Begin, the award-winning early learning leader behind Learn With Sesame Street, Little Passports, HOMER and codeSpark Academy, declare Introducing the latest resource for parents: the “Let’s Get Started” podcast.
Hosted by renowned activist, best-selling author, educator, and mother of two, Jenna Arnold, Let’s Begin is an eye-opening podcast series that offers real conversations, expert guidance, and Realistic strategies to support parents in the complex journey of raising children and growing with them in today’s world.
Recently named one of Time magazine’s “Top World’s EdTech Companies of 2024,” Begin’s mission is to ensure every child is fully prepared for the future and no parent feels like they’re falling short. At the heart of that mission and this podcast is Milestones That Matter, Begin’s groundbreaking, research-backed approach to reimagining learning by focusing on the life skills and milestones that matter most to our children’s futures.
This holistic framework emphasizes well-being rather than a narrow focus on outdated benchmarks and grades—and, like this podcast, explains the stressful psychological burden parents bear when trying to support their children’s unique learning journeys.
“We, the caregivers of this age, refuse to let our children hate learning. Instead, we work to develop their self-worth decades ahead of our own timeline,” Jenna Arnold, host of “Let’s Do It” explain. “We are inundated with (often unsolicited, unverified, conflicting) messages that overwhelm people, set unrealistic expectations, and create a culture of toxic comparisons “The result is what we see all around us: another generation of stressed parents worried about their children’s future, and yet another generation of children lacking the skills, resilience, confidence and inner self-worth they need to thrive in a changing world.”
“Let’s Get Started” features the voices of renowned experts, including the luminaries behind “Sesame Street,” actress Kristen Bell, therapist Keir Gaines, and Valarie Kaul and Ray Activists like Shma Shojani, who offer insights relevant to the unique parenting challenges of our time: how to navigate the headlines, focus our curiosity in a world full of “know-it-alls,” and model our own failure to follow when building self-worth, and selling resilience when we’re all… exhausted. Begin’s Chief Learning Officer, Dr. Jody LeVos, knows parents are looking for relevance and data-driven expertise, so she provides parents with research-backed insights and actionable takeaways at the end of each episode.
“Begin’s mission goes beyond providing play-based learning programs that enrich the way children learn and explore the world; we are equally committed to providing parents with Tools and knowledge to help them nurture their children’s emotional and intellectual development at home. “
“As child development experts, educators and parents, we are all too aware of the stress and uncertainty we feel individually and collectively as we raise our children today, according to the latest Surgeon General’s report. This The podcast was created to address this dilemma, helping parents focus more on the things that matter to their children’s development, rather than the things that don’t.
