Incredibly moving Reading Summit presentation from the International Board on Books for Young People, who practice bibliotherapy: reading to traumatized children all over the world (war zones, disaster areas, kids who've been abused). Incredibly humane, incredibly effective. Nearly cried during the presentation.
Bibliotherapy for traumatized kids
The Muppets' former creative director made a kids' book with a hole punched through every page
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9-year-old saves choking friend at school using Heimlich learned from YouTube
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Social Media needs warning labels, contributing to teenage mental health crisis says US Surgeon General
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