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As parents and caregivers we’re performing the ultimate balancing act: doing everything we can to tee our kids up to thrive while navigating a fulfilling path of our own. 

If you’ve found yourself overwhelmed by the complexity of this dual journey and wondering where to start, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s Begin.


Hosted by activist, author, and mother, Jenna Arnold, in partnership with the early learning experts at Begin, each episode provides a fresh perspective on the parenting and child development topics keeping us up at night–– like parental mental health, fostering resilience, and ensuring our kids are capable, confident, and curious learners.


Hear from the creators of Sesame Street, actress Kristen Bell, licensed therapist Kier Gaines, and more as they provide reassurance and guidance–– unpacking their parenting insecurities along the way.


Stick around until the end of each episode for expert insight from Begin’s Chief Learning Officer, Dr. Jody LeVos, to help reframe growth and achievement in the classroom and beyond. Together, we’ll help you meet the milestones that matter. 


While it may not always feel like it, your kids are doing great, and believe it not, so are you!


Let’s Begin with Jenna Arnold is powered by Begin, the award-winning, early learning company on a mission to give every child the best start to achieving their fullest potential through play-based learning products. Learn more at  www.beginlearning.com

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Valarie Kaur, renowned civil rights leader, lawyer, educator, and best selling author, joins Jenna for a timely conversation around processing the news with our children. While these conversations and resulting questions from our kids can feel heavy and intimidating to navigate, they provide a valuable opportunity to instill the roots of empathy while teaching them how other people’s perspectives may differ from their own. Throughout this episode, listeners will hear insightful personal stories from Valarie and Jenna illustrating how they each approach challenging conversations with their own children, even when they aren’t quite sure how to process the headlines themselves.  To learn more about the importance of empathy and the Milestones that Matter visit beginlearning.com/milestones
Kristen Bell, actress, children’s book author, and mother of two joins Jenna for a refreshing conversation about the magical gift of natural curiosity in children and the beauty of embracing uncertainty as parents.  Whether it’s admitting that you don’t know the answer to your child’s question or embarking on an imaginative storytelling journey together, Kristen, Jenna, and child development experts agree that modeling curiosity and honesty helps create a more trusting, open environment between caregivers and their children.  Throughout this episode, listeners will hear personal anecdotes from Kristen’s parenting journey and reacquaint themselves with the freedom, joy, and hope that curiosity brings to learning.   To learn more about the importance of curiosity and the Milestones that Matter visit beginlearning.com/milestones
We’re trying to equip our children with the skills they need while questioning what others deem important. In today’s episode Jenna is joined by Kier Gaines, a licensed therapist, former special education teacher, content creator and father. Kier and Jenna share what milestones (actually) matter most to them, which ones they’re working on and which ones we can spend less time thinking about. At Begin, we’re convinced that children are capable of academic success and self-worth. We’re committed to moving away from outdated benchmarks that neglect our child’s sense of wonder and recentering their milestones around self-discovery and exploring the world around them. To learn more about the Milestones that Matter, visit beginlearning.com/milestones
As parents and caregivers we’re performing the ultimate balancing act: doing everything we can to tee our kids up to thrive while navigating a fulfilling path of our own.  If you’ve found yourself overwhelmed by the complexity of this dual journey and wondering where to start, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s Begin. Hosted by activist, author, and mother, Jenna Arnold, in partnership with the early learning experts at Begin, each episode provides a fresh perspective on the parenting and child development topics keeping us up at night–– like parental mental health, fostering resilience, and ensuring our kids are capable, confident, and curious learners. Hear from the creators of Sesame Street, actress Kristen Bell, licensed therapist Kier Gaines, and more as they provide reassurance and guidance–– unpacking their parenting insecurities along the way. Stick around until the end of each episode for expert insight from Begin’s Chief Learning Officer, Dr. Jody LeVos, to help reframe growth and achievement in the classroom and beyond. Together, we’ll help you meet the milestones that matter.  While it may not always feel like it, your kids are doing great, and believe it not, so are you! Let’s Begin with Jenna Arnold is powered by Begin, the award-winning, early learning company on a mission to give every child the best start to achieving their fullest potential through play-based learning products. Learn more at www.beginlearning.com.