Discusses twenty-nine rules for raising children that may be outside the norm, such as allowing a child not to share a toy, or not making a child say "sorry."
Heather Shumaker Boeken
Heather Shumaker creëert boeiende verhalen voor zowel kinderen als volwassenen, waarbij ze thema's als familie en kindertijd verkent met een unieke mix van humor en inzicht. Haar schrijven duikt vaak in de uitdagingen en geneugten van het opgroeien, en biedt herkenbare ervaringen door een onderscheidende verhalende stem. De aanpak van Shumaker kenmerkt zich door haar fantasierijke reikwijdte en een doordachte kijk op verbinding en ontdekking. Haar werk nodigt lezers uit in levendige werelden, stimuleert nieuwsgierigheid en een dieper begrip van de menselijke ervaring.
The Griffins of Castle Cary
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- 12 uur lezen
A charming, adventure-filled debut novel that’s perfect for fans of The Penderwicks series.Siblings Meg, Will, and Ariel Griffin are off on an adventure! They can’t wait to spend a week vising their eccentric aunt and her giant, tongue-drooling Newfoundland dog in England. But when they finally arrive, they’re faced with a few local secrets that stir up more than a little trouble.Add in some very peculiar lights, strange new friends, a police chase and some stampeding sheep, and the Griffin kids are in over their heads—literally. Apparently this town has a ghost problem and the three children must race to solve the mystery before the ghosts take something that doesn’t belong to them.
It's Ok to Go Up the Slide
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- 13 uur lezen
When it comes to parenting, sometimes you have to trust your gut.With her first book, It’s OK Not to Share , Heather Shumaker overturned all the conventional rules of parenting with her “renegade rules” for raising competent and compassionate kids. In It’s Ok To Go Up the Slide , Shumaker takes on new hot-button issues with renegade rules such - Recess Is A Right- It’s Ok Not To Kiss Grandma- Ban Homework in Elementary School- Safety Second- Don’t Force Participation Shumaker also offers broader guidance on how parents can control their own fears and move from an overscheduled life to one of more free play. Parenting can too often be reduced to shuttling kids between enrichment classes, but Shumaker challenges parents to reevaluate how they’re spending their precious family time. This book helps parents help their kids develop important life skills in an age-appropriate way. Most important, parents must model these skills, whether it’s technology use, confronting conflict, or coping emotionally with setbacks. Sometimes being a good parent means breaking all the rules.
Set against the backdrop of the Great Lakes, this narrative chronicles over forty years of land conservation efforts focused on a significant sand dune on Lake Michigan. Heather Shumaker weaves together personal stories and broader themes of community engagement and environmental stewardship. The book serves as both a captivating adventure and a case study in landscape-level conservation, exploring the complexities of balancing economic needs with the preservation of natural spaces, highlighting the ongoing challenges and triumphs in the fight for ecological integrity.