Today is Saturday and that means we have fun and share about ourselves. What was your favorite book or books as a child? Were you drawn to a specific genre or author? What about now as an adult? Do you find yourself still drawn to similar book genres or have you left those childhood stories behind. I loved mysteries, of course, it might be due to that was all my grandma kept at her house. I started with the Bobbsey Twins, then Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys (I preferred them), and graduated to Ellery Queens Minute Mysteries. At home, we had lots of magazines and trips to the library. Your turn.

When I came to the U.S. and started working with families, I noticed something right away… 👀 Parents say “good job” all the time For everything.Drawing, eating, putting shoes on… And it made me think, because in France, it’s a bit different 🇫🇷 Instead, we say things like: “Tu as réussi” (you did it) “Tu es fier ?” (are you proud?) The focus is more on helping the child feel proud of themselves Not needing validation every time It’s not better or worse… just a different way of building confidence 💬 I’m curious — what do all think 🤔 ?

E-book Called 6 black holes of childhood, let me know if you are interested I will Send it to you in DM. i only ask for a review of the work in exchange for the Book itself. TIA

I say: to stay playful for the rest of their life. But I reckon that's not something you can teach once (set it & forget it type deal), like riding a bike, it needs to be tended to regularly. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing". -- George Bernard Shaw (in Polish for @Mary Nunaley in a Chinese restaurant fortune cookie)

I am teaching how to make bottle top bugs using my cordmaker