Articles on children's literacy, career exploration, parenting and family learning, and updates from Ivory Publishing®.
A child can discover a career in a book. But sometimes it takes another person to help that possibility feel real — a teacher, grandparent, librarian, coach, or mentor who simply says: "You can learn how to do that."
We naturally celebrate children's successes. But some of the most important learning may occur before success — when something isn't working yet.
A book can begin a conversation. A real person's story can take that conversation somewhere entirely new. That idea is at the heart of I Want To Be… The Podcast.
Some of a child's most meaningful lessons never appear on a classroom worksheet. They happen while cooking with a grandparent, looking through old photographs, or simply sitting together with a book.
"Why?" "How?" "What happens if…?" Anyone who spends time with children knows how quickly the questions can arrive. Those questions reveal something important: a child is trying to understand the world.
The phrase "career planning" can sound surprisingly serious when we are talking about children. But childhood career exploration can be much simpler. It can begin with curiosity.
When we think about children's literacy, we naturally think about vocabulary, comprehension, and academic achievement. But reading can give children something equally important: access to a larger world.
The I Want To Be… series introduces children to career possibilities while protecting their freedom to explore and dream.
Talent can be valuable, but children also benefit from learning integrity, effort, resilience, responsibility, and curiosity.
Open-ended questions help children explore interests and possibilities without feeling pressured to choose a career.
Intentional career exposure helps children learn about meaningful professions they may not encounter in everyday life.
Stories, shared reading, and everyday conversations can make intergenerational learning a meaningful part of childhood.
