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Tanyella Allison Leta

Tanyella Leta is dedicated to creating a world where all children can flourish. She is an entrepreneur and advocate for early childhood development and equitable education, and is currently a Saul Zaentz scholar at Harvard University researching media and its impact on early childhood development.

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What I Learned When I Finally Faced the Hard Stuff

Jan 19, 2026

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6 min read

What I Learned When I Finally Faced the Hard Stuff

Why real progress begins with what we’d rather avoid.

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
What Makes Media Good? 6 Lessons From Sesame Street

Sep 22, 2025

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7 min read

What Makes Media Good? 6 Lessons From Sesame Street

Educational media for the YouTube Generation

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Can Screen Time Help Kids Feel Loved?

Aug 14, 2025

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6 min read

Can Screen Time Help Kids Feel Loved?

Rethinking digital media as a bridge to attachment, not a barrier.

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
From Agency to Autocomplete: Are Kids Outsourcing Thinking to AI?

Jul 7, 2025

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12 min read

From Agency to Autocomplete: Are Kids Outsourcing Thinking to AI?

Experiments in how AI can support children's healthy development and lifelong flourishing

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Beyond The Scaling Paradox: 3 Ways to Think About Scale

Jun 18, 2025

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8 min read

Beyond The Scaling Paradox: 3 Ways to Think About Scale

Growing your impact without losing your soul

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Comparing Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Nature-based Pedagogy

May 27, 2025

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9 min read

Comparing Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Nature-based Pedagogy

3 Transformative Early Childhood Pedagogies and lessons for the AI age

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Reimagining Schools for Freedom

May 5, 2025

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9 min read

Reimagining Schools for Freedom

Why education must nurture, not control, the next generation

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Rethinking the "Word Gap"

Apr 14, 2025

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6 min read

Rethinking the "Word Gap"

3 dimensions of language that truly matter

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Why Do Kids Love Watching Toy Unboxing Videos?

Mar 31, 2025

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6 min read

Why Do Kids Love Watching Toy Unboxing Videos?

Unpacking the craze behind children's favorite YouTube trend

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Breaking the ‘Deficit’ Myth

Mar 24, 2025

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5 min read

Breaking the ‘Deficit’ Myth

How Culture Fuels Kids’ Success Stories

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
5 Hidden Layers of Child Development

Mar 3, 2025

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5 min read

5 Hidden Layers of Child Development

Mapping the levels shaping each individual child's growth

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
From Individual to Interwoven

Feb 24, 2025

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5 min read

From Individual to Interwoven

Rethinking Learning with Indigenous Academic Mary Graham

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
The #1 Baby Brain Building Tool

Feb 17, 2025

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6 min read

The #1 Baby Brain Building Tool

Why serve and return matters and how to do it

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
One Kind of Screen Time That Nurtures Kids

Feb 7, 2025

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6 min read

One Kind of Screen Time That Nurtures Kids

A surprising exception to the heated screen time debate

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
The 6 Future-Proof Foundations Every Child Needs

Jan 24, 2025

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7 min read

The 6 Future-Proof Foundations Every Child Needs

Why emotional intelligence matters more than ever in the age of AI

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
When Is Stress Good for Kids—and When Is It Toxic?

Jan 17, 2025

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8 min read

When Is Stress Good for Kids—and When Is It Toxic?

Breaking down the 3 types of stress and new science of its biological impact

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
3 Principles Every Child Advocate Should Know

Jan 3, 2025

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5 min read

3 Principles Every Child Advocate Should Know

Essential research insights for activists, policymakers and practitioners

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
4 Hidden Costs of Racism on Child Development: What Science Reveals

Dec 20, 2024

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5 min read

4 Hidden Costs of Racism on Child Development: What Science Reveals

How does systemic racism impact a child's learning and development trajectory?

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
The Group Learning Paradox: Does Collaboration Beat AI Tutoring?

Dec 13, 2024

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5 min read

The Group Learning Paradox: Does Collaboration Beat AI Tutoring?

Plus prompts to turn chat GPT into an effective tutor

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
What If the Land Could Teach Us?

Nov 29, 2024

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4 min read

What If the Land Could Teach Us?

A Special Edition for Native American Heritage Day

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Constructions of "Smartness"

Nov 22, 2024

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5 min read

Constructions of "Smartness"

Why Our Definition of Smartness Needs a Redesign

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Universal Needs, Unique Expressions: Cross-Cultural Insights on Raising Kids

Nov 15, 2024

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6 min read

Universal Needs, Unique Expressions: Cross-Cultural Insights on Raising Kids

The Fascinating Science of How Children Thrive Across Cultures

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Your Intelligence Isn't Fixed: Game-Changing Strategies from Growth Mindset Research

Nov 8, 2024

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6 min read

Your Intelligence Isn't Fixed: Game-Changing Strategies from Growth Mindset Research

Growth Mindset Demystified

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
Why Reading Gaps Keep Widening: The Matthew Effect Explained

Nov 1, 2024

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5 min read

Why Reading Gaps Keep Widening: The Matthew Effect Explained

The Struggle to Catch Up in Literacy

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
When Praise Doesn’t Work: The Surprising Truth in Supporting Children's Success

Oct 18, 2024

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5 min read

When Praise Doesn’t Work: The Surprising Truth in Supporting Children's Success

How not to kill motivation

Tanyella Allison Leta
Tanyella Allison Leta
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