Making Space with Christian Robinson
06/24/20 • 23 min
Feeling angry lately? Overwhelmed? How about your kids? Author and illustrator Christian Robinson has created a tool to help young people process powerful emotions through art. In this episode he'll talk about his video series Making Space, and how childhood struggles can be spun into stories.
After the show:
- Watch Making Space with artist Christian Robinson on YouTube.
- Grab a kid and read some of Christian Robinson's books. We love You Matter (4+), Another (4+), Carmela Full of Wishes (4+), and Last Stop on Market Street (3+), which won the 2016 Newbery Medal. A full list of his books, reviewed by Common Sense, is available here.
- Follow Christian Robinson on Instagram @artoffun.
- Preorder his next collaboration with Matt de la Peña, Milo Imagines the World. It's the story of Milo, who's riding the subway with his big sister to visit their mother, who's incarcerated.
And we want to hear your tips and suggestions! What videos or resources have you found online to help your kids process their emotions? Send your stories to [email protected], and we might invite you on the show.
Parent Trapped was brought to you by founding sponsor First Republic Bank. To learn more about their services, visit http://firstrepublic.com.
Feeling angry lately? Overwhelmed? How about your kids? Author and illustrator Christian Robinson has created a tool to help young people process powerful emotions through art. In this episode he'll talk about his video series Making Space, and how childhood struggles can be spun into stories.
After the show:
- Watch Making Space with artist Christian Robinson on YouTube.
- Grab a kid and read some of Christian Robinson's books. We love You Matter (4+), Another (4+), Carmela Full of Wishes (4+), and Last Stop on Market Street (3+), which won the 2016 Newbery Medal. A full list of his books, reviewed by Common Sense, is available here.
- Follow Christian Robinson on Instagram @artoffun.
- Preorder his next collaboration with Matt de la Peña, Milo Imagines the World. It's the story of Milo, who's riding the subway with his big sister to visit their mother, who's incarcerated.
And we want to hear your tips and suggestions! What videos or resources have you found online to help your kids process their emotions? Send your stories to [email protected], and we might invite you on the show.
Parent Trapped was brought to you by founding sponsor First Republic Bank. To learn more about their services, visit http://firstrepublic.com.
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With our nation in turmoil over COVID-19 and protests against systemic racism, the idea of talking about chores may seem frivolous. But most American families are still at home, overwhelmed by laundry, dishes, and dust piling up at unprecedented rates. How do we get our kids to help? Asha Dornfest has some ideas. She's the author of the books Parent Hacks and Minimalist Parenting.
Plus, comedian W. Kamau Bell shares the surprising messages his kids are finding in the shows they're watching on TV.
After the show:
- Read our review of the preschool series Doc McStuffins (4+).
- W. Kamau Bell's family is also spending a lot of time in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (3+).
- Asha Dornfest hosts a podcast called Edit Your Life.
- Check out this list of 100 Life Skills You Can Teach Your Kids in 5 Minutes or Less
- After the kids go to sleep, grown-ups can enjoy W. Kamau Bell's 2018 comedy special Private School Negro on Netflix.
- The new season of W. Kamau Bell's award-winning United Shades of America comes back to CNN on June 28.
And we want to hear your tips and suggestions! What are you watching with your kids? Send your stories to [email protected], and we might invite you on the show.
Parent Trapped was brought to you by founding sponsor First Republic Bank. To learn more about their services, visit http://firstrepublic.com
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We'll also hear from listener Megan in Austin, who has a tip for getting her kids to open up and talk about who they've been texting.
Plus, we'll hear from listener Damon in Atlanta about a weekly adventure game that's keeping his three kids busy and curious.
After the show:
- Read Anya Kamenetz's book The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life.
- Watch Anya moderate a panel for Common Sense in May called "Conversations with Common Sense: A National Town Hall for Parents."
- Since any conversation about internet safety needs to address the fact that not all information sources are reliable, we have advice for finding credible sources for kids on our News and Media Literacy resource page.
- There's a wide array of parental control solutions out there, from OS settings to monitoring apps to network hardware. Read the Parents' Ultimate Guide to Parental Controls from Common Sense.
And we want to hear your tips and suggestions! Are you reading your kids' text messages? Send your stories to [email protected].
Parent Trapped was brought to you by founding sponsor First Republic Bank. To learn more about their services, visit http://firstrepublic.com.
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