Boy-Responsive Literacy Consulting

01/26/2018

**Connecting Reading Role Models and Authors**

Reading Role Models for boys need lots of good books to read.

My author friends need downloads and readers.

That's why I love to share their books with you when they are free or $.99. For very little investment, you can download them on the Kindle App and have them ready to go when it's time to model reading for your son.

Win and Win!

Here's another book to check out. It's free today and tomorrow!

Happy Reading!

A mortally wounded Miss America entrusts a mysterious Russian coin to Damien Dickens, P.I. before she dies. After Damien disappears while researching the significance of the coin, Millie tracks her husband's abductor to Florida. When his captor falls to his death from the balcony of a 7th floor a...

01/21/2018

Being a reading role model is key to getting boys to read.

If you like mysteries and learning about other countries, check out The Trial for free today.

An urban legal/crime novel set in the beautiful Scottish city of Edinburgh.Part I of The Parliament House Books series - 3rd EditionWhen Glaswegian Brogan McLane completes many years of university education and legal training he crosses that great divide from Glasgow to Edinburgh. 'Called' to the...

01/07/2018

Join the FREE Inspired Parent Summit

My friend Mary Wheatley, Inspired Parent Coach put together an online event called The Inspired Parent Summit. This Summit is for all parents and caregivers looking for fresh and inspiring ideas to bring to their parenting concerns.

Join FREE here: http://bit.ly/IPS-HillaryTubin

I'm super excited to be part of this inspiring summit for parents. The first four interviews have been amazing...

Day 1: Dr. Susan Wilder speaks on juggling career and motherhood along with her practice in Functional Medicine and it’s benefits for the whole family.

Day 2: Dr. Laura Jana takes the science of brain development and offers us understanding of the “QI” skills; the positive life force that we are all born with.

Day 3: Lisa Flynn is founder and CEO of Childlight Yoga. She provides professional development trainings for educators, counselors and yoga teachers who support the physical, cognitive, social and emotional well being of children and youth.

Today: Mr. Tom Corley* is an internationally recognized authority on habits and wealth creation. His inspiring keynote addresses cover success habits of the rich, failure habits of the poor, and cutting edge “financial habit” change strategies.

*I use Tom Corley's research in my book, Boys and Books.

My interview about boys and reading is on January 14th.

Check it out or share with others. You won't be disappointed!

12/29/2017

Passionate about helping your child to thrive in all aspects of their life? This event is your chance to listen to over 20 experts who have been in your shoes. Discover The Inspired Parent Summit and it's insightful guests who offer direction and guidance to all parents looking for ways to best support their child's development.

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12/04/2017

The power of reading and writing!

What if...boys knew this power during their pre- and early adolescent years?

What if...just one adult they admired showed them how reading and writing can help them become the best version of themselves in the future?

What if can become what's possible!

Today is a great day to read in front of/with a boy who resists reading and talk to him about why you value reading and him.

Just days before his daughter's first birthday in 2006, Leronn Johnson was shot once in the shoulder and twice in his back. He says the bullets remain inside his body, a permanent reminder of the gang life he was part of growing up on the streets of Chicago.

11/27/2017

***Today, Cyber Monday, 'Boys and Books' is only $.99 in the Kindle Store.*** http://amzn.to/1WtNacj

We can't be okay with boys who resist reading.

But how do we help them open up to reading so they can become the best version of themselves?

The simple answer: Boys need at least one person they admire, outside of school, to step up and show them how to value reading by modeling reading.

Easier said than done. But by knowing the 10 foundational building blocks boys need to read, it doesn't have to be.

Be the one! Give a boy you know the gift of reading today.

It's easy with 'Boys and Books.'

Give Boys the Gift of Reading Have you begged your son to read a book, but he insists that he hates reading and won't? Are you concerned that his video game/ watching television/ computer surfing habit(s) are turning his brain to mush? Do you worry that his non-reading habit is imp...

11/23/2017

What a great way to invite boys to get to know their families this Thanksgiving. Creating an oral history, interviewing, and storytelling are great ways to learn the value of people's stories.

I remember separately interviewing my mom's parents for a class project when I was in seventh grade. Both of them talked a lot about the impact the Great Depression had on their lives. Prior to interviewing them, I didn't know anything about 1929. Afterwards, I became fascinated. I went to the library and read everything I could about it and when the project was complete, I respected and understood my grandparents so much more. And to this day, I love to read historical fiction that takes place during the Great Depression.

Here's to boys reading!

Stories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs

11/10/2017

Such an important article for both men and women to read!

We need to start talking to 9- to 14-year-old boys right now. A great place to start is by helping boys develop the daily reading habit today so they can build positive relationships with women in the future!

After women all over the world shared their stories of sexual harassment and abuse using the hashtag , many men pledged to change their behavior. Can they?

10/19/2017

**Important Report from Common Sense Media**

A must-read for parents of young kids, but two quotes stood out for me that I want to share:

1. "The report...found that children 8 and younger now spend more time on mobile screens -- around 48 minutes a day -- than they do reading or being read to, which on average is about 30 minutes a day."

2. "In a study that published in the journal Developmental Psychology last month, 3rd through 5th graders (ages 8-11) who had their own TV or video games in their bedrooms spent more time with media. More time spent was associated with a reduced amount of sleep and reading, and that has been tied to lower grades in school."

It used to be that kids 8 and younger were engaged with less screen time and more reading time. When kids turned 9 is where the huge drop in reading began and continued into high school.

Now, even kids 8 and younger are reading less! This scares and worries me greatly because of what happens as they get older (like the new study in the journal Developmental Psychology).

Reading matters, and it can be balanced into a kid's day. It must be balanced into a kid's day.

My new books, 'Real Boys Read: The 90-Day Step-by-Step Coaching Plan to Successfully Motivate Your 9- to 14-Year-Old Son to Win the Reading Game' and the companion book for boys, 'Win the Reading Game: The 10X Ultimate Reading-Reboot Playbook for Boys" are about to be published on Amazon.

I share the home-reading-habit system I created for parents to help their sons develop the daily reading habit and still allow for time to do everything they love.

The reason I left teaching and wrote my Boys Will Read | Parent Series is because I wanted to make sure that if any parent, anywhere, was worried about the amount of time their son spent on his device and wasn't reading, they had access to a proven home-reading-habit system for boys ages 9 to 14.

You don't need to use my system, but kids deserve the researched benefits that only the daily reading habit can offer to them.

Nearly half of kids 8 and younger in the United States have their own tablet, according to a new report.

10/09/2017

Bill Gates has been a self-directed reader (reads for himself) since childhood, and today he reads about 50 nonfiction books a year.

Why? Because reading is his primary way of learning, and it's how he moved his way up in the world and continues to do so today.

Something to think about at the start of the week: If your son resists reading/only reads for someone else, what's his competitive advantage for success?

Possessing the same characteristics of extremely rich and successful people is half the battle.

10/09/2017

I'm thinking about building a course teaching parents of boys who resist reading to achieve the joy of their son becoming a self-directed reader and thriving through my proven home-reading system. Do you know anyone who might be interested?

09/24/2017

Awesome book for middle schoolers...and it's free today on Kindle! Lots of action and cool characters.

Check it out!

Hidden somewhere in the High Alps is a mysterious Crystal that gives incredible power to whoever possesses it. The Shifters Alliance has one final chance to find the Crystal before the murderous apes and their evil master get their hands on it. But as Carter guides the Snow Bears into the lost la...