analysis in The Coddling of the American Mind takes an odd definition of racism for its understanding and then largely misinterprets what happened between students and Dr. Christakis. The students had a good understanding of racism, and they were trying to avoid the worst habits that surface in discussions of race. Rather than calling the Christakises "racist" or "evil," the students were trying to get them to see how Dr. Erika Christakis's email functions as a thing-in-itself in the larger discourse. All the students wanted initially was an apology, but instead they got a link to the 2015 article, The Coddling of the American Mind, in The Atlantic. These students weren't engaging in cognitive distortions, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy likely wouldn't have changed the outcome. This mess could've been avoided, particularly if anyone would've taken the time to listen to students. Even so, I think there are better ways to start talking about anti-black racism and dehumanization in general that might help us talk more openly about these important issues. This is Part 2 in a continuing series.The music at the end of the episode is from an unidentified group of Yale students who, by all appearances, are music majors or graduate students. This performance was recorded at the March of Resilience at Yale on November 9, 2015.

In this second part of our interview with Victoria Zimmerman, we will talk about Victoria's experience with her pregnancy, her TTC journey, experiencing a miscarriage and pregnancy after loss, and some her ideas about parenthood. This episode originally aired June 16th, 2019. In this episode we explore: 2:01 How is Victoria's pregnancy going so far 2:53 The most challenge thing about her pregnancy 4:14 Vegan diet during pregnancy and pregnancy cravings 6:16 Nuggets of wisdom for first time pregnant mamas 8:00 What she didn't expect during pregnancy 10:58 Traveling while pregnant 12:16 Pregnancy items she swears by 14:16 Preparing for the arrival of baby while practicing minimalism 18:14 Victoria's miscarriage experience 23:36 Getting pregnant after loss 27:51 Dealing with the fear and anxiety when pregnant after a miscarriage 29:34 Victoria's TTC (Trying to Conceive) Journey 32:00 Boosting quality cervical fluid 34:58 Managing expectation each month of TTC 37:33 Parenting philosophies 39:56 Will they raise baby vegan? 40:54 Will they homeschool their children? 42:32 Traveling with a baby 43:36 Balancing family life with Youtube/Business 45:27 Dealing with criticism during pregnancy and with children 47:14 Book recommendations for pregnancy and parenting 49:48 Where you can find Victoria Show Notes: * Victoria's pregnancy playlist on youtube www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo…k9Bee9dmlVWklPeZj * Things I didn't know/understand about pregnancy youtu.be/xU1qEf_bVe4 * What I wish I had known before trying to get pregnant youtu.be/0hZueizMptM * Things I did before I got pregnant youtu.be/yidEv8DWADo * Boosting Your Cervical Fluid blog post femmehead.com/blog/2019/3/1/boos…ng-my-luteal-phase * Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman amzn.to/2IGNAcJ * The Importance of Being Little by Erika Christakis amzn.to/2MRjWGY * NurtureShock by Ashley Merryman and Po Bronson amzn.to/2MOszSV * The Kind Mama by Alicia Silverstone amzn.to/2KN3mp0 * Birthing From Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz amzn.to/2RgJ7RU * Victoria's bookshelf femmehead.com/bookshelf About Victoria: Victoria is the creator of Femme Head, a platform empowering women with the knowledge and understanding of their menstrual cycle. She has build a growing community of over 80,000 subscribers on her youtube channel. She's also vegan and is a minimalist and also shares videos on those topics. She's currently in the 3rd trimester of her pregnancy. She is now sharing her vegan pregnancy journey on her Youtube Channel. Find Victoria Zimmerman/FemmeHead FemmeHead YouTube www.youtube.com/femmehead FemmeHead website femmehead.com/ Victoria’s Instagram www.instagram.com/thefemmehead/ Victoria's Vlog Channel www.youtube.com/user/victoriajones3647 Find Blooming Mamahood www.bloomingmamahood.com www.instagram.com/bloomingmamahood www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVfmdrY57kzAXDJvTj-jGg/ Find Laurie Lo www.instagram.com/_laurielo youtube.com/LaurieLo

