{"podcast":{"title":"Reading With Your Kids Podcast","slug":"reading-with-your-kids-podcast-793427","podcast_index_feed_id":793427,"rss_url":"https://readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/d/a/e/5dae7cd66b261421/GRC_-_two_4.png","author":"Jedlie Circus Produtions, Inc","episode_count":2436,"summary":"Reading With Your Kids is all about encouraging parents to read with their kids, and cook with their kids, and do activities with their kids, and experience tv, movies and music together. In other words, our podcast is all about helping parents build stronger relationships with their kids.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T14:18:06.552814+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-with-your-kids-podcast-793427"},"episode":{"title":"Gifted, Overwhelmed and Deeply Loved","slug":"gifted-overwhelmed-and-deeply-loved","published_at":"2026-05-22T04:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-with-your-kids-podcast-793427/gifted-overwhelmed-and-deeply-loved","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-with-your-kids-podcast-793427","url":"https://readingwithyourkids.libsyn.com/gifted-overwhelmed-and-deeply-loved","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/readingwithyourkids/May_22_Allie.mp3?dest-id=477844","summary":"In this episode, Jed welcomes two wonderful guests who are using story to build kids' hearts and minds. First, Allie Slocom joins us from Colorado to celebrate her middle grade novel Is There Hope for Theodore Cope . Theo is an 11‑year‑old aspiring magician who's also neurodiverse and gifted. He's brilliant at math, reading, basketball, dog walking, and magic tricks—but struggles with executive functioning. Allie explains that Theo isn't irresponsible; he simply hasn't yet developed the skills to manage his time, commitments, and big \"yes\" energy. Drawing on her work as a gifted education teacher, Allie talks about the importance of helping kids practice executive function through games and real-life experiences. She shares how her Character Club —an after‑school group she ran in her home—grew into an entire book series focused on traits like responsibility, compassion, integrity, and forgiveness, with historical vignettes featuring figures such as Ernest Shackleton and Clara Barton. Next, Jed heads to New Jersey to chat with Nicole Smith‑Schultz , school librarian and author of the picture book My Baby Doll . Inspired by her own daughter, Nicole's book beautifully mirrors getting a beloved baby doll as a child with becoming a mom for the first time. She reflects on the joy and surprise of motherhood, the innocence of play, and the powerful ways kids imitate the care they receive. Nicole also shares her passion for librarianship, media literacy, and making sure every child finds a book they truly love—while advocating for the vital role of school librarians in our communities.","meta_description":"In this episode, Jed welcomes two wonderful guests who are using story to build kids' hearts and minds. First, Allie Slocom joins us from Colorado to cele…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3397,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reading-with-your-kids-podcast-793427/episodes/gifted-overwhelmed-and-deeply-loved/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-with-your-kids-podcast-793427/gifted-overwhelmed-and-deeply-loved.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}