Parents & Children
The Reading Rule I've Decided Not to Make
Twenty minutes before screens sounds responsible. It can also teach a child to watch the clock instead of the page.
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Parents & Children
Reading with children is rarely only about books.
What They're Reading at 2 A.M.
We like to say teenagers don't read anymore. Plenty of them are awake at two in the morning reading on a screen. What that reading is for, and the one question worth asking them.
2 min read · 15 August 2026
How to Start a Book Club With Kids Who Don't Think They Like Reading
A book club doesn't need a curriculum or six children who already love reading. One child, one adult and one book is enough. This is the small version, and how to keep it going when it stalls.
2 min read · 11 August 2026
Nobody Called It the Slow Group. Every Child Knew Anyway.
Every classroom has one: the reading group nobody names and every child can point to. This is for the children at that table, and for the parents wondering whether theirs is one of them.
2 min read · 9 August 2026
5 Ways to Help a Reluctant Reader Finish a Book
A mystery instead of a chapter, a line to stop on, a ritual instead of an assignment, and two more ideas. Written from a writer's side of the page, for parents who want a reluctant reader to reach the last one.
2 min read · 30 July 2026
My Daughter Is Five and a Half. She Hasn't Read My Books.
I write books for young adults. My daughter is five and a half and hasn't read a page of them. On reading before reading, the one trick I trust, and why I'm happy to wait.
2 min read · 29 July 2026