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Oct 2024
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Make Sure They Are Reading This Stuff

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It’s reading that will make your children great…or not so great. We have to make sure we are exposing them to literature that elevates them, that challenges them, that opens their hearts and minds. 📚 Looking for stories to teach your kids about Stoicism? Check out Ryan Holiday’s books: The Boy Who Would Be King and  The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About ... Show More
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