Family Matters with Instructor Mike
Instructor Mike, MA, CBPI, CAMS-1
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Run When You Smell Gas: Why Some Conversations Aren’t Yours to Finish
Some conversations don’t explode because of you —they explode because of the vapor other people were carrying long before you arrived.In this groundbreaking episode, Instructor Mike breaks down the…
Flow: How Children Actually Learn — And Why Your Tone Matters More Than You Think
What if the problem isn’t your child’s attitude… but the environment they’re learning in?In this episode of Family Matters with Instructor Mike, we explore the state of flow — a powerful concept from…
Proximity Is Power: Teaching Kids How Temptation Works Before It Works Them
Why do kids—and even adults—struggle to resist temptation, even when they “know better”? Because knowledge isn’t enough. In this episode, Instructor Mike breaks down the physics of temptation using…
Foundations First: The ECE Mini-Course | Episode 11 - Montessori—Independence by Design
In this episode, Instructor Mike explores the Montessori method—one of the most respected, yet misunderstood approaches in early childhood education. Learn the science behind self-correcting…
The Hidden Curriculum of Marriage: What They Don’t Teach Before “I Do”
You were taught how to fall in love. You were taught how to plan a wedding.But no one taught you the hidden curriculum of marriage—until now.In this powerful episode, Instructor Mike exposes the…
Foundations First: The ECE Mini-Course | Episode 10 — Types of Childcare Centers: Reggio Emilia
What if the classroom was the teacher? In this episode, Instructor Mike dives into the Reggio Emilia philosophy—a powerful, child-centered approach born in postwar Italy. Learn how Reggio uses…
The Rise of the Diagnostic Industry Around Black Children
What if the “help” your child is getting is actually fueling a billion-dollar industry?In this eye-opening episode, Instructor Mike breaks down the historical pipeline that turned Black…
Foundations First: The ECE Mini-Course | Episode 9 — Types of Childcare Centers: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters
Not all childcare is created equal. In this episode, Instructor Mike breaks down the different types of childcare centers—from daycares and ECE centers to Montessori, Reggio-inspired programs, and…
The Forgotten Domains: Why Your Child’s Development Was Rewritten Without Your Consent
In this powerful episode of Family Matters with Instructor Mike, we dig deep into the forgotten history of child development and expose how today’s educational system quietly rewrote your child’s…
Foundations First: The ECE Mini-Course | Episode 8 — The Qualified Adult: What Kids Deserve
In this critical episode of Foundations First, Instructor Mike delivers a bold and necessary message: love is not enough. Children deserve qualified adults—not just well-meaning ones. From emotional…
I’m Not Sorry for What I Wasn’t Taught—But I Am Learning: Breaking the Guilt, Performance, and Inclusion Chains
In this episode of Family Matters with Instructor Mike, we confront the pressure to apologize for things we were never taught—and unpack the cultural chains that keep us stuck in guilt, performance,…
What I Feel vs. How I Feel: Why Teaching Emotion Before Sensation Sets Kids Up to Be Misunderstood
In this episode, Instructor Mike unpacks one of the most overlooked—and misunderstood—lessons in child development: the critical difference between what a child feels and how they feel about it.With…
Service Switching: Part 5 – When the Customer Is You: Advocacy Without Entitlement
What happens when your child isn’t just a student, a patient, or a passerby—but the customer?In Part 5 of the Service Switching series, Instructor Mike dives into the often-overlooked skill of…
The Diagnostic Train: How Parents—Without Knowing—Put Their Children on the Tracks of a Profit System
What if your child’s diagnosis isn’t just about behavior—but about business?In this powerful episode, Instructor Mike unpacks the billion-dollar pipeline that thrives on pathologizing Black and…
Foundations First: The ECE Mini-Course | Episode 7 — Family as First Teachers
In Episode 7 of Foundations First, Instructor Mike reminds us of a simple truth with deep implications: Families are not guests in a child’s learning journey—they’re the foundation of it.Before…
Before You Demand Accountability: Why Skill Comes First (Not Shame)
In this episode of Family Matters with Instructor Mike, we challenge one of the most widespread yet misunderstood parenting habits: demanding accountability from children who were never taught the…
Foundations First: The ECE Mini-Course | Episode 6 — Cultural Responsiveness in ECE: Identity Is Instruction
In this powerful episode of Foundations First, Instructor Mike explores how culture isn’t just a backdrop—it’s a developmental force. From language to family rhythm, emotional expression to social…
You Missed the Point: What IEPs and IFSPs Don’t Tell You About Development
In this episode of Family Matters with Instructor Mike, we go beneath the surface of IEPs and IFSPs—not to explain how to get one, but to question why and when we’re reaching for them in the first…
Empathy Without Agency Is Performance: Reclaiming Childhood from Emotional Programming
In this episode of Family Matters with Instructor Mike, we challenge the popular but developmentally flawed approach to teaching empathy in early childhood. Too often, children are taught to mimic…
Foundations First: The ECE Mini-Course | Episode 5 — Play Is the Plan: Why Learning Looks Like Fun
In Episode 5 of Foundations First, Instructor Mike breaks down one of the most misunderstood and underestimated tools in early childhood education: play.Far from being a break from learning, play is…
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