tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715809071150869560.post5465990646425864752..comments2015-10-20T02:39:38.648-07:00Comments on The Blacker Swan: Don't tell your kid he's smart....just give him a book...Blacker Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08975015158502913160noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715809071150869560.post-30267541131587571582010-05-05T15:34:13.047-07:002010-05-05T15:34:13.047-07:00Also ... our favorite reads ... "Homemade Lov...Also ... our favorite reads ... "Homemade Love," "The Curse in Reverse" and "Cat in the Hat."toyfotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925976386177377987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715809071150869560.post-18418949778114254872010-05-05T15:31:52.053-07:002010-05-05T15:31:52.053-07:00I think people get way too entrenched in the schoo...I think people get way too entrenched in the school-of-what's-happening-now ... whatever it is.<br /><br />I think it's ok to tell kids they're smart and pretty and hardworking ... or that we know they're trying to be, anyway. I believe kids really do know when they've earned praise and when it just handed to them as appeasement. <br /><br />No one gets through life without lots of dissappointment, perhaps even moreso when we try our best to alleviate hurt rather than just comisserate with pain.toyfotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925976386177377987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715809071150869560.post-7118846998736435942010-05-05T15:25:08.882-07:002010-05-05T15:25:08.882-07:00We were big on the Pat the Bunny, and Green Eggs a...We were big on the Pat the Bunny, and Green Eggs and Ham. Also, I have read all the Harry Potter books out loud. We went into longer books pretty early. The James Herriot books, All Creatures Great and Small, etc., were good for a long time--there's so many of them. And the short chapters that tell a complete story made for good bedtime reading.Blacker Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975015158502913160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-715809071150869560.post-91805292469025036012010-05-05T13:05:42.293-07:002010-05-05T13:05:42.293-07:00In addition to being a heck of a Scrabble player, ...In addition to being a heck of a Scrabble player, you're right on, Julie! Kids need to learn how to handle failure. Not making the team is a huge life learning experience. Let's ban 'self-esteem' trophies for mediocre effort.<br /><br />I just read about a family who lets the kids watch TV, but only with the sound turned off and closed captioning turned on. It's paid off in better grades in school.<br /><br />Keep on blogging - you're creating great stuff! Oh, and my kids' favorite bedtime story was the "Stinky Cheese Man"!Paige Lehmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831397736314776309noreply@blogger.com