When behaviour hits a nerve, it’s rarely just about what happened — it’s about what our brain decided it meant.

In this episode of The Early Learning Lounge: Hustle, Grind & Heart, Tammy Nucci invites parents, educators, and leaders to slow down and reframe the moments when behaviour feels personal — whether it’s a child, an adult, or even ourselves.

We explore:
• why we take certain behaviours personally
• how the brain fills in gaps under stress
• the “ladder of conclusions” and how quickly we climb it
• a simple, practical strategy: Know · Prepare · Pause
• how to respond with intention instead of reaction

This is a grounded Sunday pause you can carry into Monday — a reminder that not every story your brain offers you needs to be climbed.

If you’d like to explore more of this work, you can visit tammynucci.com.

And if conversation helps you process, you’re welcome inside The Early Learning Lounge Hub on SKOOL.com — a space for parents, educators, and leaders who care about understanding before fixing.

Take this pause when it works for you.
Refill your cup.
Carry the frame that supports you.

☕💛

Behaviour shows up everywhere — in children, in adults, and in ourselves.

In this Sunday release of The Early Learning Lounge: Your Monday Morning Reframe, Tammy Nucci invites parents, educators, and leaders to pause before the week begins and reframe how we understand behaviour — not as something to fix, but as something to understand.

This episode introduces the REFRAME Method™, a lifespan framework grounded in agency, belonging, and connection, and explores how the same lens we use to support children applies to adults, teams, and our own self-regulation.

You’ll hear:
• why behaviour is information, not a problem
• how reframing changes our responses over time
• what agency, belonging, and connection look like in everyday moments
• a simple Sunday-to-Monday reflection to carry into the week

Tammy also shares the context behind her book, The Missing Piece: Understanding the Why Behind Big Behaviour, and how this work lives at the intersection of lived experience and scholarly review.

If this conversation resonates, you’re invited — always by choice — to continue it inside The Early Learning Lounge Hub on SKOOL.com.

Take this pause when it works for you.
Carry the frame that supports you.

☕ Refill your cup.

Lately, I’ve heard so many people describe the world as scary.

In this episode of The Early Learning Lounge: Hustle, Grind & Heart, we explore what it means to lead in turbulent times — when uncertainty is constant, information moves faster than our nervous systems were designed to handle, and fear feels close to the surface.

This conversation is for all people, not just those with titles or positions. Because leadership is not a rank or a role — it’s an action, and it starts from within.

Blending reflection with accessible neuroscience, this episode unpacks why the world feels so overwhelming right now, how technology has removed natural pauses and filters, and why steadiness, awareness, and compassion have become essential leadership practices.

If you’re feeling unsettled…
If the noise feels heavy…
If you’re wondering how to show up without burning out…

This episode is for you.

✨ Learn more and read the blog at tammynucci.com
✨ Follow along on social at @tammynuccispeakercoach
✨ Join the community at The Early Learning Lounge HUB on skool.com, where you’ll find the blog, free early learning courses, and space to reflect together.

Because the hustle is real.
The grind is constant.
But the heart — your heart — is what makes it all matter. 💛

☕ Refill your cup and meet us in the Lounge.

What if leadership isn’t about control, authority, or having all the answers?

In this episode of The Early Learning Lounge: Hustle, Grind & Heart, Tammy Nucci shares a pivotal story from her career — one that reshaped her understanding of leadership, belonging, and possibility.

Set inside an early learning centre navigating trauma, fear, and uncertainty, this episode reflects on one brave decision, one influential child, and one simple book that changed everything. Through storytelling and reflection, Tammy explores what it truly means to lead with heart — and how leadership often begins long before skills, regulation, or confidence show up.

This episode is for anyone who cares about early learning, leadership, and community — especially if you’re feeling the weight of the work or questioning your impact.

Because leadership isn’t about power or position.
It’s about seeing possibility where others see risk.
And believing in people before they believe in themselves.

✨ Learn more and read the blog at tammynucci.com
✨ Follow Tammy on social at @tammynuccispeakercoach
✨ Join the community at The Early Learning Lounge HUB on skool.com, where you’ll find the blog, free early learning courses, and space to reflect together.

