do do do do do do do here we go my name's Todd this is Kathy welcome back to another episode of

zen parenting radio this is podcast number 657 while listening to zen parenting radio because

you'll feel outstanding and always remember our motto which is that the best predictor of a child's well-being is a parent's self-understanding.

On today's show, we once again have an interview.

We've been doing a lot of interviews lately.

And Kathy and I say no to most interview asks, but when somebody special shows up, we say yes.

And today is one of those days. I'm going to

introduce our guest, Dana Suskind. She's a doctor. She's an MD. She's founder and co-director

of the TMW Center for Early Learning and Public Health, Director of the Pediatric Cochlear, Cochlear,

cochlear, thank you, implant program,

and professor of surgery and pediatrics

at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Suskin is the author of over 45 scientific publications

in the book, 30 million words, building a child's brain.

She's also an advisor to Hillary Clinton's Too Small to Fail Initiative, and her work

has been profiled by numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, The Economist,

Forbes, NPR, and Freakonomics.

Dr. Dana Susskin, thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you for having me.

Hold on.

Although you didn't mention my newest book.

What we're about to.

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