Amy Leask
@amyleask.bsky.social
Thinker, Writer, Educator. Building a life on reason, empathy, and baked goods.
I keep the good stuff at AmyLeask.substack.com, AmyLeask.com and RedTKidsMedia.com.
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I keep the good stuff at AmyLeask.substack.com, AmyLeask.com and RedTKidsMedia.com.
She/her
There's beauty in second chances, but what does that mean, exactly?
Ask a kid!
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Ask a kid!
youtube.com/shorts/yTby5...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There's beauty in second chances, but what does that mean, exactly?
Ask a kid!
youtube.com/shorts/yTby5...
Ask a kid!
youtube.com/shorts/yTby5...
Three little words that are so scary: I don't know.
Bet your little thinker isn't so afraid of them. 😀
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Bet your little thinker isn't so afraid of them. 😀
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Think Together With Kids: What If I Don't Know? #shorts
It may seem like a scary thing to say, but in truth, it can actually mark the beginning of something wonderful with your child.
Find more big questions for little thinkers, as well as tons of great…
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December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Three little words that are so scary: I don't know.
Bet your little thinker isn't so afraid of them. 😀
youtube.com/shorts/tIzvq...
Bet your little thinker isn't so afraid of them. 😀
youtube.com/shorts/tIzvq...
Ever look over at your houseplants and wonder what's going on in their leafy minds (or whatever they have)?
Your little thinker probably does that too!
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Your little thinker probably does that too!
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Think Together With Kids: Do Plants Think And Feel? #shorts
And what about other soil-friendly things like trees and fungi?
Find even more big questions for little thinkers at Redtkidsmedia.com, along with all of our books, apps and teaching resources.…
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December 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ever look over at your houseplants and wonder what's going on in their leafy minds (or whatever they have)?
Your little thinker probably does that too!
youtube.com/shorts/1WIPe...
Your little thinker probably does that too!
youtube.com/shorts/1WIPe...
Please, please keep asking. It may be the thing that saves us.
amyleask.substack.com/p/when-youre...
amyleask.substack.com/p/when-youre...
When You’re Not Supposed To Ask…
Making Friends With Big, Challenging Questions
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December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Please, please keep asking. It may be the thing that saves us.
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amyleask.substack.com/p/when-youre...
What's the big deal about judging others based on their appearance?
A kid would have thoughts about this. Ask them!
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A kid would have thoughts about this. Ask them!
youtube.com/shorts/vwiMo...
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December 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
What's the big deal about judging others based on their appearance?
A kid would have thoughts about this. Ask them!
youtube.com/shorts/vwiMo...
A kid would have thoughts about this. Ask them!
youtube.com/shorts/vwiMo...
What does it mean to make a wish? What do we think will happen?
Ask a kid!
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Ask a kid!
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December 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What does it mean to make a wish? What do we think will happen?
Ask a kid!
youtube.com/shorts/npDSw...
Ask a kid!
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Happy whatever, whenever, gentle readers. Please don't sweat it.
Why I'm letting myself off the hook as far as "holiday magic" is concerned:
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Why I'm letting myself off the hook as far as "holiday magic" is concerned:
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Stretching Out The Magic
A Consolation For The Holiday-Exhausted Soul
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December 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Happy whatever, whenever, gentle readers. Please don't sweat it.
Why I'm letting myself off the hook as far as "holiday magic" is concerned:
open.substack.com/pub/amyleask...
Why I'm letting myself off the hook as far as "holiday magic" is concerned:
open.substack.com/pub/amyleask...
Great question for a little thinker: What is a friend? How do we know when we've made one?
youtube.com/shorts/KURrU...
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Think Together With Kids: What Is A Friend? #shorts
How do we find one, and how do we become one?
Find more big questions for little thinkers, as well as tons of great resources on our website (RedTKidsMedia.com). We've got award-winning books,…
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December 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Great question for a little thinker: What is a friend? How do we know when we've made one?
youtube.com/shorts/KURrU...
youtube.com/shorts/KURrU...
What wisdom can we find in tech education in general?
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 9, Talking Shop: Where Curiosity Meets Confidence — Unfinished Minds: A Podcast
Why all kinds of tech education are important.
