In the third of our four-part series, "The Exchange: Live From Home," we talk with two New Hampshire authors on parenting and education, and an infectious disease specialist, about the triumphs and challenges of back-to-school season as a family. Listen to the audio below, and watch a video of the event.
Air date: Thursday, August 20, 2020.
GUESTS:
- KJ Dell'Antonia - Writer, former editor of the Motherlode blog at the New York Times, and author of the book How To Be A Happier Parent. Her new novel is called The Chicken Sisters.
- Jessica Lahey- Writer, and author of The Gift Of Failure. She writes about education and parenting, and recently authored a back-to-school guide for the Washington Post with her husband, Dr. Tim Lahey.
- Dr. Tim Lahey - Epidemiologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center, and co-author of "Back to school in a pandemic: A guide to all the factors keeping parents and educators up at night,"with Jessica Lahey.
Watch a video of this virtual event below:
Recommendations for educational (and not-so educational) books, games, videos, and more:
KJ Dell'Antonia recommends family-friendly television like Brooklyn 99and Holey Moley, about minature golf with a twist.
The Laheys have loved YouTube for sharing their children's interests. Some channels they enjoy are:
- Adam Neely'svideos on music theory
-Tasting History,all about historical recipes
-Binging with Babish,a cooking show that features some of our favorite meals from television and movies.
KJ Dell'Antonia says she's loved watching videos about ant colonies from AntsCanada with her kids.
And Jessica Lahey recommends several books for parents:
-The New Childhoodby Jordan Shapiro
-Under Pressureby Lisa Damour
-The Happy Kid Handbook by Katie Hurley
-The Self-Driven Child by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
And for podcasts, the experts recommend Hello Relationships.
Dr. Tim Lahey likes to keep up with the best news by reading Ed Yong from the Atlantic, and Apoorva Mandavilli at the New York Times.
