Dr. Alice
dralicewilder.bsky.social
Dr. Alice
@dralicewilder.bsky.social
Emmy award winning Educational Psychologist who knows ‘the only way to understand what children are capable of doing, what appeals to them, and what they know, is to ask them!’ -- Blue's Clues, Super Why, Cha-Ching, Amazon Kids Originals, Apple TV+
For those families in hashtag#LA, join us Saturday at The Grove to meet and hear the wisdom of Mallika Chopra and celebrate the beauty, mindfulness, and calm of @Apple TV+'s Stillwater.

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Kids: Draw with Stillwater and Mallika Chopra - Apple
Draw a garden on iPad inspired by the harmonious world of Stillwater with awareness and intention expert Mallika Chopra.
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August 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Watchers beware @AppleTV+’s Not A Box might make your child compelled to be #creative and #play – like the 4yo who watched #6: It’s a Cowboy Hat. After, he took a pool noodle, turned it into a horse called out “yee haw” & “popcorn” & made a story all his own. What did your child do after watching?
Not A Box — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
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July 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#parents in #LA help us celebrate the power of imagination by coming to Americana at Brand and The Grove next week with your preschooler! We need “Imagine If…Creating and Future for Us All” @katerobinson @sirkenrobinson now, more than ever! Come #play!
June 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A new Season of Eva the Owlet is now on Apple TV+ “Not only is she bold, bright, and adventurous, she’s also unafraid to challenge her perceptions of herself...It’s not often that we see a character processing their emotions as openly as Eva while she’s writing in her diary" @scholastic.bsky.social
Eva the Owlet — Season 2 Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
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January 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
One of my #education #research heroes @chrisemdin.bsky.social #Science and #Math is for all. Let’s give kids the opportunity to think deeply about authentic issues that need solving. Students are motivated when treated with respect for their creative minds. #studentsvoice
An incredible interview with Science Education Professor @chrisemdin.bsky.social! He talks merging science and art, the accessibility of math and science, and science as possibility 🧪 🔭 via TC Academy

Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSaF...
Chris Emdin on Merging Science and Art
YouTube video by Teachers College, Columbia University
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January 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Parents, Educators, Students — want to own and feel empowered to ‘be the author of your own life?’ Please read @howtobebrave.bsky.social and @drrebeccawinthrop.bsky.social new book - “The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better.” #parenting #teens #listening
"Let kids do for themselves what they can already do. And guide and encourage them to do things they can almost do. And then teach and model for them the things that they can’t do." Aliza Pressman #autonomy #agency #parenting nyti.ms/3DS4uVS
Opinion | Giving Kids Some Autonomy Has Surprising Results
Letting them take some responsibility for their choices is what prepares them for adult life.
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January 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Reposted by Dr. Alice
Just wanted to make sure people saw that a new handbook of children and screens research is out and open access link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #technology
Handbook of Children and Screens
Describes the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial impacts of digital technology on infants, children, and adolescents and This book is open access,
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January 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#okgo "A Stone Only Rolls Downhill" knows how to make a mind-boggling music video! #ShotOniPhone Have you used #iPhone to make a video?
OK Go - A Stone Only Rolls Downhill (Official Video)
YouTube video by OK Go
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January 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Check Out: The Pressures on Teens Today: For Better and For Worse. What questions do you ask your child to better understand them? open.substack.com/pub/ellengal...
The Pressures on Teens Today: For Better and For Worse
I'm so grateful you're reading Research to Thrive By on Substack!
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January 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM