On my shelf this week:
Toddlers are A**holes: It’s Not Your Fault, by Bunmi Laditan
The Irrational Season, by Madeleine L’Engle
Parenting With Presence: Practices for Raising Conscious, Confident, Caring Kids, by Susan Stiffelman
All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr
I’m not quite sure what to think of Bunmi Laditan’s parenting humor book…she’s very good at humor, though. I’ve been wanting to read this classic spiritual from Madeleine L’Engle for a while, so I’ve finally made time. I’m a big fan of Susan Stiffelman and her first book, Parenting Without Power Struggles, so when this newest one came out I knew I had to add it to the list. And I’m finally getting around to reading Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize winner. It’s beautifully written.
Best quotes so far:
“The Coming of the Kingdom is creation coming to be what it was meant to be, the joy and glory of all creation working together with the Creator.”
Madeleine L’Engle
“It is the nature of love to create.”
Madeleine L’Engle
“I find it a good discipline to practice believing as many as seven impossible things every morning before breakfast. How dull the world would be if we limited ourselves to the possible.”
Madeleine L’Engle
“Children who feel liked, seen, cherished—just as they are—are naturally more motivated to do what their parents ask; it is human nature to cooperate with those we feel solidly connected to.”
Susan Stiffelman
“Each of our children offers us opportunities to confront the dark and dusty corners of our minds and hearts, creating just the right conditions to call forth the kind of learning that can liberate us from old paradigms, allowing us to lead more expansive and fulfilling lives.”
Susan Stiffelman
“By looking at why your child’s behavior triggers you so deeply, you have an opportunity to heal something from long ago and grow into a more healthy and whole version of yourself.”
Susan Stiffelman
Read any of these? Tell us what you thought.