We explore the idea of body positivity, how it's changed the way we see ourselves and others, how it's shifted the way we think about food and exercise, and how it influences our parenting. We are both still learning and recognize that our thin and able-bodied privilege color our perspective. Below is a list of resources we've found helpful on this journey and we'd love for you to share more in the comments so we can all continue learning together.Instagram follows:YrfatfriendMegan Jayne CrabbeDani AdrianaKate J BaerPodcastsFood Psych, especially the interviews with Lindy West, Virginia Sole-Smith, and Ijeoma OluoShe's All FatBooksF*ck it Diet by Caroline DoonerHealth at Every Size by Linda BaconHunger by Roxane GayShrill by Lindy WestThe Eating Instinct by Virginia Sole Smith (and her recent NY Times article When You're Told You're Too Fat to Get Pregnant)Life latelyAbby tried out grocery delivery, but is not yet convinced of its convenience.Sarah is vacuum sealing all of the blankets in her house.Reading latelyAbby read The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grown-ups by Erika Christakis and Sarah tried another Kristin Hannah novel: The Great Alone.Eating latelySarah has been brewing kombucha and Abby's family is enjoying "adult lunchables" for an easy dinner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this second part of our interview with Victoria Zimmerman, we will talk about Victoria's experience with her pregnancy, her TTC journey, experiencing a miscarriage and pregnancy after loss, and some her ideas about parenthood. In this episode we explore: 2:01 How is Victoria's pregnancy going so far 2:53 The most challenge thing about her pregnancy 4:14 Vegan diet during pregnancy and pregnancy cravings 6:16 Nuggets of wisdom for first time pregnant mamas 8:00 What she didn't expect during pregnancy 10:58 Traveling while pregnant 12:16 Pregnancy items she swears by 14:16 Preparing for the arrival of baby while practicing minimalism 18:14 Victoria's miscarriage experience 23:36 Getting pregnant after loss 27:51 Dealing with the fear and anxiety when pregnant after a miscarriage 29:34 Victoria's TTC (Trying to Conceive) Journey 32:00 Boosting quality cervical fluid 34:58 Managing expectation each month of TTC 37:33 Parenting philosophies 39:56 Will they raise baby vegan? 40:54 Will they homeschool their children? 42:32 Traveling with a baby 43:36 Balancing family life with Youtube/Business 45:27 Dealing with criticism during pregnancy and with children 47:14 Book recommendations for pregnancy and parenting 49:48 Where you can find Victoria Show Notes: * Victoria's pregnancy playlist on youtube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLorz8Ic76UANGalHk9Bee9dmlVWklPeZj * Things I didn't know/understand about pregnancy https://youtu.be/xU1qEf_bVe4 * What I wish I had known before trying to get pregnant https://youtu.be/0hZueizMptM * Things I did before I got pregnant https://youtu.be/yidEv8DWADo * Boosting Your Cervical Fluid  blog post http://femmehead.com/blog/2019/3/1/boosting-cervical-fluid-quality-improving-my-luteal-phase * Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman https://amzn.to/2IGNAcJ * The Importance of Being Little by Erika Christakis https://amzn.to/2MRjWGY * NurtureShock by Ashley Merryman and Po Bronson https://amzn.to/2MOszSV * The Kind Mama by Alicia Silverstone https://amzn.to/2KN3mp0 * Birthing From Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz https://amzn.to/2RgJ7RU * Victoria's bookshelf http://femmehead.com/bookshelf About Victoria: Victoria is the creator of Femme Head, a platform empowering women with the knowledge and understanding of their menstrual cycle.  She has build a growing community of over 80,000 subscribers on her youtube channel. She's also vegan and is a minimalist and also shares videos on those topics. She's currently in the 3rd trimester of her pregnancy.  She is now sharing her vegan pregnancy journey on her Youtube Channel. Find Victoria Zimmerman/FemmeHead FemmeHead YouTube https://www.youtube.com/femmehead FemmeHead website http://femmehead.com/ Victoria’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thefemmehead/ Victoria's Vlog Channel  https://www.youtube.com/user/victoriajones3647 Find Plantiful Mama https://www.plantiful-mama.com/ https://www.instagram.com/itslaurielo/ https://www.instagram.com/plantiful_mama/

