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Heather Lake
Today my dear friend Shannon joins us as we discuss creating "Invitations to Play" for children of all ages.
Here's what we covered:
What is an Invitation to Play?
What are some specific examples and elements of an invitation to play?
How could we create one for older children and teens?
Where do we begin?
I hope you join us, and afterwards if you decide to create one yourself, I'd love to see it!
In this episode:
Book for us: Book Girl by Sarah Clarkson
Book for Children: Dinotopia
Let's talk about: How making plans leads to making friends.
Bill Gates famously took one week off, twice a year to think. He called them "Think Weeks" and he literally went to a cabin in the woods to read, ponder and think. Jeff Bezos gave his staff a 30 minute chunk of time to read a 6 page, well written memo before each staff meeting. Time alone with our own thoughts is a vital part of human thriving. This week we talk about it, and how we can insert it into our own lives.
The attention economy lives for one thing - eyeballs on screens. What does this mean for us and how do we navigate it well for us and our families?
This is Chapter 5 in our Book Club Study of Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi
This week we talk about how taking photos impacts our memories, and how to do it intentionally. Join us!
This is Chapter 4 of our Book Club of Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi
According to a study done in 2014 by Virginia Tech, maybe so!
That and more this week as we continue our book study on Bored and Brilliant: How spacing out can unlock your most productive and creative self. Join us!
Is our time online and spent doing digital tasks, using apps, scrolling social media and being plugged in all the time actually making us more distractible? As Manoush says “Most of us who have observed our own behavior don’t need science to prove that technology is changing us, but let’s bring some in anyway.”
Join us as we continue our Book Club, reading Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi.
Bored and Brilliant Chapter 1: "What we talk about when we talk about Boredom".
This week we discuss: The 2 kinds of boredom, richer definitions of boredom and brilliance, and WHY our brains NEED free time and space to do it's important "default mode" work. Join us!
Welcome to this episode of Book Club! Today we are kicking off our study of Manoush Zomorodi's best selling book Bored and Brilliant; How Spacing out can Unlock your most Productive and Creative Self. We will look at the power of free space for our brains and encourage ourselves to pop more free time into our lives.
Have you even been in the frustration-distraction cycle? This happens to me, especially when I am frustrated about something. I feel frustration, so I reach for my phone to distract me. Several scrolls and clicks later, and my brain is more full than it was before, and my responsibilities have piled up higher. This makes me more frustrated, which sends me scrolling into new distractions.
Join me today as we discuss what the frustration-distraction cycle is and how to get out!
Does it even matter what our children watch on TV? What's the big deal? This week we talk about the principle of becoming and beholding, the idea that we become more and more like that which we see. How does this impact children and what kinds of things are best for us to show them? Join us as we discuss today.
In this episode, my sister Beth and I talk about the movie Ready Player One, the Oculus headset, and what implications there could be if our world collided with the sci-fi reality of virtual reality in the mainstream of life.
In this episode, my sister Beth joins me as we explore the research from the book "Irresistible" by Adam Alter and discuss the brain science of addictionand why social media can be so habit forming. Also, what we can do to avoid these patterns. A don't miss episode!
Technology isn't going anywhere, so where do WE start as parents? Here we discuss 5 steps to understanding how to parent technology, starting with us.
Fred Rogers was a would-be Minister who instead turned his life towards creating high quality television programming for children. How did he do it? And why did he do it? Find out on this episode of the DigiMummy Podcast.
Show Notes:
PBS Senate Hearing 1969
Movie: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Book: A Good Neighbor by Maxwell King
Find Mr. Rogers Neighborhood on Amazon Prime
There is something wonderful about bookstores filled with old books, dusty shelves, and a million worlds just waiting to be discovered. In this inaugural episode, we discuss the glory of old bookstores, and why visiting them is so worth your time.