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 Livres
Heather Shumaker crée des récits captivants pour les enfants et les adultes, explorant les thèmes de la famille et de l'enfance avec un mélange unique d'humour et d'intuition. Son écriture aborde souvent les défis et les joies de l'adolescence, offrant des expériences réalistes à travers une voix narrative distinctive. L'approche de Shumaker se caractérise par sa portée imaginative et une perspective réfléchie sur la connexion et la découverte. Son travail invite les lecteurs dans des mondes vibrants, encourageant la curiosité et une compréhension plus profonde de l'expérience humaine.
The Griffins of Castle Cary
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
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
- 363pages
- 13 heures de lecture
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.