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Today’s show is part of our fundamentals series where we focus on practical ideas and resources.  This episode is especially for younger parents and is dedicated to developing the love of reading mindset.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:

• Picking the “right” reading material in the context of cultivating the right attitude
• Managing parental expectations is also important because your attitude will impact children’s feelings about reading
• Features to look at when kids first start to read:  

1.      Books that kids can actually touch and get dirty, e.g., choose books that have texture

2.    Books that young kids can easily flip the pages, e.g., cardboard pages, a size they can easily handle

• Anything, even gimmicky books, that engages their interest is good
• Library sales are great places to find cheap kids books.  So are church rummage sales, garage sales and homeschool bookstores that sell used materials.
• Just get kids used to seeing books everywhere … the bedrooms, the car, the stroller, the bathroom
• Giving kids choices with piles of books gives them the opportunity to choose what look interesting
• Tali found that cartoons with simple lines and large fonts worked best with her kids
• She also did not use phonics to teach kids how to read
• Coloring books and sticker books help grab children’s interest
• Choose materials less because of the specific topic, even Bitcoin, but more for positive feelings
• Use tools, e.g., a ruler with the center area cut out, to help younger readers focus and train their eyes
• Stay away from dumb-downed and abridged editions
• Let kids gets pulled into stories, even ones being read by relatives or audible books
• Set the example … let your kids see you read
• Books allow readers to use their imagination.  Exercise the creativity muscle.
• It is a disservice to expect certain abilities and skills at certain ages.  
• Yes, high-time-preference fiat-stress can be a challenge but being aware of this, you can still make reading a priority
• Subtitles on for all movies and shows!
• It’s better to play read stories than to give kids an ipad to watch cartoons.  Cartoons have dumbed-down and overly-simplified language.
• Scott compares kids’ growing brains to AI language learning 
• Get copies of original, unabridged classics.  Build a library.  There are technocrats who are systematically trying to ban, re-write or otherwise remove them.
• Don’t lecture while reading, e.g., with Bitcoin kids books
• Get them involved, e.g., asking questions while reading to them
• There’s nothing more that the child wants than to be with you.  Your presence matters more than book selection.

 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:

• “Ten Little Dinosaurs (Eyeball Animation)” by Pattie Schnetzler and Jim Harris Amazon
• “How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?” by Jane Yolen and Weston Woods Amazon
• Dr. Seuss classics … “Cat in the Hat,” “Green Eggs and Ham,” etc.
• “The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories” and “The Children's Book of Virtues” by William J. Bennett Amazon
• John Taylor Gato’s “Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling”  Amazon
• John Taylor Gato’s “Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling”  Amazon
• Michael Knowles’ “Speechless: Controlling Words, Controlling Minds”  Amazon
• George Orwell’s “1984”
• Centralized governments want control and dumbing down language is a tactic
• Jules Verne’s “Around the World in Eighty Days”
• Jules Verne’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth”
• Curious George books, especially the classical editions
• Gina and Mercer Mayer books
• Eileen Christelow’s “Five Little Moneys jumping on the bed”
• Cynthia Rylant’s “Henry and Mudge” books
• Cynthia Rylant’s “Mr. Putter and Tabby”
• Martin Handford’s “Where’s Waldo?” books for fun
• The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential’s “How to Teach Your Baby to Read (The Gentle Revolution Series)”
• Shinichi Suzuki’s “Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education”
• William and Constance Starr’s “To Learn with Love: A Companion for Suzuki Parents”

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STANDING RESOURCE RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Article "Homeschoolers Are Bitcoiners Who Don't Know It Yet" https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/parallels-between-homeschool-and-bitcoin
• Tali’s “Quick Start” checklist  https://www.freemarketkids.com/blogs/i-want-to-start-homeschooling/i-want-to-start-homeschooling-quick-start-checklist

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