On the Addison Reads Audio Blog I talked about why I get vulnerable & admit mistakes to my child. Even though it’s hard. Even though it is humbling. Even though my pride sometimes tells me not to. You can click the link below to listen to this very vulnerable, honest and raw podcast episode! Be…
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9 Practical Ways to Thrive During Seasons of Solo Parenting
Listen & Learn Don’t have time to read the full post? I get it, I’m a busy parent, too! You can now listen and learn by clicking the “PLAY” button below. If you’re here reading this post, you can likely relate to one of these two scenarios: you are planning for the fact that you…

Giraffes Can’t Dance | A Children’s Book About Self Love & The Power of Music
Today I am back with a classic Addison Reads thorough, in-depth & insightful book review for you all. (Back in the day, this used to be all I did here on the blog, in fact, you can search through the archives of all the book reviews I have written!). The point in doing this is to…

Using SOUND to Make Reading FUN for Kids
I often get one of two responses when I talk to parents about reading with their children. On one end of the spectrum, I hear “I love reading with my kids, we read every day, it’s so fun!”. On the other end, I hear parents say “I want to read with my children but it’s…

Cultural Awareness & Empathy: Teaching Global Love To Your Children Through Books
In a world that often challenges the ideas of global love and cultural awareness, it is more important than ever to encourage our children to love all people. This Valentine’s Day and throughout the entire year, I encourage you to lead by example and through your books & activities, to show your children that we…

Five Clues that you’ve Found a GREAT Children’s Book for your Intentional Bookshelf
Listen & Learn Often times the bad things in our lives are easier to point out than the good. Flaws, imperfections, things we’d fix. I think the same goes for our bookshelves. It’s not too terribly hard to point out bad books especially once you know what to look for – you can read this whole…