What My Son—and One Surprising Conversation—Reminded Me About This Movement

When my 11-year-old said "I love it because it just feels good...brings us closer" about our reading time, it reminded me why I started all of this. Then a friend shared how my private podcast shifted her from rushed, tense reading to creating intentional moments with her kids.

That's when I realized: Most families read together, but they're using the wrong map.

In this episode, I'm naming what we've been building all along—Engaged Shared Reading—and why it's not about reading more, but reading differently.

Key Topics:

Why reading together doesn't automatically create connection

The difference between compliance and connection in reading time

How one conversation revealed the movement I had to name

What Engaged Shared Reading actually means

Links:

Engaged Shared Reading Manifesto: https://readingtoconnect.com/engaged-shared-reading/

Every Parent Reads Aloud. Few Do This: https://listen.readingtoconnect.com/fewdothis

Reading To Connect: https://readingtoconnect.com/

Connect: quinn@readingtoconnect.com

You're not just reading anymore. You're connecting.

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