So #1 job of being dad calls for resources, so I need my team of experts here. I struck gold lately with getting a great book for my 2 1/2 year old son which is now his favorite book: Mikey and the Dragons by Jocko Willink. So much of kids' entertainment and learning is crap these days--useful maybe in learning numbers, colors, etc. but usually airheaded, unrealistically always happy, and often about non-human characters. This one directly connects with real people, talks about real situations and feelings, and teaches real solid values while also being immaculately well written. It's probably the best written kids book I've ever seen.
The catch is that this book is the only one in its class that I know of. It's so well written and so real and personally connecting that my son asks me to read it instantly upon seeing me every time he sees me. This may be 3 or 4 times a day. It's absolutely awesome that he likes it and has bonded with me more strongly than ever before. I won't complain or refuse, not once. If he learns nothing else, the lessons from this book are worth repeating ten thousand times or more--and at this rate that's about how many times we will. Has anyone else here read it and know of others that are like it? I need to keep this good thing going. I need to be able to teach my son to be strong, morally sound, proud to be part of us, valuing his heritage, industrious and self reliant, completely opposite the current PC garbage, etc. and any material to work with towards this is much, much needed.
The catch is that this book is the only one in its class that I know of. It's so well written and so real and personally connecting that my son asks me to read it instantly upon seeing me every time he sees me. This may be 3 or 4 times a day. It's absolutely awesome that he likes it and has bonded with me more strongly than ever before. I won't complain or refuse, not once. If he learns nothing else, the lessons from this book are worth repeating ten thousand times or more--and at this rate that's about how many times we will. Has anyone else here read it and know of others that are like it? I need to keep this good thing going. I need to be able to teach my son to be strong, morally sound, proud to be part of us, valuing his heritage, industrious and self reliant, completely opposite the current PC garbage, etc. and any material to work with towards this is much, much needed.
