Category: Review

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Book Review: Growing up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World, by Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane

June 9, 2014

That there are more screens in our lives now than ever is probably something we all agree on. Even if we do not personally own one, screens are everywhere: on roads, in stores, at our workplace, in schools, ad nauseum. In my personal, non-expert point of view, screens are here to stay. Thankfully, screens are… Read More Book Review: Growing up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World, by Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane

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Book Review: Writing Talk: Conversations with Top Writers of the Last Fifty Years, by Alex Hamilton

June 3, 2014

One can choose to read a book of conversations about writing for many reasons. It can help a reader delve into the minds of those who create the literary food they live on; it can help a writer glean useful insights. As both an avid reader and long-time writer, I picked up this title for… Read More Book Review: Writing Talk: Conversations with Top Writers of the Last Fifty Years, by Alex Hamilton

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Book Review: The Elephant in the ADHD Room: Beating Boredom as the Secret to Managing ADHD by Letitia Sweitzer

May 26, 2014

I am neither a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, but I have seen the effect a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) can have on a child; chances are, you and I are in the same boat. My experience has been overall negative; the diagnosed children have, for the most part, been labelled as unable… Read More Book Review: The Elephant in the ADHD Room: Beating Boredom as the Secret to Managing ADHD by Letitia Sweitzer

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Book Review: The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, by Daniel J Levitin

May 23, 2014

In an eye opening NPR talk, Harvard professor Ann Blair discusses how information overload is certainly not unique to the digital age. This same concern accompanied every invention related to any increase in our ability to more efficiently share more information. The question of organizing information started the instant humans invented writing. How will the… Read More Book Review: The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload, by Daniel J Levitin