Last year, Mary Rothschild moved 3,000 miles and engaged in a new listening tour of parents and teachers of young children, as well as a massive curation of  all her former work preparing for a book publication. What emerged is that we see the need both to bring the sunshine of our attention to young … Continue reading →

  The link below is to a post I wrote six years ago. Recently, my four and a half year old granddaughter asked, while we were playing by Facetime: “Are there big problems in the world?”  It took her mother and me by surprise and it was at the end of the call, so the … Continue reading →

. Hear the Talk: http://tinyurl.com/ycd7o7hf It was such a privilege to be part of TEDx in Traverse City, Michigan. Spread the word about putting relationships first and intentional use of media with young children Continue reading →

  I was reading an article from the New York Times that talks about “no phone zones” and Sherry Turkle’s term “Sacred spaces” for such zones. It’s an excellent article and evidence of interest in “unplugging.” However, it occurred to me that the image of the dinner table is often invoked when talking about making phone-free … Continue reading →