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A Playful Interview, and a Mind in the Making

February 23, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Positive Guidance and Social Skills, Uncategorized 12 Comments

 

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Melitsa Avila as part of her weekly podcast for Raising Playful Tots.  I’d love for you to hop on over here and give it a listen.  We discuss socials skills, play, and sharing.  I’d love to hear your thoughts.  (Particularly on the sticky question about how to manage different parent philosophies within a playgroup.)

Coming up on Tuesday, I’ll be starting a new project and I want to get you on board.  I’ve had the book  Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs by Ellen Galinsky for quite some time now.  It’s a research-based book focused on real practices that support whole child development.  I love the premise of the book and everything I’ve heard and read about it.  Here’s the confession though: I haven’t gotten through the whole book yet.  I’ve been interrupted too many times.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about myself, it’s that I’m much more likely to get something done if I have an assignment and a deadline.  So I’ve decided to read the book, reviewing one chapter at a time here at Not Just Cute.  And I’d love for you to join me!  Read along and jump in on the discussion.  Let’s make it a virtual book group of sorts. 

So grab a copy of Ellen Galinsky’s Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs and read up on Chapter One.  (Good luck stopping there!)  On Tuesday I’ll share some of my impressions of the chapter, and I can’t wait hear yours as well!

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    Andrea says

    February 23, 2012 at 3:41 am

    I’ve put the book on reserve and hope to be able to join you in time 🙂

    Also, I listened yesterday to the podcast and thought you were brilliant. The advice to do what you are comfortable doing and not change how you when philosophies differ I thought was spot on. Getting a playgroup all on the same page is also a good idea.

    I second your idea of scripts. We do, “May I please have a turn when you are done?” a lot around here. I love the idea of empowering them with choices when sharing- I want to be more conscientious of that.

    I loved it so much I listened to it twice and will be going for a third. Great work!

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      notjustcute says

      February 23, 2012 at 1:14 pm

      Thanks so much, Andrea!

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    Michelle says

    February 23, 2012 at 10:37 am

    I’ve had that book forever too, and never read it…I’m going to try to find it and read along with you!

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    Love and Lollipops says

    February 23, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    Hi Amanda,

    I ordered the book today (based on your recommendation), but will only receive it mid March, so hopefully I’ll be able to catch up.

    Looking forward to Tuesdays. 🙂

    Georgia

    PS. Off to go listen to that podcast – will be my first. 🙂

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      Nicole says

      February 23, 2012 at 1:26 pm

      Hi. I requested it from my library there are 20 copies available now and its FREE!! 🙂

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        Amanda @NotJustCute says

        February 23, 2012 at 4:50 pm

        Free is my favorite!

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    Lisa Jean says

    February 23, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    I also have had the book for a while and not read it. I will start today and read it with you all.

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    notjustcute says

    February 23, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    I’m excited to have so many great people reading along!

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    Scott says

    February 23, 2012 at 3:19 pm

    I’ve had the book for a while. I started it last week but haven’t read very far. So I’m going to try and stay up with you.

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    Sandy R. says

    February 23, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    I’m in the same boat! I have had the book for almost a month and haven’t gotten through the first chapter, but so far its excellent!

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    Melitsa says

    February 24, 2012 at 8:17 am

    Thanks for the shout out and sharing 😉

    Looking forward to reading along with you all. I bought the book along with nurture shock and 7 habits ( families). I’ve read NS and wow loved it. I have so many other books on the go it’s great to come and read this one now with people who want to chat.

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