No Silly Questions- An Education Podcast for Parents

By Danielle Freilich and Jordana Fruchter

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Welcome to No Silly Questions, with your hosts Danielle Freilich and Jordana Fruchter, two New York City educators, school leaders and friends. We were inspired to develop No Silly Questions, after noticing how often our friends were calling us with education-related questions for their kids! Asking us for our insight on everything from the different pedagogical approaches, to developmental milestones in the first few years of life, to navigating how to support their child’s learning needs - you name it! We could see there was a need to provide parents with relatable, research-based answers from true experts in the field. On this podcast, you’ll hear from pediatric neuropsychologists, elected school officials, ed. tech entrepreneurs, play advocates, professors of multiple intelligence theory and more to bridge the gap of information and strengthen your parent tool kit. We want all parents to know that there is no such thing as a silly question.

Episode Date
Are all stuffed animals created equal? With Kelly Oriard and Callie Christensen of Slumberkins
Jul 06, 2025
Are podcasts good for kids? With Tinkercast
Jun 29, 2025
What is a Montessori approach to education? With Jesse McCarthy
Jun 15, 2025
What education headlines do parents need to know about? With Free Press reporter Frannie Block
Jun 08, 2025
How do we- and how much should we- support our children’s feelings? With Dr. Marc Brackett
Jun 02, 2025
Are mental health initiatives making things worse? With Carolyn D. Gorman
May 25, 2025
How do we get our kids to play independently? With Myriam Sandler of Mothercould
May 18, 2025
What is the real impact of social media on girls? With Kara Alaimo, PhD
May 11, 2025
Should we be worried about our boys? With Richard Reeves, President of the American Institute for Boys and Men
Jun 30, 2024
How will AI impact our kids’ education? With Claire Goldsmith, Principal of Lamplight Education
Jun 20, 2024
Are all toys created equal? With Jessica Rolph, CEO of Lovevery
Jun 09, 2024
How are kids learning about civics education? With civics teacher Jonathan Zajdel
Jun 02, 2024
What motivates kids? With Dr. Ellen Braaten
May 27, 2024
What should parents know about sleep away camp? With Dr. Tracy Brenner
May 19, 2024
Mother’s Day Special: NSQ Parents Unplugged with Lizzie Assa, Loren Klein, and Lily Walla
May 12, 2024
How do we learn to write? With Dr. Leslie Laud
Apr 28, 2024
What are colleges looking for? With Michael B. Horn
Apr 14, 2024
How is America’s largest school system educating its youngest learners? With Dr. Kara H. Ahmed
Apr 07, 2024
Should you delay your child’s entry to Kindergarten? With Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Mar 31, 2024
When does achievement culture become toxic and what can we do about it? With Jennifer B. Wallace
Mar 24, 2024
How can we use data to improve our decision making in the early school years? With Emily Oster
Mar 17, 2024
NSQ Special: What is happening with antisemitism on college campuses? With Rabbi David Wolpe
Jan 28, 2024
NSQ Educators Unplugged. With Spencer Russell @toddlerscanread and Welsley Jongko @littleliteracynook
Sep 11, 2023
NSQ Parents Unplugged. With Jake Sherman, Sara Eisen, and Jamie Stelter
Sep 05, 2023
NSQ Parents Unplugged. With Cheo Bourne, Daniella Rabbani, and Micaela Ezra
Aug 27, 2023
NSQ Parents Unplugged. With Elizabeth Baron, Marcella Kelson, and Neha Ruch
Aug 20, 2023
What is a modern daycare for the modern parent? With Ben Newton of Vivvi
Aug 13, 2023
Should women prioritize motherhood in the first few years of baby’s life? With Erica Komisar
Aug 06, 2023
How do you parent a teen? With Dr. Lisa Damour
Jul 30, 2023
What makes for a great toy? With Rachele Harmuth from Thinkfun
Jul 23, 2023
What can we learn about autism from an autistic self-advocate? With Lauren Melissa Ellzey
Jul 16, 2023
Are we experiencing the collapse of parenting? With Dr. Leonard Sax
Jul 09, 2023
How did teaching kids to read go so wrong? Part 2 with Senior Correspondent Emily Hanford
Jul 02, 2023
How did teaching kids to read go so wrong? Part 1 with Senior Correspondent Emily Hanford
