How do we speak to and listen to our children ?  Wade Bergner discovered a shocking statistic that children hear the word “Don’t” about 150,000 times by the time they’re 18 years old but only hear about 2,000 words of encouragement.   Prompted by that, his own sons’ growing into young men, and his personal midlife reassessment, he wrote The Bird Ride, a sweet and literally eye opening beautifully illustrated children’s book.  Listen and learn from this first-time writer on his first ever interview.  He’s doing well !   The Bird Ride published by Winds of Change Press.  bergnerbooks.com