Erika Christakis, author of The Importance of Being Little. Topic: What preschoolers really need from grownups. Issues: The importance of creating an atmosphere of free expression; bolstering children’s resilience; what parents should look for in a preschool; the paradox of early learning (kids are hard-wired to learn but there’s an epidemic of preschool expulsions, medication, […] The post Creating an Atmosphere of Free Expression for Preschoolers + Wise Up and Be the Solution appeared first on Mr. Dad.

In "Protected or Prepared? Rescuing Childhood from the Classroom," Norann, Bernard, and Peter say that an overemphasis on academics is ruining childhood. They discuss an alternative approach, and the influence of German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel on Bruderhof education. Also, a conversation on how they're preparing for Easter this year. Here are some of the links and references from this episode: -"The New Preschool Is Crushing Kids" by Erika Christakis: http://theatln.tc/2l7WAyN -"A Child's Right to Play" by Johann Christoph Arnold: http://www.plough.com/en/topics/community/education/a-childs-right-to-play -For more on how we educate our children at the Bruderhof: http://www.bruderhof.com/en/life-in-community/education -Bach's "St. Matthew Passion: An Appreciation" by Chris Zimmerman: http://www.bruderhof.com/en/voices-blog/world/bachs-st-matthew-passion-an-appreciation -A free download of "The Crucified Is My Love" by Johann Ernst von Holst is available here: http://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/devotional-reading/crucified-is-my-love Rate us and leave us a comment on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out the Bruderhof's website at www.bruderhof.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/thebruderhof Facebook: facebook.com/TheBruderhof Instagram: www.instagram.com/bruderhofcommunities Contact: contact@bruderhof.com

What's the #1 thing you can give your kid? A healthy, loving connection with you. But sometimes it's really hard. Okay. Really effing hard. Luckily, we have some parenting world rockstars here to help. Featuring brand new commentary with host Ellie Knaus and insights from these remarkable guests: *Erika Christakis: early childhood educator, Yale lecturer, and author of this year's New York Times bestseller "The Importance of Being Little" *Roma Khetarpal: parent educator, Tools of Growth founder, author of the Nautilus Award winner "The 'Perfect' Parent: 5 Tools for Using Your Inner Perfection to Connect with Your Kids" *Susan Stiffelman: licensed psychotherapist, credentialed teacher, The Huffington Post's "parent coach", and author of "Parenting without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm, and Connected" and "Parenting with Presence: Practices for Raising Conscious, Confident, Caring Kids" (An Eckart Tolle edition). Please share this podcast with your friends and loved ones. Or mortal enemies. Hey, it might make them a little nicer. If you appreciate this content, please help us out by leaving a review on iTunes. (Email me on atomicmoms.com so I can thank you.) Find us on social media: @atomicmoms and on our Facebook "Atomic Moms" page. I'll be sharing articles from these fabulous guests all week. xx Ellie