Jun 25, 2023
NSQ Parents Unplugged. With Alexa Matthews, Lucie Fink, and Tara Moni
Apr 23, 2023
NSQ Parents Unplugged. With the founders of Union Square Play: Anthony Rudolf, Jennie Monness, and Sandra Di Capua
Apr 16, 2023
NSQ Parents Unplugged. with Anastasia Ganias, Danielle Duboise, Nathalie Rhône, Sabrina Rudin, and Suzanne Dumaine
Apr 08, 2023
What is the future of higher education? With Abby Brody
Mar 05, 2023
What is “Process Art,” and how can parents build in opportunities for art-making at home? With Art Educator Meri Cherry
Feb 26, 2023
When do I call a lawyer, if I feel my child is not receiving an appropriate education? With Regina Skyer, Esq.
Feb 19, 2023
My child is struggling to keep up in school. How can a neuropsychologist help? With Dr. Nicole Katz
Feb 12, 2023
Are our children “The App Generation?” With Professor Katie Davis
Feb 05, 2023
How do we prevent school violence and keep our children safe? With Nicole Hockley of Sandy Hook Promise
Jan 29, 2023
How has the pandemic impacted our schools, and what is the federal government doing about it? With Nick Simmons, Senior Advisor for School Reopening and Recovery to the Secretary of Education.
Jan 22, 2023
How much pressure should parents put on their kids? With Drs. Hank Weisinger and Christopher Thurber
Jan 15, 2023
Why does my kid think I have the answer to everything? With Karina Linch from BrainPOP
Jan 08, 2023
What is a “good education?” With Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Jal Mehta
Jan 01, 2023
Parent Panels with NSQ… featuring Stefani Berkin, Amanda Roth, and Allyson Bronner
Dec 26, 2022
When, and how, should I expose my child to a second language? With Raina Gilchrist from Avenues: The World School
Dec 18, 2022
What should parents understand about the reading wars, and how can families support early literacy development at home? With Mississippi State Literacy Director Kristen Wynn
Dec 11, 2022
What is the difference between a child with rigid routines or rituals and true obsessive compulsive disorder? with Dr. Rebecca Berry
Dec 04, 2022
Is a cardboard box better than a Lego set? With Miriam Beloglovsky of Loose Parts
Nov 27, 2022
How can nutrition set kids up for success in school and life? With Alexandra Bandier
Nov 20, 2022
My child is hitting, biting, throwing, whining, and I don’t know what to do- help! with Michelle Tangeman
Nov 12, 2022
Should we be unschooling our children? with Peter Gray
Nov 06, 2022
How do we teach kids about money? With Carissa Jordan and Nikki Boulukos from Benjamin Talks
Oct 30, 2022
How can we guide our kids’ social development, with the best friends, the bullies, the class clowns, and the cliques? with Dr. Aliza Pressman
Oct 23, 2022
BONUS SERIES! Parent Panels with NSQ… featuring Molly Knauer, Aliza Stone Howard, and Liza Lieberman
Oct 12, 2022
Back to School Special: Where should I send my kids to school? with Whitney Shashou and Taryn Siegelberg from Admit NY
Sep 19, 2022
How do parents navigate toddlerhood, balancing their own parental instincts with advice from the experts? with Dr. Tovah Klein
Aug 28, 2022
What are the challenges and strengths of the ADHD Brain? with Dr. Yamalis Diaz
Aug 22, 2022
How can parents build in fun and accessible opportunities for math at home? with Neily Boyd
Aug 14, 2022
What should the partnership look like between the pediatrician, family, and school? with Dr. Kelly Fradin
Aug 07, 2022
How has American childhood evolved over time, and how have we arrived at this cultural moment in parenting? with Paula S. Fass
Jul 31, 2022
What is progressive education, and specifically, what is a Reggio Emilia inspired school? with Jennifer Carvajal
Jul 24, 2022
What is occupational therapy, and should kids be doing yoga every morning? with Anne Buckley-Reen
Jul 17, 2022
What do parents need to know about teens and screens? with Dr. Emily Weinstein
Jul 10, 2022
What does it mean to be intelligent? with Dr. Thomas Hoerr
Jul 03, 2022
How do you lead the largest school system in the United States? with School Chancellor Joel Klein
Jun 25, 2022
How do we give kids back their independence? with Lenore Skenazy
Jun 16, 2022
Trailer- No Silly Questions
Jun 03, 2022