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library_mamaWell… it’s been a month or two since my last post. I have been working madly on running the teen area – a full time job – on top of my own. Now that a real sub has been hired, I should have more time again, except for all of the work that I didn’t get done before. So (over the course of several days, I expect), I’ll try to do a super-condensed version of all the books I’ve been reading. Here's a first go:
Keys to Interfaith Parenting by Iris Yob This book starts from the refreshing premise that everyone has faith in something, even if it’s cynicism. It includes short summaries of some major world religions, followed by possible approaches to interfaith parenting. As opposed to the last book on interfaith parenting I read, this book says it’s important for children to learn about the faiths of both parents, even when they’re being raised as one.
The End: Hamburg 1945 by Hans Erich Nossack A moving and poetic first-hand account of the bombing of Hamburg. Less a lecture on the evils of war than a look at the psychology of first-hand traumatic change.
Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett by Colin Bateman A comic caper for teens, as an orphan and a couple of would-be gangsters try to find the stolen head of Ireland’s most beloved saint.
Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Laura Davis and Janis Keyser This is the practical companion to Unconditional Parenting. Where that book was heavy on rhetoric and research and short on actual practical technique, this one is full of practical guidelines for working with your children to help them become good people. They talk about things like how to incorporate your values into your family and how to teach young children conflict resolution. It’s full of first-hand stories from families of all different types.
Keys to Interfaith Parenting by Iris Yob This book starts from the refreshing premise that everyone has faith in something, even if it’s cynicism. It includes short summaries of some major world religions, followed by possible approaches to interfaith parenting. As opposed to the last book on interfaith parenting I read, this book says it’s important for children to learn about the faiths of both parents, even when they’re being raised as one.
The End: Hamburg 1945 by Hans Erich Nossack A moving and poetic first-hand account of the bombing of Hamburg. Less a lecture on the evils of war than a look at the psychology of first-hand traumatic change.
Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett by Colin Bateman A comic caper for teens, as an orphan and a couple of would-be gangsters try to find the stolen head of Ireland’s most beloved saint.
Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Laura Davis and Janis Keyser This is the practical companion to Unconditional Parenting. Where that book was heavy on rhetoric and research and short on actual practical technique, this one is full of practical guidelines for working with your children to help them become good people. They talk about things like how to incorporate your values into your family and how to teach young children conflict resolution. It’s full of first-hand stories from families of all different types.
