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by Suzanne M. Swain, EDS LMSW
💜☂️ The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™ is a parenting and education podcast hosted by Suzanne M. Swain, EdS LMSW — former middle school teacher, school librarian, administrator, professor of education, therapist, and educational sociologist with over 20 years of experience working with tweens, teens, families, and school systems. 👩🏫📚🎓 Educated, trained, and classroom-tested in Tennessee (UT🧡), Suzanne taught 5th, 7th, and 8th grade while becoming deeply determined to understand every layer of the middle school experience in order to better serve kids. From classrooms and school libraries to administration, behavioral support, higher education, and emotional health, that journey eventually became the foundation of The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™ — a warm, research-based approach to helping families navigate the emotional realities of adolescence. 💕 ND-Friendly: MSMP is designed with neurodivergent listeners and families at the heart of the show, keeping distractions, abrupt interruptions, & excessive ads to a minimum for continuity & regulation. Any carefully selected, relevant sponsors will be limited and placed primarily at the beginning or end of episodes. Each episode blends years of classroom experience, humor, neurobiology, emotional regulation tools, school culture insight, and real-world support for parents, educators, and caregivers navigating the beautiful chaos of adolescence. Topics include anxiety, autism, ADHD, screen time, emotional resilience, executive functioning, family systems, neurodivergence, and the emotional realities of modern parenting. 📚 The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™ is especially known for its “Emotional Critical Thinking” educational theory developed by Swain, (ECT) is based in systems theory and is focused on helping families move beyond shame, punishment, and panic toward connection, re/regulation, technology resilience, and long-term self-recognized growth using simple, practical tools families can actually use, with technology as a constant thread.
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- Today27 min
S2 EP 29 - SEL Summer Camp Week 2: Are Screens Evil or Not? Chocolate Cake, Dopamine & the Middle School Brain
💜☂️ Are Screens Evil or Not? Chocolate Cake, Dopamine & the Middle School Brain | SEL Summer Camp Week 2 Why do kids seem glued to their phones? Why do texts, group chats, likes, and social media feel so important during middle school? And are screens really harming kids—or is the answer more complicated than that? In Week 2 of our SEL Summer Camp collaboration with Mightier, Suzanne Swain, EdS, LMSW sits down with developmental scientist Jason Kahn, PhD, co-founder of Mightier, to explor...
- 1 weeks ago28 min
S2 EP 28 - Your Kid Is Not a Little Adult
Middle school can feel like whiplash: your kid wants independence, craves belonging, and melts down over something that seems tiny to an adult brain. We slow that chaos down and explain what is actually happening inside adolescent brain development, using one clear metaphor: a sports car with a powerful engine, a hypersensitive alarm system, and a driver who is still in training. We walk through the three key brain “passengers” that shape behavior and emotions in early adolescence. First, th...
- 3 weeks ago21 min
S2 EP 27 - PlainTalk: Give Kids a Break — Don’t You Forget About Me
Middle school can feel like a daily showdown until you flip one assumption: the kid isn’t the problem, the kid is the signal. We’re talking about the moments that make adults say “Seriously?” and why that reaction is understandable, but often aimed at the wrong target. When behavior goes sideways, we tend to put all the weight on a 12- or 13-year-old who is navigating hormones, identity, social pressure, and a brain that’s still building impulse control. That is not an excuse, it’s a roadmap....
- May 12, 202635 min
S2 EP 26 - Internet Culture & Emotional Health: The Safety Dance
Internet Culture & Emotional Health: The Safety Dance feat. Adam Brooks, Program Coordinator from BARK Technologies for Part 3 of our “Safe Screen Time” technology series. Today we are discussing all things safety, balancing screens with quality time, family tech planning, & opening up a family discussions re: usage and appropriate boundaries. Suzanne took a deep dive into safety and devices, finding BARK. So excited about their work, Suzanne invited BARK to discuss their rese...
- May 5, 202631 min
S2 EP 25 - Dogs and Cats Help Anxious Kids Feel Safe — You’ve Got a Friend in Me
Middle school is a time when everything feels unpredictable—friendships shift, social rules change by the hour, and for neurodivergent kids, sensory overload can turn an ordinary day into a storm. So why do animals help so much? In this episode, we’re talking about dogs and cats not as “cute pets,” but as teammates—partners that can regulate a child’s nervous system in real, measurable ways. We break down the neuroscience in plain language: When you pet a dog or cat, cortisol drops, oxy...
- Apr 28, 202635 min
S2 EP 24 - Leveling Up Self-Regulation: The Final Countdown
Screen time is not going anywhere, so instead of arguing about whether it is “good” or “bad,” let’s get specific about what it is actually doing for our kids. This is episode two in our technology series, where we explore how digital tools can be used in more intentional, supportive ways for kids and families. WEBSITE: www.mightier.com COUPON CODE: MARYPOPPINS (15% OFF) In this episode, I share a surprising tool I vetted myself: a set of video games that use heart-rate biofeedback to he...
- Apr 20, 202617 min
S2 EP 23 - The Screen Time Clash: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Screens: the ultimate villain… or your kid’s emotional support sidekick? In this playful (and eye-opening) episode, Suzanne dives into the nightly showdown every parent knows too well—the “put the phone down” battle—and flips the script in a way you probably didn’t see coming. What looks like defiance might actually be overwhelm. What feels like obsession might be regulation. From dopamine hits and digital comparison to cyberbullying and late-night scrolling, we unpack what’s really going on ...
- Apr 10, 202616 min
S2 EP 22 - Growing Up Neurodivergent: Karma Chameleon
You can be smart, creative, and deeply caring and still walk through life feeling like you’re getting “thrown to the curb.” That ache hits a lot of neurodivergent adults, especially when old childhood labels keep playing on loop: too sensitive, too emotional, too intense, too distracted, so much potential if you could just… I’m busting those cognitive distortions and telling a truer story about neurodiversity, ADHD, autism, giftedness, and what it’s like when your brain takes in more than the...
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About The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast
💜☂️ The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™ is a parenting and education podcast hosted by Suzanne M. Swain, EdS LMSW — former middle school teacher, school librarian, administrator, professor of education, therapist, and educational sociologist with over 20 years of experience working with tweens, teens, families, and school systems. 👩🏫📚🎓 Educated, trained, and classroom-tested in Tennessee (UT🧡), Suzanne taught 5th, 7th, and 8th grade while becoming deeply determined to understand every layer of the middle school experience in order to better serve kids. From classrooms and school libraries to administration, behavioral support, higher education, and emotional health, that journey eventually became the foundation of The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™ — a warm, research-based approach to helping families navigate the emotional realities of adolescence. 💕 ND-Friendly: MSMP is designed with neurodivergent listeners and families at the heart of the show, keeping distractions, abrupt interruptions, & excessive ads to a minimum for continuity & regulation. Any carefully selected, relevant sponsors will be limited and placed primarily at the beginning or end of episodes. Each episode blends years of classroom experience, humor, neurobiology, emotional regulation tools, school culture insight, and real-world support for parents, educators, and caregivers navigating the beautiful chaos of adolescence. Topics include anxiety, autism, ADHD, screen time, emotional resilience, executive functioning, family systems, neurodivergence, and the emotional realities of modern parenting. 📚 The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast™ is especially known for its “Emotional Critical Thinking” educational theory developed by Swain, (ECT) is based in systems theory and is focused on helping families move beyond shame, punishment, and panic toward connection, re/regulation, technology resilience, and long-term self-recognized growth using simple, practical tools families can actually use, with technology as a constant thread.
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