Everyone hates being underestimated. We want to feel included without others showing us condescension. At the same time, no one wants to be overestimated. We want to feel challenged without others overwhelming us. We recognize that children can be frustrated or disengaged, but we often fail to see that their feelings and behaviors are caused by the same things that stir up these feelings in adults — flawed assumptions about their abilities and interests. What if kids are more capable cognitively than we think? What if we demand too much of them pragmatically? Nowadays, we simultaneously adultify children and infantalize them, depending on the situation. But what if we have those situations backwards? In The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups (Viking, 2016), Erika Christakis shares her insights gleaned from years working with young children as a parent, preschool teacher, and preschool director. Christakis joins New Books in Education for the interview. You can find more information about her work on her website. To share your thoughts on the podcast, you can connect with her on Twitter at @ErikaChristakis. You can reach the host on Twitter at @tsmattea. Trevor Mattea is an educational consultant and speaker. His areas of expertise include deeper learning, parent involvement, project-based learning, and technology integration. He can be reached at info@trevormattea.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone hates being underestimated. We want to feel included without others showing us condescension. At the same time, no one wants to be overestimated. We want to feel challenged without others overwhelming us. We recognize that children can be frustrated or disengaged, but we often fail to see that their feelings and behaviors are caused by the same things that stir up these feelings in adults — flawed assumptions about their abilities and interests. What if kids are more capable cognitively than we think? What if we demand too much of them pragmatically? Nowadays, we simultaneously adultify children and infantalize them, depending on the situation. But what if we have those situations backwards? In The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups (Viking, 2016), Erika Christakis shares her insights gleaned from years working with young children as a parent, preschool teacher, and preschool director. Christakis joins New Books in Education for the interview. You can find more information about her work on her website. To share your thoughts on the podcast, you can connect with her on Twitter at @ErikaChristakis. You can reach the host on Twitter at @tsmattea. Trevor Mattea is an educational consultant and speaker. His areas of expertise include deeper learning, parent involvement, project-based learning, and technology integration. He can be reached at info@trevormattea.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone hates being underestimated. We want to feel included without others showing us condescension. At the same time, no one wants to be overestimated. We want to feel challenged without others overwhelming us. We recognize that children can be frustrated or disengaged, but we often fail to see that their feelings and behaviors are caused by the same things that stir up these feelings in adults — flawed assumptions about their abilities and interests. What if kids are more capable cognitively than we think? What if we demand too much of them pragmatically? Nowadays, we simultaneously adultify children and infantalize them, depending on the situation. But what if we have those situations backwards? In The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups (Viking, 2016), Erika Christakis shares her insights gleaned from years working with young children as a parent, preschool teacher, and preschool director. Christakis joins New Books in Education for the interview. You can find more information about her work on her website. To share your thoughts on the podcast, you can connect with her on Twitter at @ErikaChristakis. You can reach the host on Twitter at @tsmattea. Trevor Mattea is an educational consultant and speaker. His areas of expertise include deeper learning, parent involvement, project-based learning, and technology integration. He can be reached at info@trevormattea.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Early childhood educator ERIKA CHRISTAKIS has dedicated her life to small children. This former preschool teacher and director, Yale Child Study Center lecturer, and mother of three chats with Ellie Knaus about her New York Times bestseller "The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really need From Grownups." Preschool has become the new Kindergarten, and that's a problem! She shares research that backs up the importance of play based, exploratory learning. And she talks about how classrooms are falling short with all their worksheets and tests and meaningless crafts, and how we can give our little ones what they need! Thank you in advance for leaving a review on iTunes.com/AtomicMoms if you enjoy this podcast! (It helps with our iTunes rankings. And we love hearing from you.) For more on this interview and podcast notes, check out: AtomicMoms.com throughout the week. xo Ellie

In The Slave's Cause, author and scholar Manisha Sinha writes a history of abolition -- a history more complex than the one taught in most American classrooms. This hour, Sinha takes us inside her book for a look at abolition's lesser known past. Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke about the many issues raised by the Jian Ghmeshi trial as we spoke with Peter Sankoff, professor of law at the University of Alberta Also, we spoke with Erika Christakis, author of "The Importance of Being Little" Listen to the roroshow podcast at roroshow.com

An early childhood educator, Erika Christakis, discusses the perils of the “no accidents” mentality of parenting.

Twenty-first century parents are bombarded with parenting advice. From demanding over achievement from our children to the extreme hands-off approach to everything in between, isn't time we have a conversation about what the goal of parenting should be? In this session, Erika Christakis, Amy Chua, Lawrence Cohen and Ellen Galinsky discuss the loaded issue of parenting. Lori Gottleib moderates the panel. Speakers: Erika Christakis, Amy Chua, Lawrence J Cohen, Ellen Galinsky, Lori Gottlieb