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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!