Because the hustle is real.
The grind is constant.
But the heart — your heart — is what makes it all matter. 💛

☕ Refill your cup and meet us in the Lounge.

In Episode 13 of The Early Learning Lounge: Hustle, Grind & Heart, Tammy Nucci takes a reflective turn — moving from theory into storytelling, and from teaching into remembering.

Through two unexpected moments, this episode explores the invisible impact of early learning work and the truth that sits at its core: children may forget what we said or did, but they never forget how we made them feel.

This episode is for anyone who cares about early learning — especially those who are feeling tired, questioning their impact, or quietly carrying the weight of the work.

Because the hustle is real.
The grind is constant.
But the heart is what makes it all matter. 💛

☕ Take a moment. Refill your cup. And meet us in the Lounge.

✨ FIRST EPISODE OF 2026 ✨

Welcome to The Early Learning Lounge: Hustle, Grind & Heart — and to a new year that begins not with pressure, but with intention.

Before we talk about children’s behaviour, emotional regulation, or learning in 2026, this episode invites us to pause and start where everything truly begins: the adult nervous system.

Children don’t experience the world in isolation.
They experience it through us — our tone, our pace, our stress, our calm.

Neuroscience reminds us that regulation comes before resolution.
Nervous systems sync. Emotions travel. And when adults are grounded, children can settle too.

In this Monday Morning Reframe, we explore:
• Why adult regulation is the foundation of co-regulation
• How our nervous systems shape children’s behaviour and learning
• Why slowing down is leadership — not weakness
• What it looks like to begin the year with awareness instead of urgency

✨ New for 2026 ✨
The Early Learning Lounge Hub is now open on Skool — a space for deeper reflection, ongoing professional learning, and real community beyond the podcast.

This episode isn’t about doing more.
It’s about noticing more.

A new year.
A steady breath.
A slower start.

Because the hustle is real.
The grind is constant.
But the heart — your heart — is what makes it all matter.

🎙️ Happy New Year, friends.
Let’s begin 2026 with grit, hustle, and heart.

The Final Episode of 2025

As the holiday season winds down and routines slowly return, many children — and adults — find themselves in an in-between space. Emotions feel closer to the surface, behaviour can intensify, and there’s often quiet pressure to “get back on track.”

In this final episode of 2025, Tammy Nucci invites listeners to pause and reflect on an essential truth:

Regulation doesn’t begin in the meltdown.
It begins long before.

This episode explores:
🌿 how environments support or overwhelm regulation
⏳ why routines create safety, not control
🧠 what behaviour is really communicating
💛 and how adults set the tone before emotions spill over

Rather than focusing on fixing behaviour, this conversation encourages us to reframe, reconnect, and rewrite the story— closing out the year with intention instead of urgency.

Thank you for being part of The Early Learning Lounge throughout 2025. This episode is both a reflection on the year behind us and a gentle bridge toward what comes next.

Your Monday Morning Reframe:
Regulation doesn’t start in crisis. It starts in design.

Pour your coffee, take a breath, and close out the year with heart. ☕💛

Why does emotional regulation feel harder than ever — for children and adults?

In this week’s Monday Morning Reframe, Tammy Nucci explores what neuroscience tells us about emotional regulation and why expecting children to “calm down” or self-regulate on their own is often developmentally unrealistic.

We unpack:
🧠 how the developing brain regulates emotions
🫶 why co-regulation must come before self-regulation
⏳ how speed, schedules, and overstimulation impact children’s nervous systems
🌱 what “challenging behaviour” is really communicating
💛 and how small, intentional shifts can make a meaningful difference

Research shows that the part of the brain responsible for impulse control and emotional regulation continues developing into the early to mid-20s. Children aren’t failing — their brains are still under construction.

This episode is a reminder to slow the moment, soften expectations, and lead with connection — especially in a fast-paced world.

Your Monday Morning Reframe:
Calm isn’t taught. It’s caught.

Pour your coffee, take a breath, and begin the week with compassion — for children and for yourself.