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EPISODE · Jan 1, 2026 · 23 MIN

Belonging and Independence | Kids Listen Big Emotions

from Dorktales Storytime · host Jonathan Cormur

Send voice or text msgHappy New Year! Today we’re sharing our participation in the Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings.  This episode focuses on Belonging and Independence, two emotions that may seem opposite but often work together as children explore who they are and where they fit. You’ll be guided through stories about friendship, self-discovery, and finding one’s place while finding one’s voice by Abbe Opher and Kelly MacBride from Koala Kids. You’ll also hear familiar voices from Dorktales Storytime alongside our friends from Culture Kids and Stoopkid Stories.This theme closely reflects the heart of Dorktales Storytime, which centers on helping young listeners feel valued, supported, and encouraged as they grow into their unique selves.Download a worksheet for this episode: https://dorktale.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Ep+4+-+Belonging+and+Independence+-+Human+Bingo.pdfBig Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings is a seven-part audio series created to help kids and grownups better understand, name, and talk about their feelings together. Each episode explores two connected emotions through imaginative stories contributed by children’s podcasters from around the world. Discover the complete series on Big Emotions: https://pod.link/1502915722 Learn more about Kids Listen: https://kidslisten.org/Go on even more adventures with our pod friends, Armchair Adventures: Support the showGROWNUPS: Dorktales Storytime is more than a Kids and family stories for kids podcast. Every visit to our Once Upon a Time world invites kids to discover reimagined fairy tales, fables, Greek myths, mysteries, fantasy adventures, pirate adventures, bedtime stories, Halloween stories, dinosaur stories, spy adventures, and inspiring stories about historical figures and STEAM pioneers. We believe a well-told story brings families together, opens the door to meaningful conversations, and helps every child know they belong and their imagination can change the world.REACH OUT!Does your child have a question? Send it to us here.We love our fans! Find free goodies: https://jonincharacter.com/dorktalesfans/Support Our Storytime for Kids pod: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1267991/supporters/new Music & Lullabies: https://dorktalesstorytime.bandcamp.com/music

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Send voice or text msg Happy New Year! Today we’re sharing our participation in the Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings. This episode focuses on Belonging and Independence, two emotions that may seem opposite but often work together as children explore who they are and where they fit. You’ll be guided through stories about friendship, self-discovery, and finding one’s place while finding one’s voice by Abbe Opher and Kelly MacBride from Koala Kids. You’ll also hear familiar...

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