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…
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…
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…
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…
It’s a new year (or maybe when you’re reading this it’s sometime in October and you’re sipping a pumpkin spiced latte…)! Regardless, you want to set a reading goal for yourself, your kids and your family and you need all the tips and tricks. Well have I got some good news for you – you have…
If you are hooked on the idea of building an intentional bookshelf for your family, you know how important it is to protect this bookshelf at all cost and fill it with only the best children’s books. Guarding our home library is an important job we parents have, just as important as protecting our children from other influences…
We had the opportunity to welcome the lovely author & illustrator Jedda Robaard into the Intentional Book Club as our guest. Get to know Jedda, catch a sneak peek of our exclusive interview and learn more about how our club members have the chance to interact with our guests. About Jedda Jedda Robaard is a Melbourne-based illustrator…
We had the opportunity to welcome the esteemed Maria Dismondy into the Intentional Book Club as our guest. Get to know Maria, catch a sneak peek of our exclusive interview and learn more about how our club members have the chance to interact with our guests. About Maria When Maria was a little girl she…
I have a pretty huge announcement – I am talking mega huge. This blog has been around for over a year now, and in this past year I have shared quite a lot of things. There have been in-depth book reviews, features on intentional parents, long thoughtful posts about life and parenting and of course plenty of…
I opted to focus on our connection and my expression of love for him as a way to live with no regrets. No matter what happens, I want him to know how much he is loved and how valuable he is to the world. – Shannon McFarlane Tell us a little about yourself, your family and…
