If you're reading this blog, it's likely that you are interested in raising a reader. These tips for raising a reader are easy to implement in your home and make a surprisingly big difference in the way your children feel about books and reading! For nearly three decades, I've identified strongly as a reader. Many of my childhood memories include books, whether it was my mom reading aloud to us at night all the way through my high school years to waking up early on camping trips to read in ... Read More about 8 Tips for Raising a Reader
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6 Tips for When Your Child Only Wants to Read One Kind of Book
Do you have a child who only wants to read the same kinds of books? Sometimes it's a genre they aren't interested in branching out from (they only want to read graphic novels or fantasy books or non-fiction) and sometimes it's a particular series they are obsessed with (like those Rainbow Magic books or Diary of a Wimpy Kid). As the parent, you know they're missing out on so many great books but they refuse to try them even though you're certain that if they'll give it a chance, they'll ... Read More about 6 Tips for When Your Child Only Wants to Read One Kind of Book
A Set of Emerging Reader Books
These books are no longer available (and I've heard reports from readers that although they may show up as able to purchase on the Chrysalis website, books are not being shipped out. I've removed all the links from my site directing traffic to them and suggest that you do not attempt to purchase them). I highly recommend purchasing the 4 Weeks to Read book set instead - I've used them to teach two of my daughters to read and they are EXCELLENT. Two weeks ago, my sister-in-law sent me ... Read More about A Set of Emerging Reader Books
The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups by Leonard Sax
I read Boys Adrift about seven years ago - I can't remember how I heard about it or why I picked it up, since I didn't have any children, but I've remembered the major points of it all these years and was really impressed by Sax's straight-forward and interesting writing style, plus his practical suggestions for parents. So when I saw The Collapse of Parenting, which came out last year, I knew I wanted to read it immediately. And it was one of those books that once I started it, every ... Read More about The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups by Leonard Sax
The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley
A few days after my mom left London, she emailed to say she'd picked up a copy of The Smartest Kids in the World in the airport to read on her flight home and that it was fantastic. So obviously, one of the first things I did once I arrived in Vegas was snag her copy and read the whole thing in a few days. Yesterday, I spent a good 30 minutes telling Bart all my favorite parts while we were FaceTiming (the girls kept wondering when I'd be done and he could get back to singing them silly ... Read More about The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley