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Letting It Be: Why I Stopped Trying to Change My Kids

Claude Knobler recounts his father's journey to find where he fit in the world, and how that story inspired Claude to accept his son's reading struggles.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Our Favorite Picture Book Dads of 2015

Contributor Tom Burns shares his picks for the best, most realistic, wonderfully flawed, and funny dads featured in picture books in 2015.

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Baby & Toddler

Pre-K

What My Kids' Books Have Taught Me About Being a Dad

These five books offer children — and their fathers — some very worthwhile life lessons … because, let’s face it, mothers already know it all.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Why Reading the Same Book Repeatedly Is Good for Kids (Even If It Drives You Nuts)

Despite its annoyances for parents, repetitive reading offers a surprising number of benefits for new readers.

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Growing Reader

The Super Simple Way to Help Your Kids Become Stronger Readers

Dyad reading is a very effective method of teaching reading that draws upon multiple senses. Surprisingly, many parents have never heard of it.

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Growing Reader

Tween

No More Robot Reading: How to Help Kids Read with Expression

Ever hear a child read like a robot with no pauses for punctuation and a monotone voice? Try these strategies to improve your child’s oral reading expression.

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Tips & Advice

How to Help Kids Find Joy in Cooking? Hand Them a Book.

Alana Chernila, author of The Homemade Kitchen, shares one way to help kids find joy and satisfaction in the kitchen: Give them a cookbook, and let the pages do the work.

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Grown-Up Reads

7 Keepsake Journals That Busy Moms Will Actually Use

We rounded up some awesome journals to help busy parents quickly reflect on day-to-day life, record milestones, and preserve memories for their kids.

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Baby & Toddler

Why 30 Million Words Are Critical to Your Child’s Future Success

We talked to Professor Dana Suskind, MD, founder of the Thirty Million Words Initiative, to find out how something as simple as talking is linked to lifelong success.

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Pre-K

Growing Reader

Money Talks: Literary Lessons on Money, Gratitude, and Responsibility for Little Ones

Here are some excellent books that you can share with your kids to help you talk about the sometimes tricky topic of money.

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Grown-Up Reads

Tips & Advice

5 Reasons Why Back to School Is Awesome for Parents

Jason Gay, author of the upcoming book Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living, shares five reasons parents should rejoice that their kids are back in school.

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Grown-Up Reads

Why Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Is the Greatest Book About Parenting Ever Written

Brightly contributor Tom Burns makes the case for why Frankenstein is the single best book about parenting you'll ever read.

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