Finding Wonder in a Wired World

+The Best Photo Shoot Ever

Erin Walsh’s wonderful book —It’s Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence — came out the same month as mine, from the same publisher.

Her book covers teens & tech. Mine covers awe and wonder.

But both books (and their authors) share a fundamental belief:

Radical curiosity is key to connecting meaningfully with our kids.

And also, teens are kinda the best.

Erin and I had a chance to chat together today for an Instagram Live episode we called “Finding Wonder in a Wired World.”

You can watch it below or click this link to watch it on instagram. And yes, Erin and I are wearing matching outfits.

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Best Photo Shoot Ever

Boston University Today interviewed me about my work for PBS KIDS. I consult for Carl the Collector, and they invited me to do a photo shoot with two BU professors who consult for the show PBS KIDS show Lyla in the Loop.

We got to pretend-gaze adoringly at Lyla and Carl, we laughed a lot, and it reminded me that PBS KIDS folks and education folks are some of the best people in the world to hang out with! You can read the article here.

Oh, and have you reached out to your representative about saving PBS and PBS KIDS? Go to Protect My Public Media.

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A Few Moments of Wonder

Yes, I’m still keeping my daily awe diary. Here are a few entries from the last couple of weeks.

Day 180

Learned this fact today.

Day 181

My dog sensed the storm coming long before I did — he kept staring at the sky and whining. Cupid is tuned in to emotions and nature in a way that exceeds my understanding.

Day 182

Leftovers from last night’s storm.

Day 183

My teenager and I went to a cat café today in Boston – – her request. The best part wasn’t playing with the cats; it was watching people walk past the window and break into smiles when they saw the cats. They morphed from stony-faced speed-walking to ridiculous grinning in about .2 seconds.

Day 188

I found these buds on my walk this morning and thought: "My dad would tell me it was an example of the golden ratio." The little things that stick in our heads and hearts long after childhood ends.

Cheers,

Deborah