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  Creativity isn’t just about painting or playing music—it’s about thinking differently, solving problems, and expressing one’s inner world. Every child is born with creative potential, but whether that spark becomes a flame depends on the environment around them. When we nurture creativity—by encouraging curiosity, allowing mistakes, providing open-ended materials, and listening without judgment—we empower children to become confident, innovative thinkers. Creative children learn resilience, develop emotional intelligence, and discover that their voice matters. In a world increasingly driven by innovation, creativity is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. Let’s move beyond rigid expectations and celebrate the unique ways each child learns, dreams, and creates. The results can be transformative—for them, and for us.  Franki Bagdade has great suggestions for how to do this in her award-winning book,  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them . BOOK AWARDS IAN Book of the Ye...

  Franki Bagdade, author of the award-winning  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them , recently founded a support group for therapists with AHDH:  OPEN NOW if you are a therapist with ADHD (or ADHD like-struggles)!   For more posts by and about Franki, click  HERE . BOOK AWARDS IAN Book of the Year Literary Titan gold award Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date) Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC bo...

  What is a book jewel? A sometimes-overlooked book with remarkable insight and potential significance. Starting in August, we will share near-daily, as possible, reviews of the monthly book jewel - short, succinct reviews that can be read in 1-2 minutes with links to the reviewer by reviewers whose words are worthy of being heard and whose opinions are worthy of being considered. Sometimes a couple of minutes contains more impressive thought than ten times that many. We will let you decide that. This month's book jewel is  I Love My Kids, But I Don't Always Like Them   by Franki Bagdade.  Amazon review by MSI Press author, Colette McNeil -   Great Parenting Resource In this book Franki Bagdade shares some valuable parenting advice. Most prevalent is her unending encouragement that the trying even when sometimes failing is the very thing that validates a positive answer to the question,”Am I a good parent? It’s not perfection but the continued striving...