Tag: parent and child reading

Animated feature films have come a long way since Walt Disney’s 1937Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. For films in the past two decades, the technical advances of animation are rivalled only by the increasing depth of storytelling. Like many children and parents in Hong Kong and abroad, our family recently watched and loved the… Continue reading Between The Lines: How to teach difference between words and thoughts (Inside Out helps)

There’s plenty of time for children to read Harper Lee’s books, so why not let them tackle more age-appropriate fare, says Annie Ho. Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman has been flying off the shelves of bookshops and libraries around the world, and I wonder whether the copies being sold in Hong Kong should include a label… Continue reading Between The Lines: The best books for children under 12 who’ve outgrown kids’ books

Every one of us starts life as an egocentric baby, concerned only with having our own needs fulfilled. Somewhere along the road to adulthood, we all become less self-centred, to varying degrees. Some children are so protected from growing pains that they never let go of their self-centredness. Others grow up in an environment that… Continue reading Between The Lines: Two books that teach children how to help others

Children and their feelings were neglected well into the 1960s. Betty Francis (played by January Jones) in the television series Mad Men was probably typical of her era.   My husband and I never argued until our children came along. At first, we blamed the kids. Then we blamed the stress of parenting, both external… Continue reading Between The Lines: Parents need to agree about how to raise children. Here’s a book that helps