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Book Recommendation: I’m a Big Brother
We’re four months in to this whole sibling thing, and so far it’s going well. Henry absolutely adores Tate (and vice versa). We did a lot (and continue to do a lot) to make the transition as smooth as possible. I know it’s going to get a whole lot rockier when Tate is mobile enough to take Henry’s stuff and knock down his block towers, but for now we’re soaking up the sweetness.One of the things that helped was the book I’m a Big Brother by Joanna Cole. Our neighbor gave it to us, and it’s awesome (aside from the fact that it’s heteronormative). It talks about all the… Read More -
Book Recommendation: Bebe Day by Day
I loved reading Bringing Up Bebe (review can be found here), so I was delighted when I realized that the author published a follow-up to the book that is more of a succinct summary of the original book’s main points, called Bebe Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting.I definitely recommend reading the first book before the second one. In isolation, the second book probably wouldn’t have as much of an impact, since each principle is only explained in a paragraph or so.However, since it’s been a while since I read the first book, the second book was a perfect refresher. Here are some of… Read More -
Supporting Pre-Readers
Henry’s birthday gifts were a huge success! He loves his new books, and I particularly love Big Machines from the DK Readers series. According to Montessori philosophy, young children are in a developmental phase where they are trying to understand the world. For this reason, the books we read to them should be non-fiction (or realistic fiction) and should contain real photographs whenever possible. While we don’t follow this philosophy 100% (I love Go Dog Go and Are You My Mother?), I do find that Henry is most attracted to books with real photographs.I’m going to use some of his birthday money (half of it is being… Read More
