TPP 204: Musician Laurie Berkner on Inclusivity & Connecting with Differently Wired Kids
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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8 chapters
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What inspired Laurie Berkner to start writing music for preschoolers?
I feel like when I was younger, one of the things I really wished would happen is that I wished people would really listen to what I had to say and what I was thinking. And I did not feel like grownups did that very much. And I don't want to be that grownup.
Welcome to tilt parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. Before I introduce today's guest, I wanted to invite you to celebrate an anniversary with me. This week, four years ago, 2016, I launched tilt parenting and released my very first podcast. And a conversation with parent coach Margaret Webb on finding peace and parenting the child you didn't expect when you're expecting. I had about a dozen, I think, people on my email list and on the Facebook page. I think half of them were related to me. I had a manifesto, a creed, I had built a website, and more than anything, I had a mission to launch a revolution for parents like me raising differently wired kids.
Well, since that time, in four short years, Tilda's grown more than I ever could have imagined. I've published a book for parents on how to raise atypical kids with confidence and hope. Our message of changing this parenting paradigm has spread far and wide around the world through articles and interviews and conferences and summits and speeches. And you all have found each other and created a genuine community of support and camaraderie. And together, we have fundamentally changed the way our kids are seen by popularizing the term differently wired and reinforcing the idea that difference does not equal deficit. I don't know about you, but I can feel the momentum our movement is gathering. And I know it's because we are finding each other and we're speaking our truth and we're compassionately educating friends and family and teachers and the world about who our kids are and what they have to contribute.
So I just needed to take a moment to share that with you. I am grateful every single day that I get to do this work. And it's because of you that I continue to feel motivated and inspired to keep going. So thank you so much. Thanks for being a part of this. And now I'll get on to today's show. My guest has been called the undisputed queen of kindy rock. And I admit to having a bit of a fangirl moment here as her music was a big part of our family soundtrack for many years. So I'm so excited to bring on the show singer and songwriter Lori Berkner. With an average of more than 10 million monthly streams and millions of CDs and DVDs sold, Lori's songs have become beloved classics for kids around the world.
She's become a fixture on kids' TV, she's authored children's picture books, and she has written the music and lyrics for three children's musicals. But I wanted to bring Lori on the podcast because she is incredibly intentional about connecting with and making room for differently wired and differently abled kids through her work. I love connecting my audience with creators who are truly committed to the ideals of inclusivity, and Lori is definitely deserving of our support. So in our conversation, I talk with Lori about writing music that connects with all kids, why her music so powerfully resonates with differently wired children, her mission of inclusivity and much more. And now here is my conversation with Lori.
Hello, Lori, welcome to the podcast.
Hi, so good to be here.
Happy to have you on the show. I was really excited to do this conversation. And I will just have to fess up that I have a 15 year old and even he was impressed that I was gonna have you on the show. So I've kind of hit the big time, I think having you on.
I'm honored.
Well, so I actually would love for I'm sure that listeners are familiar with your music. But I'd love to hear a little bit about your origin story. I was thinking about this. If you were a superhero, which I think you are to so many kids, you would have an origin story. So can you tell us how you got into doing this work that you've been doing for so many years now?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Laurie Berkner to start writing music for preschoolers?
0:00–4:42
2
How did Laurie’s early work as a preschool music teacher shape her songwriting?
4:42–7:46
3
Why do Laurie’s songs resonate so strongly with differently‑wired children?
7:46–11:32
4
What role does inclusivity play in Laurie’s creative process and performances?
11:32–15:31
5
How does Laurie design live shows to be sensory‑friendly for all kids?
15:31–19:47
6
What online resources does Laurie offer for families homeschooling during COVID‑19?
19:47–24:19
7
How does the ‘This Is How I Do It’ video celebrate diversity and neuro‑different kids?
24:19–28:53
8
What new projects (albums, podcasts, Facebook Lives) is Laurie working on next?
28:53–33:46
Speakers
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