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What wisdom can we find in tech education in general?
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
It isn’t just for giggles, is it? Surely our curiosity is a crucial part of learning? And maybe it’s a wonderful way to wrap up one year and leap into another?
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 10, “Curiouser and Curiouser”: Why Some Learners Just Gotta Know — Unfinished Minds: A Podcast
The role and value of curiosity in learning.
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It isn’t just for giggles, is it? Surely our curiosity is a crucial part of learning? And maybe it’s a wonderful way to wrap up one year and leap into another?
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Reposted by Amy Leask
Simone de Beauvoir on how chance and choice converge to make us who we are www.themarginalian.org/2017/01/06/s...
Simone de Beauvoir on How Chance and Choice Converge to Make Us Who We Are
“My life… runs back through time and space to the very beginnings of the world and to its utmost limits. In my being I sum up the earthly inheritance and the state of the world at this …
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December 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Simone de Beauvoir on how chance and choice converge to make us who we are www.themarginalian.org/2017/01/06/s...
Yup, there's a holiday specifically for that, and it's tomorrow.
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#Humanlight
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#Humanlight
Stepping Into the (Human)Light
Trying On A New Holiday
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December 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Yup, there's a holiday specifically for that, and it's tomorrow.
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#Humanlight
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#Humanlight
"I wish all these imaginary things in my head could come to life!"
Do you, really?
Maybe ask a kid for advice first?
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Do you, really?
Maybe ask a kid for advice first?
youtube.com/shorts/nikp1...
Think Together With Kids: Do We Want The Imaginary To Become Real? #shorts
Which imaginary things would we want to bring to life?
Find more big questions for little thinkers, as well as tons of great resources on our website (RedTKidsMedia.com). We've got award-winning…
youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"I wish all these imaginary things in my head could come to life!"
Do you, really?
Maybe ask a kid for advice first?
youtube.com/shorts/nikp1...
Do you, really?
Maybe ask a kid for advice first?
youtube.com/shorts/nikp1...
In this season of childish innocence and mirth, why not retrain our thinking too?
amyleask.substack.com/p/why-do-we-...
amyleask.substack.com/p/why-do-we-...
Why Do We Stop Thinking Like Kids?
An Invitation to Go Back
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December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In this season of childish innocence and mirth, why not retrain our thinking too?
amyleask.substack.com/p/why-do-we-...
amyleask.substack.com/p/why-do-we-...
If it's fair now, will it still be fair later? Can something that used to seem unfair change over time too?
Go find a kid and see what they think.
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Go find a kid and see what they think.
youtube.com/shorts/U1_6s...
Think Together With Kids: Is Fairness Now The Same As Fairness Later? #shorts
If not, what changes?
Find more big questions for little thinkers, as well as tons of great resources on our website (RedTKidsMedia.com). We've got award-winning books, apps, games, videos, and…
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December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If it's fair now, will it still be fair later? Can something that used to seem unfair change over time too?
Go find a kid and see what they think.
youtube.com/shorts/U1_6s...
Go find a kid and see what they think.
youtube.com/shorts/U1_6s...
It ain't over until it's over. Maybe we should be careful in our use of the term "post", non?
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The Last Ones Past The "Post"
“You keep using that word.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It ain't over until it's over. Maybe we should be careful in our use of the term "post", non?
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open.substack.com/pub/amyleask...
I love my toys, I love my friends, I love my family, I love mac and cheese...what's the difference?
A great question to spark discussions with a little kid!
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A great question to spark discussions with a little kid!
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Think Together With Kids: Are There Different Kinds Of Love? #shorts
What makes them so different?
Find more big questions for little thinkers, as well as tons of great resources on our website (RedTKidsMedia.com). We've got award-winning books, apps, games, videos,…
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December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I love my toys, I love my friends, I love my family, I love mac and cheese...what's the difference?
A great question to spark discussions with a little kid!
youtube.com/shorts/L-gfW...
A great question to spark discussions with a little kid!
youtube.com/shorts/L-gfW...
Oooooh, I've got a great idea! But is it really mine, or did I borrow some of it from someone before me?
