On this week’s show, Nicole discusses the importance of monitoring your child’s screen time, and has some suggestions for books you can take out from our collection. And speaking of books, Sara has a stack of interesting books on communication and why we need to talk with each other instead of at each other.
This episodes takeaway: The summer is going by fast, Halloween stuff is out, Nicole doesn’t understand but I am happy about the impending end of the summer. Sal LOVES DK books.
Nicole talks about screen time and children, check out ABC Mouse, it is now available at home (with an MCPL card). But here are some of the titles for kids to check out:
- Calmer, easier, happier screen time : for parents of toddlers to teens: a guide to getting back in charge of technology / Noël Janis-Norton
- The screentime solution : a judgment-free guide to becoming a tech-intentional family / Emily Cherkin, MEd
- 1000 hours outside : activites to match screen time with green time / Ginny Yurich
- Screen time is not forever / by Elizabeth Verdick ; illustrated by Marieka Heinlen
I talk about communication and effective communication. We have plenty of books that will help you navigate talking to people and how to be a better listener. Check out these books:
- Just say it! four phrases that will change your life forever! / Dr. Cheryl Bauman
- How to talk so men will listen / Marian K. Woodall
- Say what you mean : a mindful approach to nonviolent communication / Oren Jay Sofer ; foreword by Joseph Goldstein
- That’s not what I meant! : how conversational style makes or breaks your relations with others / Deborah Tannen
- 808 conversation starters for couples : spark curious chats during dinner time, date night or at any moment / Robin Westen
- Messages : the communication skills book / Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, Patrick Fanning
- The complete idiot’s guide to body language / by Peter A. Andersen
