So, in the name of transparency as this review begins, I offer my thanks to Meghan for material I used from her article in the WSJ as well as materials from online samples and reviews.
Information came forward in a manner that was digestible. But, honestly, her tone of voice, her intention-what she wanted to say and why-and her focus on a particular audience created a comfortable flow that resonated with me. And, after that, I was compelled to share my reactions even though I haven’t read the entire book, yet. Sans the actual book in hand to read, I found free samples online. I simply had to share this information now. Reading her column, I noticed the mental noise in my brain stressed our current focus on the vagus nerve and social engagement (i.e., the power of attunement and secure attachment), the weight of prenatal and perinatal psychology and health balanced on the first three to five years of life (we’re talking brain development that impacts language, cognition, imagination, attention and more), and a muchly needed focus on families (from conception forward).
Meghan Cox Gurdon’s essay in The Wall Street Journal (January 19-20, 2019), adapted from her new book, The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction, inspired me. The reading specialist in me refused to wait.
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