Hmmm...better consult with a little thinker!
youtube.com/shorts/FZM6H...
Hmmm...better consult with a little thinker!
youtube.com/shorts/FZM6H...
Think Together With Kids: Are Ideas Ever 100% New? #shorts
How much do we borrow from other thinkers?
Find more big questions for little thinkers, as well as tons of great resources on our website (RedTKidsMedia.com). We've got award-winning books, apps,…
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December 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Oooooh, I've got a great idea! But is it really mine, or did I borrow some of it from someone before me?
Hmmm...better consult with a little thinker!
youtube.com/shorts/FZM6H...
Hmmm...better consult with a little thinker!
youtube.com/shorts/FZM6H...
Is "brain rot" really just a kid's way of making friends with the absurd? Has it always been this way?
Food for thought in this week's blog post:
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Food for thought in this week's blog post:
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A Bountiful, Beautiful Menu of Brain Rot
It was Oxford’s word of the year in 2024, and of course I’ve heard it and used it a million times before.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Is "brain rot" really just a kid's way of making friends with the absurd? Has it always been this way?
Food for thought in this week's blog post:
open.substack.com/pub/amyleask...
Food for thought in this week's blog post:
open.substack.com/pub/amyleask...
How much of what we know is pre-intstalled when we arrive on the planet, and how much do we have to pick up along the way?
An interesting question to ask someone who hasn't been around too long.
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An interesting question to ask someone who hasn't been around too long.
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Think Together With Kids: Are We Born Knowing Anything? #shorts
Or do we have to learn everything as we grow?
Find more big questions for little thinkers, as well as tons of great resources on our website (RedTKidsMedia.com). We've got award-winning books,…
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
How much of what we know is pre-intstalled when we arrive on the planet, and how much do we have to pick up along the way?
An interesting question to ask someone who hasn't been around too long.
youtube.com/shorts/lkmnY...
An interesting question to ask someone who hasn't been around too long.
youtube.com/shorts/lkmnY...
If you're a learner with an extra sharp memory, is that a help, or a hindrance?
Hmmm...
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Hmmm...
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 8: If Memory Serves… — Unfinished Minds: A Podcast
The ups and downs of using memory as a learning tool.
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you're a learner with an extra sharp memory, is that a help, or a hindrance?
Hmmm...
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Hmmm...
www.unfinishedmindspodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Okay, I should try to do the right thing...but do I have to keep on doing the right thing, like always?
An interesting question to explore with a little thinker, non?
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An interesting question to explore with a little thinker, non?
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Think Together With Kids: How Many Times Do I Have To Do The Right Thing? #shorts
Is once enough?
Find more big questions for little thinkers, as well as tons of great resources on our website (RedTKidsMedia.com). We've got award-winning books, apps, games, videos, and resources…
youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Okay, I should try to do the right thing...but do I have to keep on doing the right thing, like always?
An interesting question to explore with a little thinker, non?
youtube.com/shorts/omlAT...
An interesting question to explore with a little thinker, non?
youtube.com/shorts/omlAT...
All that "sticks and stones" stuff...is that really how words work?
Hmmm...maybe ask a kid about it?
youtube.com/shorts/Ot7DB...
Hmmm...maybe ask a kid about it?
youtube.com/shorts/Ot7DB...
Think Together With Kids: Are Words Just Words? #shorts
They seem a little more important than that. Hmmmm...
Find more big questions for little thinkers, as well as tons of great resources on our website (RedTKidsMedia.com). We've got award-winning…
youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
All that "sticks and stones" stuff...is that really how words work?
Hmmm...maybe ask a kid about it?
youtube.com/shorts/Ot7DB...
Hmmm...maybe ask a kid about it?
youtube.com/shorts/Ot7DB...
Kids are pretty sensitive to the suffering of others, and to the consequences of our action. This might be an interesting question to ask:
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youtube.com/shorts/gErQV...
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Kids are pretty sensitive to the suffering of others, and to the consequences of our action. This might be an interesting question to ask:
youtube.com/shorts/gErQV...
youtube.com/shorts/gErQV...