Raising Awe-Seekers (w Deborah Farmer Kris)

ON BOYS Podcast by Janet Allison, Jennifer LW Fink

Mar 6, 202553:52Health

Raising Awe-Seekers , the first parenting book by author Deborah Farmer Kris, outlines a transformative approach to parenting based on joy, wonder, and curiosity. Science, Deb says, shown that awe isn’t just a feel-good...

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