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Little Kids, Big Hearts helps kids and their grown-ups grow social and emotional skills, a.k.a. Big Hearts, with a little help from the show's host, Todd Loyd, a longtime early childhood educator. It’s a space where kids LEAD the discussion and explore big ideas in social and emotional learning — from feelings to friendship to helping others. If you like using your imagination, going on imaginary journeys to magical worlds, and eating gummy bears that grow on trees, then you're in the right place! Recommended for big-hearted kids ages 2-10 (and their grown-ups).
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- Oct 13, 20262 min
Bonus: Vote for Little Kids, Big Hearts in the Signal Listener's Choice Awards!
Little Kids, Big Hearts has been nominated for Signal Awards in two categories: Culture, Belonging & Inclusion and Kids Episodes. There's a Listener's Choice vote now (until Thursday 10/15/26), and we are hoping that our loyal listeners could take a minute to show your ❤️podcast love❤️ by voting! The nominated episode is called "Who's in My Family?" Three kids (Georgia, Jaden, and Carmine) join host Todd Loyd to talk about family and help a Qook-a-lacka friend (played by the amazing...
- Oct 9, 202623 min
Mixtape Vol. 3: 🎶❤️ More Great Tunes from the Beginning!
Welcome friends! We're so glad you're joining us for our third Mixtape mashup! Last week, Todd took us back to the beginning with songs from the first three seasons of the show, revisiting songs about siblings, identity, trying new things, pets, belonging, anger, and imagination. Now we're continuing that musical journey with seven more songs, each one connected to real conversations with kids and adventures in the Land of Qook-a-lackas. This time, we're dreaming about the future, finding hop...
- Oct 2, 202622 min
Mixtape Vol. 2: 🎶❤️ Going Back to the Beginning!
Welcome friends! We're so glad you're joining us for Mixtape Vol. 2 of Little Kids, Big Hearts. 💕 🎶 After releasing our first musical mixtape featuring songs from the most recent seasons, Todd is now going all the way back to the beginning, digging into the songs from the first three seasons of the show. These are the songs that started it all: written specifically for the podcast and born from real conversations that kids had about siblings, identity, trying new things, pets, belonging, big ...
- Sep 25, 202642 min
Mashup: Let's Journey to the Land of Qook-a-lackas!
Welcome friends! We're so glad you're joining us for the fourth episode in our mashup series, and maybe the most special one yet. Over five seasons of Little Kids, Big Hearts, Todd and his kid guests have made their way to the Land of Qook-a-lackas in so many different ways! Todd has many favorites: A hot air balloon. A submarine. A rainbow flying bike. A 1984 Oldsmobile flying station wagon. The Qook-a-lacka Express train. A fleet of magical dolphins. A jump straight into the sky. A giant wa...
- Sep 18, 202623 min
Mashup: A Musical 🎵❤️ Mixtape (Music From Little Kids, Big Hearts!)
Welcome friends! We're so glad you're joining us for something a little different on Little Kids, Big Hearts. Today, Todd is taking us on a musical adventure through past seasons of original songs, every one of them inspired by the real conversations, feelings, and ideas that kids brought to this show. There is a song about family in all its forms. A song about making room at the table for everyone. A siblings song that started with kids talking honestly about towers and patience. A song writ...
- Sep 11, 202614 min
Mashup: All the Feelings 🙂☹️😡😳 (And the Magic of Having More Than One at Once)
Welcome friends! We're so glad you're joining us for another special mashup episode of Little Kids, Big Hearts. More than five years ago, the very first episode of this podcast was called What's in Your Heart? It was all about feelings, and one of the kids on that episode said something that has stayed with Todd ever since: "My heart feels all the feelings right now." Over the years, that idea has come up again and again, in Kidventures, in Missions, in Interviews, and in Storytimes. And in t...
- Sep 4, 202612 min
Mashup: What Do the Qook-a-lackas Look Like? Kids Tell All!
Welcome friends! We're so glad you're joining us for something a little different on Little Kids, Big Hearts. As we bridge into a new season, Todd is pulling back the curtain on one of the most magical parts of every Kidventure and Storytime episode: the moment kids describe what the Qook-a-lackas and Qook-a-leekies looked like to them. In the Land of Qook-a-lackas, the creatures there look different to every child who visits. Some have fur and spikes. Some have scales. Some change color depe...
- Aug 28, 202622 min
Interview: A Pediatrician👨⚕️🥼🩺 Answers Kids' Questions About Going to the Doctor!
Welcome friends! In this Interview episode, Todd is joined by pediatrician Dr. Zach Kircher and returning guest Carson, age seven, for a conversation all about what it's really like to go to the doctor. Carson comes prepared with some great questions for Dr. Zach, including what a pediatrician does, why he wanted to become a doctor, how many years it takes to become one, and what he loves most about his job. Together, they talk about what happens during a regular checkup, why doctors want kid...
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About Little Kids, Big Hearts
Little Kids, Big Hearts helps kids and their grown-ups grow social and emotional skills, a.k.a. Big Hearts, with a little help from the show's host, Todd Loyd, a longtime early childhood educator. It’s a space where kids LEAD the discussion and explore big ideas in social and emotional learning — from feelings to friendship to helping others. If you like using your imagination, going on imaginary journeys to magical worlds, and eating gummy bears that grow on trees, then you're in the right place! Recommended for big-hearted kids ages 2-10 (and their grown-ups).
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