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10 Read Alouds: CreativityHere are 10 of the books featured in the Creativity Book Guide , along with a video read aloud and some thoughts on how they explore the...
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Book Basket: LoveWhen I first started learning about character strengths, I was surprised that “love” was listed as a strength. Love was something I thought of as...
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Book Basket: Well-Being and MeaningPositive psychology is the study of what’s going well in our lives and how we can build on that to flourish and increase well-being. Studies show...
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Illustrator Nívola Uyá on the book that made her fall in loveI’ve always loved being in nature. Whether a wild forest or the backyard, there’s always an opportunity to see something new or feel wonderfully...
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Children’s books that celebrate sensitivityWhile working on a recent post about creativity , I realized how difficult it can be to find children’s books that explore sensitivity as a...
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth on beauty, imagination and hope in Tar BeachSharon Dennis Wyeth is the author of many meaningful and thought-provoking stories. I recently reached out to her about Something Beautiful ....
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On Awe: Nell Cross Beckerman’s favorite children’s books evoking aweI’ve been exploring Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence this month. In a prior post , I explored what this abstract strength actually means...
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Children’s books that inspire awe and wonderIt’s winter where we live and all the trees are bare. The branches make pretty shapes against the sky and it’s easy to see the cardinals and...
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Children’s books about grief, loss and changeEvery so often, one of my kids will want to talk about death and the scary unknown of things changing and ending. There are many wonderful books...
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What is strength-based parenting?In The Strength Switch , psychologist Lea Waters points out that we are often more attuned to our kids’ shortcomings than to their strengths....
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Authors reflect on their favorite books on gratitudeThere are many wonderful children’s books on gratitude. From rhyming board books that introduce thankfulness to toddlers to beautifully...
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10 Read Alouds: PrudenceHere are 10 of the books featured in the Prudence Book Guide , along with thoughts on how they may be used to explore the character strength of...
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10 Read Alouds: GratitudeHere are 10 of the books featured in the Gratitude Book Guide , along with thoughts on how they may be used to explore the character strength of...
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Learning about character strengthsGetting started on character strength research? I started my journey here: Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification , a...
