“If war occurs, that positive adult contact in every shape is needed more than ever. It will be a matter of emotional life and death. There's not a handy one-minute way of talking to your kid about war.” IfsWayWarMatterKidsTalkingMinutesEmotionalNeededShapesAdultsContactLife And DeathOne MinuteHandyEmotional LifeWay Of Talking Author:Richard Louv
“The emotions that sustain religious belief are all, in fact, deeply ordinary and deeply recognisable to anybody who has ever made their way across the common ground of human experience as an adult.” WayHumansMadeFactsBeliefReligiousCommonEmotionOrdinaryAdultsHuman ExperienceReligious BeliefCommon Ground Book:Unapologetic: Why, despite everything, Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense Source: Unapologetic: Why, despite everything, Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense
“Kids should feel afraid of 'Doctor Who.' All the adults I've talked to remember fondly being afraid when they were kids. That's part of the reason they remember it and love it. And if you're afraid in a controlled way, you sort of appreciate fear in some respect.” IfsWayFeelsShouldReasonKidsRememberAdultsAppreciateDoctorsAnd LoveControlledDoctor WhoBeing Afraid Author:Matt Smith
“Early on I came to realize something, and it came from the mail I received from kids. That is, kids at that pivotal age, 12, 13 or 14, they're still deeply affected by what they read, some are changed by what they read, books can change the way they feel about the world in general. I don't think that's true of adults as much.” ThinkingWorldWayFeelsStillsBookKidsAgeRealizingChangedAdultsAffectedMailPivotal Author:Lois Lowry
“The annual award of $5,000 goes to an author for a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults. Scott O'Dell established this award to encourage other writers--particularly new authors--to focus on historical fiction. He hoped in this way to increase the interest of young readers in the historical background that has helped to shape their country and their world.” WorldWayYearsChildrenBookCountryYoungInterestFictionFocusReaderShapesAdultsIncreaseHistoricalYoung AdultBackgroundsAwardsHistorical FictionAnnualsDellPrevious Years Author:Scott O'Dell
“What a gifted child is, in many ways, is a gifted learner. And what a gifted adult is, is a gifted doer. And those are quite separate domains of achievement.” WayChildrenAchievementAdultsGiftedDomainDoersLearnersGifted Children Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“I have always believed in the magic of childhood and think that if you get your life right that magic should never end. I feel that if adults cannot enjoy a children’s book properly there is something wrong with either the book or the adult reading it. This of course, is just a smart way of saying I don't want to grow up.” IfsThinkingWayWantFeelsShouldChildrenBookEndsCoursesReadingGrowsEnjoyGrowing UpMagicChildhoodSmartAdultsAlways BelieveChildren's BooksMagic Of Childhood Author:Colin Thompson