A few years ago, a seasoned parent and dear friend taught me to say ‘yes’ to my kids as often as possible. “No” is every parent’s invaluable weapon against injury, […]
Speaking of Imagination
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau There is a language of imagination. Let’s call it imaginationish. It’s not actually a language, […]
Why Story Warren?
Don’t you hate it when people go straight to a section from The Lord of the Rings to explain something important in their lives? It reminds me of the part […]
N.D. Wilson: “Stories Are Like Catechisms for Your Impulses”
From a brief Q/A by Marvin Olasky (World Magazine) with author N.D. Wilson. Olasky: You’ve said you learned more philosophy, maybe even theology, from C.S. Lewis and Tolkien than from […]
Device or Story?
Research done at Temple University showed that paper books provide a more positive parent-child interaction for young children–and that electronic books dampen it. (In other words, a picture book helps […]