Resolutions, Reading, Writing, and Coarse Language
I have a lot of questions…
What happens when we remain open to new experiences?
Do I have any good tips for anyone who has resolved to get fit?
What has running got to do with encouraging children to write?
Are there advantages to reading many books, on the same subject, by different authors?
Can I recommend some interesting novels to read?
What do I mean by the words ‘multi-directional learning’?
Why am I feeling very excited about writing?
Can I pronounce the word, ‘tomatometer’ or does my tongue get all twisted up?
Do I say Cartload of Hay instead of Cartload of Clay?
What do I always do after reading a good book?
Should we steer our children only towards books that portray the good?
Should parents preview every book a child wants to read?
Is there a danger with banning books?
Can some ‘wrong’ books actually be right?
Can punctuation rules sometimes be broken?
Is there a place for quick and easy reads?
What if kids only want to read easy books with not much literary value?
If you’d like to find out my answers to all these questions and more, you’ll find them in this week’s podcast: Resolutions, Reading, Writing, and Coarse Language.
If you listen (to the end!) you’ll also discover I tried a new podcast feature for the first time.Two final questions:
Am I full of my own opinions? Possibly!
And can you disagree with me? Of course!
Books
50 Must-Read Australian Novels
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay: the Book
Picnic at Hanging Rock: the Movie
The Shiralee: the Book
The Shiralee: the DVD
The Shiralee: The 1957 B&W Film
My Brother Jack by George Johnston
Clean Straw for Nothing and a Cartload of Clay by George Johnston
My Brother Jack: DVD 2001 version
My Brother Jack: DVD, 1965 version
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton: the Book
Cloudstreet: the TV series
I Came to Say Goodbye by Caroline Overington
Blog posts about trusting children to make the right choices
The ‘Risky’ Business of Trusting Children
Can we give a child the freedom to choose but at the same time be confident they will make the right choices?
Imposing Rules on Children: Is There a Better Way?
But do rules really teach children right from wrong? Or do they teach children how to avoid punishment? Could it be that the motivation to behave a certain way is coming from outside a child, and not from within?
Guiding My Children Responsibly Without Imposing Rules
We don’t make rules in our family, so how do my children know what is right and what is wrong, if they aren’t guided by clearly stated limits?
Related Podcasts
Unschool Writing, Essays and a Few Panicky Moments!
Books, Music, Burnout and a Mystery!
I haven’t watched all the mentioned DVD mini-series and movies so I can’t guarantee they are good and ‘appropriate’!
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Did you know there is a New Year’s Resolution story in my children’s novel, The Angels of Abbey Creek? Dad resolves to lose weight and get fit!