In this episode, Greg Dickens and I discuss recent news on how formal preschool social and emotional education affects teenagers’ likelihood of committing violent crime, and how footwear choices affect lifelong movement health. We then talk about gross motor skills and fine motor skills and what’s missing from current recommendations for babies. We finish by discussing how we help set children up for better upper body musculoskeletal health.

* Topics covered

* How preschool emotional education affects violent crime [00:50 ]

* Why minimal footwear should be the default [05:48 ]

* Why gross motor and fine motor skills are important in childhood [11:10 ]

* Why these foundational motor skills are important in adulthood[15:07 ]

* What movements should children be doing? [16:15 ]

* Should nurseries ban common allergens [27:17 ]

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* Resources mentioned in this podcast

* How preschool social and emotional education affects likelihood of committing violent crime - Science Daily article here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408122118.htm and published article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272725000519?via%3Dihub

* Critical review of the effects of daily footwear choice on health https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/13/5/527

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