#249: What Kids Really Need with Donovan Taylor Hall

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Themes: Children, Child Education, Mental Health, Self-Worth, Self-Love, Growth Mindset Summary: Today’s guest, Donovan Taylor Hall, is the teacher I think we all wished we had growing up. Dubbed the ‘Modern Day Mr. Rogers,’ Donovan is a youth advocate and educator on a mission to teach children how to build positive self-identity, self-worth and determination. His work aims to help kids of all ages create a solid relationship with themselves and learn the skills they need to take care of themselves both mentally and emotionally. Slow. Clap. Donovan has been featured on the Today Show, NowThis and several podcasts for his important work in positive youth development. Although his work started with kids, he has recently shifted into helping adults take care of themselves as well, using the same skills and inner child work. Join us as we discuss Donovan’s story, the current education system, how it’s affecting kids' mental well-being, and the value of an alternative system that focuses more on emotional, relational and mental health. Discover: How Donovan’s personal mental health struggles inspired him to work with kids Why teaching kids about their inherent self-worth is so important The reality of putting too many expectations and too much pressure on kids How the current education system is affecting kids' mental health How Donovan uses Twitch to connect with and teach important skills to his students The moment that made him leave the classroom, what made him come back, and the importance of self-love 00:00 Intro 00:23 Being the modern-day Mr. Rogers 02:03 Passion for teaching kids 06:12 Self-worth is inherent 12:18 Putting expectations on kids 15:20 The main struggles middle schoolers face today 31:09 Creating a safe space for kids 43:10 Rethinking the education system 48:03 Meeting kids where they’re at 53:14 Leaving the classroom 1:00:12 Creating content & performative social media 1:09:48 Future plans Links: Website | donovantaylorhall.com Twitch | twitch.tv/donofriend Instagram | @donofriend Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It Sponsors: Cozy Earth | Use code GROVES for 40% off sitewide at cozyearth.com LMNT | Get a FREE LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/createthelove Create the Love Cards | Use code CTLCARDS15 for 15% off at createthelove.com/cards Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	I witnessed all of the stuff that everyone complains about with middle schoolers, that they're
0:06.2	vicious or they can be really mean or they can be really gossipy or they can be really self-indulge.
0:10.5	But I honestly see all of that behavior in everybody.
0:14.4	Hi, I'm Mark Groves. I'm a human connection specialist and founder of Create the Love.
0:19.6	At an early point in my life, I became obsessed
0:21.8	with understanding relationships, the intricacies of how people connect. And through this exploration,
0:27.6	I have created a life and a business dedicated to learning out loud and exploring how we
0:32.7	interact with each other and the world. This podcast brings the world's top thought leaders, spiritual luminaries, physicians,
0:39.8	scientists, researchers, bestselling authors and health and wellness experts under one roof
0:44.9	to discuss the good, the bad, the messy, and of course, the beautiful parts of the human
0:50.2	experience.
0:51.3	Welcome to the Mark Groves podcast.
0:53.1	I can't wait to dive in with you.
0:57.3	Donovan Taylor Hall, I have many thoughts on what you do. I mean, child educator. I've heard the
1:04.5	term that you're the future or present now, Mr. Rogers. I agree with that, but I think you
1:10.7	bring so much more to the experience. It's, I do love the Mr. Rogers. I agree with that, but I think you bring so much more to the experience.
1:13.1	It's, I do love the Mr. Rogers movie. I think it's really powerful. And I think your movie
1:19.5	is exceptionally and personally powerful. So I'm excited to get into it.
1:23.5	It's a, that's like such a huge, like, thing to put on someone when I was just getting started to you. I was like, whoa. I mean, I'm so great. It's really interesting because now a lot of people are asking me to, like, sing and, and do songs for little kids. My work is way more about, like, middle schoolers and high schoolers. But, I mean, he was a youth advocate and he was a really important public figure for kids.
1:46.1	And so that's always been my dream.
1:51.3	So to be compared to that or even put in the same category as that is just a huge, huge genre.
1:52.1	Yeah, where did that originate?
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