Laura Lee HammTechnology and Storytelling: Threat or Opportunity?(Post originally published on Nikki Young’s creative writing blog, you can see the original post here )Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Laura Lee HammWhy it’s Wonderful When Kids’ Stories Start ‘Once Upon a Time’If I’m lucky enough to have a story by a young author sent to me, odds are high it starts with “Once Upon A Time”.Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020
Laura Lee HammCrisis Art and Kindness: Things Kids Can DoThoughts on empowering us through this crisis with kindness, and a list of empathy-building activities to do with kids, including our new…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
Laura Lee HammThe Doodle Method for Creative WritingWhy does so much creative writing teaching focus on rules and formulas? It’s like teaching painting-by-numbers, and the result is kids who…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Laura Lee HammIs it Bad for Kids to Believe in the Easter Bunny?It turns out we’re four centuries in to worrying about whether kids should believe in the Easter Bunny.Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020
Laura Lee HammHow to Raise an Einstein on LockdownSchool at home felt like a bit of a bust these past few weeks? Here’s why you don’t need to worry…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Laura Lee HammTalking to Your Kids About CoronavirusWe’ve had a school cat with the ‘dreaded flu’, another day Unicorn-corona was sucking the magic powers from all of Uniland (cookies are…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
Laura Lee HammHow to Get Your Kids To Read More (And You Too)1. Read aloud — it’s never too soon and it’s never too late. Reading aloud links books to the thing we all want most — connection. Babies…Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020
Laura Lee HammWhy It’s So Hard To Listen To Our Kids And How To ChangeThe ideal: I’m all ears, BFG style, whenever my daughter tells me a story.Feb 13, 2020Feb 13, 2020