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So nice you'd think I wrote this myself!
Published Friday, March 06, 2009 in
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This is a recent review on Amazon for "Bringing Up Geeks" and I'm now considering making thousands of copies of it and using it to wallpaper my bathroom. I don't even know this person, but now I am hoping she wins Publisher's Clearinghouse or something. So lovely I just had to share it with you...
Bringing Up Geeks
5.0 out of 5 stars
I can't shout Amen loud enough!
March 5, 2009
"I picked this book up randomly at the book store - I was drawn by the title because my friends and I talk all the time about what geeks our little kids are (in a good wholesome way) and how we hope they stay that way. So I'm about half-way through the book, and my highlighter pen is running out of ink! This is the book for moms like me who rail against Bratz dolls to whoever will hold still long enough, who can't understand why kids' birthday parties are a big flop without an inflatable castle in the backyard, who instinctively know that all that texting can't be a good thing for a kid's social skills, who genuinely want to raise kids who are smart, mannerly, kind, and (gasp) pleasant to be around. This book expounds on important things that we all know in our heads -- like we need to read to our kids, for example - but she gives lots of great tips for doing those things - while also giving much-needed assurance that we can, in fact, raise our kids with some good old-fashioned counter-culture values...that we don't have to bow to the pressure of what everyone else is doing, and it can work. It's given me much to think about, easy steps to incorporate into our family life, and it's perhaps most importantly reminded me of the long-view of child-rearing. I am looking at each day with my children with a little more intentionality - knowing that what we're doing/allowing/saying/seeing now will shape my child's view of the world and his eventual role in it one day as a grown-up. I am loving this book - and highly recommend it for moms with kids of all ages. Oh, and did I mention she's FUNNY? It's not a text book - it's an easy read, written with intelligence and wit and the common sense I've been clamoring for. I'm buying copies for all my friends."
Read the original here!
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Heather Brown @
Sunday, April 19, 2009 12:46 PM
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Marybeth, I love your book Bringing Up Geeks. I wish more people at my kids school would read it. It is nice to hear of others that have a problem with Bratz and violent video games. My family and I thank you. Keep up the fight...we will to. God Bless You! Heather
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Children's Bedroom Furniture @
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:28 PM
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Is it true that we have to find the narrow path for our kids? Maybe that's a path to action rather than inaction?
When we moved into our neighborhood six years ago, my son who was twelve at the time ended up staying home alone most every day that summer. It seemed the neighborhood was void of any kids. The streets were desolate. When he attended school that fall, he found out that there were tons of kids his age in our neighborhood. You just didn't know it because they were all inside playing videos games and being entertained by a virtual world.
When we were kids, we were outside playing baseball and building skateboards, etc. etc. We were forced to use our imagination and ingenuity to entertain ourselves.
It's a shame there's a whole world out there that I believe our kids are missing out on these days!
Thanks for letting me rant!
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Nyla Claussen @
Friday, September 04, 2009 1:25 AM
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Marybeth, I was listening to you on Relevant Radio this morning. You were telling us about your middle school daughter's concern about how to response to being asked why she wasn't wearing makeup. You wondered what a boy's concern might be. I had to laugh. It's whitey, tidy underwear in the locker room. My sixth grader in middle school doesn't like the way boxers feel. He made sure he had a long tee on. He was also armed with a response to any comment he might get. I really appreaciate your work. I feel very alone in my parenting. I thank God my kids get it and don't fight me on it. They love you too!
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Nancy @
Monday, September 21, 2009 1:04 PM
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Marybeth, I'm almost finished with your book and it is reaffirming so much of what I believe as a parent. My oldest daughter is in 7th grade, and since 6th grade I have witnessed a huge split amongst the kids: one group has taken the "popular" route--lots of makeup, cell phones, constant texting, boys & girls going out with each other, roaming the neighborhood late at night, little parental supervision, rude behavior, scornful to and about their parents (and other people's parents!) etc. The other road is the wonderful geek road, which I hadn't really realized I'd been traveling on until I read your book. All I knew was that I didn't want my daughter on that other path, and thankfully she is so not interested in it or the people on it. Maybe the "geek path" is the road less taken, but I am so thrilled to have three daughters who love to hang out at home, who are creative, who respect their parents, who have really, really nice friends, and who I am proud to call my daughters. Thanks for a great book. I just posted it as a "great book recommendation" on my facebook page.
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