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Make the Connection: A Parenting Podcast by Plus-Plus USA
by Plus-Plus USA
You have maybe twenty good minutes today. Between school pickup, dinner, bath time, and the nine other things on your list, that's the honest math. So what do you do with them? That's the whole podcast, right there. Make the Connection with Plus-Plus USA is a show for moms raising kids ages 2 to 10, built around one simple, slightly obsessive question: how do we make the time we actually have with our kids count? Not another parenting to-do list. Not more mom guilt dressed up as advice. Just real conversations about play, connection, and the small moments that add up to something bigger than any of us notice in the moment they're happening. Each week, we sit down with the people who spend their careers thinking about childhood, play, and development — toy industry insiders who've spent decades studying what actually makes kids tick, educators and occupational therapists who see firsthand what helps kids grow and connect, authors, and other parents figuring this out
Episodes
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Why Fidget Toys Help Kids Focus (and How to Spot Fake Squishies) with Crazy Aaron
Do fidget toys actually help kids focus? And are those viral squishy deals too good to be true? On Episode 7 of Make the Connection: A Parenting Podcast by Plus-Plus USA, host Jasmine Trocchia and Plus-Plus USA CEO Ryan Hamilton talk with Aaron Muderick, better known as Crazy Aaron, the inventor…
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My Kid Invented a Game. Now What? How Kid Inventors Get Their Games on Store Shelves
Has your kid ever invented a board game, a card game, or a "new and improved" version of a family favorite? This episode is for you. On Episode 6 of Make the Connection: A Parenting Podcast by Plus-Plus USA, host Jasmine Trocchia talks with Ahren Hoffman, director of the Young Inventor Challenge…
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The Autism Dad Who Built a Sensory Toy Company: Calm Down Corners and Not Doing It Alone
What do you do when the help your child needs doesn't exist? You build it. On Episode 5 of Make the Connection: A Parenting Podcast by Plus-Plus USA, host Jasmine Trocchia talks with Jason Hsieh, an autism dad, self-described ADHD entrepreneur, and the founder of the sensory toy company LakiKid…
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How to Limit Screen Time and Pick the Right Toys: Parenting Tips from a Toy Store Owner
How do you limit screen time without a daily battle, and how do you pick toys your kids will actually play with? In Episode 4 of Make the Connection: A Parenting Podcast by Plus-Plus USA, host Jasmine Trocchia sits down with Hilary Key, owner of the Brown County Toy Chest in Nashville, Indiana…
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Play Per Dollar: Plus-Plus USA CEO Ryan Hamilton on Why One Shape Beats a Thousand
What does it take to build a decade-long toy brand around a single, unchanging shape? On this episode of Make the Connection with Plus-Plus USA, host Jasmine sits down with Ryan Hamilton, CEO of Plus-Plus USA, for a personal conversation about creativity, constraint, and what actually helps kids...
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Ava Simmons: The 13-Year-Old STEM Princess Turning Dyslexia Into a Toy Empire
This week Jasmine sits down with Ava N. Simmons — better known as Ava The STEM Ambassador™ — the 13-year-old founder of Team Genius Squad, a screen-free STEAM toy brand she built after being diagnosed with dyslexia in 2021. Ava talks about why hands-on play changed her relationship with learning,...
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Candy, Broccoli, and Toy Buying: Bret Faber on How Parents Choose Better Toys
Jasmine is joined by Bret Faber, Vice President of Sales for Plus-Plus USA, for a practical conversation about how toys get selected, why specialty stores still matter, and what parents should look for when they're overwhelmed in the toy aisle. Bret also shares how becoming a parent changed the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
You have maybe twenty good minutes today. Between school pickup, dinner, bath time, and the nine other things on your list, that's the honest math. So what do you do with them?
That's the whole podcast, right there.
Make the Connection with Plus-Plus USA is a show for moms raising kids ages 2 to 10, built around one simple, slightly obsessive question: how do we make the time we actually have with our kids count? Not another parenting to-do list. Not more mom guilt dressed up as advice. Just real conversations about play, connection, and the small moments that add up to something bigger than any of us notice in the moment they're happening.
Each week, we sit down with the people who spend their careers thinking about childhood, play, and development — toy industry insiders who've spent decades studying what actually makes kids tick, educators and occupational therapists who see firsthand what helps kids grow and connect, authors, and other parents figuring this out
HOSTED BY
Plus-Plus USA
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You have maybe twenty good minutes today. Between school pickup, dinner, bath time, and the nine other things on your list, that's the honest math. So what do you do with them? That's the whole podcast, right there. Make the Connection with Plus-Plus USA is a show for moms raising kids ages 2 to...
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