About Shubert

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 Shubert is a little mouse in a world full of people. Big people. All people are big people when you are a little mouse.

It's easy to be a mouse: you make a nest, sleep, look for food, eat, hide from people, and run away from cats. Shubert can run 8 miles per hour!

Shubert is a little bit the same and a little bit different from other mice. He likes to sleep and look for food, but he also likes to watch people. Sure, he still hides from people, but he hides and watches at the same time. He also likes to play dress up, so sometimes you may spot Shubert watching people while wearing a costume. Can you find Shubert in his detective costume and his scientist costume on this website?

People confuse Shubert. They have big feelings. They make mistakes. They yell and get yelled at. They have to get dressed in the morning, brush their teeth, and wash their hands after they use the bathroom. They can't eat food they find on the street! Shubert loves food he finds on the street, especially pizza. Shubert's favorite kind of pizza is whatever kind he finds on the street!

There is so much to learn when you are trying to be a human! Shubert can't remember it all, so he takes notes. He writes down little facts about people to help him figure out why they do what they do. Sometimes he makes "How To" lists to help him remember how to act like a human.

Here, Shubert shares his notes with you. Well, actually, mice don't get screentime, so Shubert shares his notes with his favorite human grownup, who posts them here for you.

 Shubert lives inside the walls and outside the building of a child psychologist's office. He sees and hears a lot (and he never names names).

His human focuses on emotion regulation, the hidden curriculum of social interactions, and fostering a growth mindset. So it's no accident that Shubert's notes have a mental wellness thread woven throughout. He has been paying very close attention.

Children often have big feelings they don't yet have words for. Shubert gives words and actions to those feelings, not through direct lessons, but by being who he is: a small mouse who is just as confused as the children are!

When a child sees Shubert wondering why "Calm down!" doesn't come with instructions, or why "Behave!" is so hard to understand, they feel seen. That moment of recognition provides an opening for real learning and real conversation.