#child-development
150 episodes
#3942: The Rice Grain Journey: Baby Mess Meets Cultural Wisdom
Why rice ends up in your bed 3 days after dinner — and what centuries-old cultures already know about stopping it.
#3924: Can You Make a Hi-Vis Vest for a One-Year-Old?
A dad with a toy forklift discovers why ANSI safety standards make toddler hi-vis vests mathematically impossible.
#3916: Parental Leave: A Patch for a Broken System
Is parental leave a genuine support or just a temporary exemption from a system built against human biology?
#3886: The Nurse Who Noticed: Catching a Poisoning Cluster
How a nurse's "that's strange" caught a baby food poisoning cluster in Jerusalem before it grew.
#3871: How Singapore Solved High-Rise Child Falls
Singapore cut window falls 60% with $15 devices. Why isn't the rest of the world copying them?
#3854: From Coos to Conversation: Baby's Hidden On-Ramp
How do babies go from babbling to real back-and-forth dialogue? The hidden architecture of early conversation.
#3820: What Feral Children Reveal About Human Brains
The tragic natural experiments that reveal how language and social bonds shape the human brain.
#3813: What Actually Predicts a Prodigy at 12 Months?
Early talking, reading, and memory don't predict genius. Here's what the data actually shows.
#3812: The Hidden Cost of Unstable Housing
How constant moving affects your health, finances, and family — and what ancient nomads can teach us about rootlessness.
#3734: How Drowning Really Works (It's Not What Movies Show)
Drowning is silent, fast, and the rescuer's instinct can be deadly. Learn the modern sequence that saves lives.
#3718: AI Babysitters Already Exist—What We Learned
Tens of thousands of Chinese families already use robot babysitters. What actually happened, and what's next?
#3652: When Baby Scratching Signals More Than Dry Skin
How to tell if your one-year-old’s scratching is normal exploration or a sign of evolving atopic dermatitis.
#3651: What Happened to the Baby Health Vault App?
A parent wants a secure way to store medical photos of their child. No app does this well.
#3639: How to Wean Your Baby from Breastfeeding to Solids
Practical guidance on transitioning from breast milk to cow's milk, portion sizes, hydration, and food rotation for babies around 12 months.
#3638: Baby Diaper Wrestling: Floor, Leg Lock & Sacred Whisk
Floor changes, leg locks, and the sacred whisk — practical tactics for diaper changes with a mobile baby.
#3637: How Often Should You Actually Bathe a Toddler?
Daily baths aren't evidence-based. Here's what pediatricians actually recommend for one-year-olds with sensitive skin.
#3636: What to Do When Baby Eats Poop
A pediatric health expert breaks down the real risks and the correct cleaning protocol for when a baby ingests their own stool.
#3631: Is It Okay to Parent While Podcasting?
Does listening to a podcast while caring for a baby harm your child? We untangle the guilt from the science.
#3626: Baby Mouthing Safety: What's Safe to Chew?
A materials chemist's guide to what babies can safely mouth — from plastics to metals to wood.
#3616: 10 Strangest Kids' Shows Ever Made
From fart-powered blobs to a claymation Satan, these kids' shows will make you question every decision that led to them.
#3586: The Barney Giggle: How Childhood TV Shapes Adult Behavior
Did Barney the Dinosaur program your adult social responses? The surprising neuroscience of childhood media conditioning.
#3585: Friends, Fantasy, and the Real Twenties
What happens when your favorite sitcom becomes a blueprint for adult life — and reality doesn't match?
#3584: Why Rugrats Feels So Vanilla in Retrospect
Why does Nickelodeon's longest-running original series feel so hollow decades later? We unpack the design choices.
#3582: The Sponge That Might Be Cheese: Dream Logic of Bikini Bottom
Why does a brainless sea sponge (or is it cheese?) live in a pineapple under the sea? We explore the unsettling worldbuilding of Bikini Bottom.