Get Ready to Read Along!

January 27, 2014 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Positive Guidance and Social Skills, Uncategorized 15 Comments

It’s time!

There’s been such a great response to the selection of Heather Shumaker’s book, It’s OK Not to Share and Other Renegade Rules for Raising Competent and Compassionate Kids (*affiliate), as this year’s read along. I’m excited to get started!

Tomorrow I’ll be posting the reflection post for Section 1. As with each section, I’ll be hosting a Google+ hangout with another blogger and the author, Heather Shumaker, during the weeks between section posts. We’ll be having a little book chat about the section and will be incorporating some of your questions and thoughts from the section that you leave in the comments section of the reflection post.

Ever read something and wished you could ask the author about it — this read-along is your chance to do just that!

So here’s an outline of the upcoming section posts. G+ hangouts will be announced between sections. If you haven’t picked up your copy yet, or you fall behind don’t stress! Each section is laid out in such a way that it can stand alone.

Post and Hangouts will be updated and linked from here:

(*Click on each section title to go to the post or on the G+ or YouTube title to go to the recorded Hangouts. Links added as they are posted.)

Section	Pages	Post Date (Tues)	Hangout Date

1: Reviving Free Play— Don’t Steal Play It’s OK if it’s Not Hurting People or Property Kids Need Conflict	1-57	1/28	2/18YouTube with Heather Shumaker and Anna Ranson G+
2: Wild Emotions All Feelings Are OK. All Behavior Isn’t Let Kids Hit and Kick “I Hate You” Is Nothing Personal Take Dictation from Your Tot Go Ahead: Let Him Hate the Baby!	59-114	2/18	3/10YouTube with Heather Shumaker G+
3a: Sharing People and Toys (part 1) It’s OK Not to Share Let Her Hog That Toy All Day	113-139	3/11	3/19YouTube w/Heather ShumakerYouTube w/ Janet Lansbury TBA
3b: Sharing People and Toys (part 2) We’re Not All Friends Here You Can’t Play = A-OK Hang Up a “No Girls” Sign Take Rejection in Stride	140-192	4/7	4/21 YouTube w/ Heather Shumaker and Kristina Buskirk
4a: Kids, Power, & Action (part1) Ban Chairs – Not Tag Give Kids Power Only Punch Friends	193-233	4/22	5/12 YouTube w/ Heather Shumaker and Jamie Reimer
4b: Kids, Power, & Action (Part 2) Bombs, Guns and Bad Guys Allowed Boys Can Wear Tutus	234-266	5/13	6/2 3:15 pm EDT G+YouTube w/ Heather Shumaker and Allison McDonald
5: Creativity, Persistence, & Empty Praise Pictures Don’t Have to Be Pretty Paint Off the Paper Stop Saying “Good Job!”	267-294	6/3	TBA – with Heather Shumaker and Rachelle Doorley
6: Bad Words, Polite Words, and Lies Kids Don’t Have to Say “Sorry” Let Your Kid Swear Love Your Kid’s Lies	295-325	6/24	YouTube with Heather Shumaker and Emily Plank
7:Sensitive Subjects Sex Ed Starts in Preschool Be Buddies with Dead Birds	327-354	7/15	YouTube with Heather Shumaker
8: Renegade Rules in the Real World Make Some Enemies at the Playground Goof Up	355-370	7/15	TBA

There’s also this printable version to help keep you on track!

So print out the schedule, bookmark this page, and meet me back here for each post so you can share your thoughts and join in the discussion with the author herself.

I hope to see you soon!

Comments

Lisa says

January 27, 2014 at 2:36 pm

So looking forward to this, Amanda! Thank you so much for making this happen.

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Tina says

January 27, 2014 at 9:07 pm

Exciting! I’m already enjoying this book and looking forward to the discussion.

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- notjustcute says
  
  January 27, 2014 at 10:45 pm
  
  I can’t wait to incorporate the comments from all the readers! Hoping for plenty of discussion!
  
  Reply

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It’s OK NOT to Share Section 2: Wild Emotions | Not Just Cute says:

February 18, 2014 at 2:11 pm

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April 8, 2014 at 1:39 am

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May 12, 2014 at 9:39 pm

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May 13, 2014 at 1:33 am

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June 25, 2014 at 9:30 am

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July 22, 2014 at 1:08 am

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