Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development

12/22/2025

Early learning dates to the late 1800s and concern about young children left alone while their parents worked long days in the factories. Get the full story in Ep. 17 of the Hidden Language of Children podcast, on YouTube and your favorite podcast streaming service.

Excerpt from episode 17, about two historic movements that came together in Cleveland to create a center of excellence in early child development - leading d...

12/21/2025

How young children learn the joy of giving. From the Hanna Perkins grandmothers.
Yhttps://www.hannaperkins.org/learn-love-giving/

An alternative to going to mall or shopping online is to set aside time for her to make something. Two things will happen: Your child will value the time with you in ways you’ll never realize; and putting herself into the gift will make it all the more fun to give.

12/21/2025

A fascinating piece of history about early learning and child development. Get the full story in the new episode of the Hidden Language of Children podcast. On Youtube and all major podcast platforms.

Excerpt from episode 17, about two historic movements that came together in Cleveland to create a center of excellence in early child development - leading d...

12/20/2025

This holidays can be a mixing pot of emotions for young children, and sometimes we adults get too busy to notice. Here's the whole bucket of holiday wisdom from the Hanna Perkins Grandmothers.

A collection of articles to help see this special season through a child's eyes – so you can create the best kind of memories for the young people in your life.

12/20/2025

The new episode of Hidden Language of Children goes back in time - tracing two historic threads about child development to their important intersection in Cleveland: the nursery school movement of the late 19th Century, and the role of psychoanalysis in working with parents and children. On Youtube and all major podcast platforms.

An interesting discussion about the history of early learning in America, why Cleveland became a center of excellence for early childhood development, and wh...

12/19/2025

Santa Claus is coming to town. Or is he? We're not here to spoil the fun, but we've got a perspective on Santa Claus that may help parents whose children are at that age when they start to ask questions.

Which way to lean on the issue of Santa is up to the individual family, of course. But our recommendation would be for moderation. The fun about believing in Santa is not lost when the pretend aspect of it is acknowledged.

12/18/2025

What can a 5-year-old possibly get out of talk therapy, and how does that work? Find out on the Hidden Language of Children podcast. On your favorite podcast streaming platform.

A short clip from Ep. 16, about working with parents to provide talk therapy to very young children.

12/17/2025

Check out the new bonus real from the Hidden Language of Children podcast - a "Let's Rephrase That" compilation, in which we replace things adults often say to children with kinder, developmentally mindful alternatives. Now on YouTube or your favorite streaming platform.

Replacing things adults often say to children with kinder, developmentally mindful alternatives. Another compilation of "Let's Rephrase That" segments from t...

12/16/2025

Here's a compilation from the most popular segment of Hanna Perkins' "Hidden Language of Children" podcast, in which when we consider common phrases grownups say to young children - and reconstruct them to be more helpful.
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Ideas for developmentally mindful ways to talk with young children. Compilation of "Let's Rephrase That" segments from the Hidden Language of Children podcast.

12/16/2025

How a parent's job evolves as a child grows and learns new skills