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Small Talk

Read more about the article Small Talk Is 8!

Small Talk Is 8!

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 28, 2022
  • Post category:Books/Family/Parenting
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We’re celebrating the eight-year birthday/anniversary of my book Small Talk: Learning from My Children About What Matters Most. I hope you’ll join me in enjoying these words! (You can watch…

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Read more about the article Small Talk Book Birthday

Small Talk Book Birthday

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 28, 2021
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I got to hold a baby yesterday. A bright-eyed baby who smells soft and sweet (I know—how does someone smell soft, but she really did) and who cries and grabs…

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Read more about the article Reading Small Talk: Behind-the-Scenes

Reading Small Talk: Behind-the-Scenes

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 6, 2020
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Want a glimpse of Small Talk behind-the-scenes? How do my kids REALLY feel about being stuck at home with our family?! What do they think I am having a hard…

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Read more about the article A Mother’s Day Gift: Reading Small Talk Podcast

A Mother’s Day Gift: Reading Small Talk Podcast

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 1, 2020
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Download Audiobook To all the mothers and fathers of young children who are struggling right now, I have a small gift for you—the Reading Small Talk podcast—that I hope might…

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Read more about the article How to Talk with Your Children (and Friends) about Faith Pt. 1

How to Talk with Your Children (and Friends) about Faith Pt. 1

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:May 1, 2019
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“I’m just not interested in the Bible,” Penny said a few weeks ago. “I will never understand how evolution and creation can both be true,” William has told me more…

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Read more about the article Eight Ideas to Help Your Child Develop a Love of Reading

Eight Ideas to Help Your Child Develop a Love of Reading

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 13, 2018
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  Here are 8 ideas for how to help your child enjoy reading more than they do right now. (Lots of people asked me how Penny became such a strong…

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Read more about the article What if You Don’t Need to Be Successful? (Or, Advent Reflections on Joy)

What if You Don’t Need to Be Successful? (Or, Advent Reflections on Joy)

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 22, 2016
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I was grumpy for a few years. Maybe not every day. But most days. And at the core of my being, deep inside my heart, lay a stone, a slowly…

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