If you or any one of your kids find the sad or scary moments in books to be nearly

unbearable, if maybe you or your kids get really uncomfortable when bad things

happen during the stories you're reading or listening to, this episode is for you.

In fact, it's an episode you might like to listen to with your kids. I'm Sarah

McKenzie. I'm really glad you're here.

You're listening to the Read-A-Loud Revival Podcast. I'm your host Sarah McKenzie,

homeschooling mama of six, and author of The Read-A-Loud Family and Teaching

From Rest. As parents were overwhelmed with a lot to do, it feels like every

child needs something different. The good news is you are the best person to help

your kids learn and grow, and home is the best place to fall in love with books.

This podcast has been downloaded seven million times in over 160 countries,

so if you want to nurture warm relationships while also raising kids who love

to read your in-good company, we'll help your kids fall in love with books,

and we'll help you fall in love with homeschooling. Let's get started.

Have you ever been camping? Maybe you've slept in a tent. There are a lot of

different shapes of tents, right? A-frame tents, domes, tunnels, cabins. If you

look at a campsite with lots of campers, you'll often notice several different

kinds of tents. There are different shapes and different sizes and different

colors. But even though they're all different shapes, sizes, and colors, those

tents have a few things in common. They all provide shelter, right? They usually

consist of some kind of fabric that makes up the walls, the ceiling, the floor,

and they all need poles or some kind of structure to hold them aloft. Otherwise,

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