An Interview with Christopher Mannino

About this episode

In this bonus episode, Eric interviews Christopher Mannino about his book and personal experiences related to bonding with kids through play.

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:08) An Interview with Christopher Mannino (00:40:14) Outro In this bonus episode Eric is joined by Christopher Mannino, author of Making It Up - A Revolutionary Way to Bond with Kids Through Play ! He tells us about his book and how his personal experiences led to its creation. It's such fun time, and we're sure you're going to enjoy it! Learn more about Christopher and his books at christophermannino.com . Thank you so much for listening. Connect with us and let us know what you think of the show! Get Dinner with the Heelers merch! At Dashery by TeePublic you can get shirts (and all sorts of other cool things) with Dinner with the Heelers artwork. Grab yours today! Get ad-free episodes via Patreon for only $1 a month: patreon.com/theblueypodcast Check out this video about how our podcast is made: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theblueypodcast/video/7370492256005950766 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7NKLQhAIUv/ A huge thank you to Ryanna Larson (Instagram: @blueyfamilyportraits ) for the amazing show cover art. Connect with her on Instagram to commission a portrait for your family! Website: theblueypodcast.com Patreon…

People in this episode

Hosts: Eric, Ryanna Larson

Guest: Christopher Mannino

Topics covered

• interview
• parenting
• play
• children's books
• bonding
• Bluey

Keywords

• Bluey
• interview
• Christopher Mannino
• parenting
• children's play
• bonding
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: christophermannino.com, Dinner with the Heelers, Dashery by TeePublic, Patreon, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Spreaker

Books & works: Making It Up - A Revolutionary Way to Bond with Kids Through Play

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