Quiet time, sitting together and reading, while listening to the rain/thunder outside. ❤️ My soul needed this.
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Quiet time, sitting together and reading, while listening to the rain/thunder outside. ❤️ My soul needed this.
Visited friends in Wisconsin recently and there were so many little libraries everywhere! I was delighted to find the tagged book in one. Coincidentally, I recognized it because it was often in the “by our staff” shelves in the bookstore at Colorado State University in Fort Collins where my friend and I got our M.S., and the book is related to her current thesis project. #LittleFreeLibrary
so-so2 ⭐This is vanity publishing. This is the story of Mario spending his day with his baby cousin Gia, and not being able to do what he wants or plan his birthday party. The ending is typical and expected. The illustrations are something. I can‘t put my finger on why but I am not a fan of them. They almost feel amateur. Like someone who is still studying to be an illustrator instead of someone who is an illustrator.
"Children are not rugged individualists."
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The four foundational reforms Haidt proposes in this book are no smartphones before high school, no social media before 16, phone-free schools, and far more unsupervised play and childhood independence. The book itself isn‘t without its flaws, but the subject matter provides great food for thought and is certainly worth our society‘s continued collective consideration.
so-soDidn't know what i was getting into on this one, chose it for a long drive. But it was funny and engaging throughout ☺️
pickGood book, lots of strategies to help you & your middle schooler get through these transitional years.
pickI‘m trying to gain a deeper appreciation for poetry. I I really enjoyed this small book of poetry. Smith writes about the joys and hardships of being a parent. The worry that all parents have about their kids growing up, but especially for Black boys. Some of his reflections are on historical places & reflecting on Americas past with the enslavement of others. I‘m a fan of Smith‘s writing in general & enjoyed his collection of poems.
so-so⭐️⭐️ As the parent of two sons on the cusp of Gens Z and Alpha, none of this is news. Unfettered access to a smartphone is clearly not ideal, and the parents aware enough to seek out such a book are likely not the true target. Play-based vs phone-based in terms of upbringing needs a happy medium. This research doesn‘t really address gray areas, but incessantly reiterates a this-or-that mentality rather than a compromise.
pickRachel Cusk wrote this memoir (almost a series of essays) about becoming a mother in 2001. Cusk talks about motherhood in both an intellectual way & a personal way - theres a little humor but theres a lot of distress in here. For me it is the first book ive read that captured some of the trauma & undoing of self that i personally felt going full speed from a difficult birth into a severe lack of sleep & feelings ⬇️
