How to Save Children from Smartphones and Raise Them as the Protagonists of Their Lives?

<Children Who Speak Well, Children Who Write Well> Published... Parents Must Change First
Introducing Active Reading, Writing, and Speaking Methods for Parents and Children Together
Tips from a Famous Writing Instructor and Former Cheongwadae Administrator Raising Two Daughters

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Yunjin Kim] In today's knowledge and information society, literacy and communication skills are tantamount to citizenship. Parents hope their children develop these qualities from an early age. However, all efforts to make children familiar with reading, speaking, and writing often run aground on the obstacle of smartphones.

Seungkwon Baek, a famous writing instructor and author of , presents ways for parents and children to cultivate proactive reading and writing habits together in daily life, based on his experiences of both failure and success raising two daughters. The key is not to blame others while fighting against smartphones, but for parents to change first so that children can change as well. The author explains practical methods to make children the protagonists of reading, writing, and conversation.

The way to become familiar with reading is to make the child the main character of reading. Parents should select books their children like and read them together, practicing △slow reading △reading aloud △story retelling to help children engage with the content actively and enjoyably. The core of raising good speaking and writing children also lies with the parents. Children learn to speak persuasively and understand situations from attentive parents, and gain confidence and creativity in writing from parents who praise the writing itself beyond detailed grammar.

is structured to first explain why reading, speaking, and writing skills are the "master keys of life," then covers practical methods to awaken these abilities in children. At the end of each chapter, a "One Step Further" section encourages applying the explained content directly to writing, making it easier to practice. The book frequently features true stories from the author's experiences with his two daughters, adding authenticity and enjoyment.

Author Seungkwon Baek is someone who has personally experienced the importance of words and writing. He served as an administrative officer in the Blue House Public Relations Office during the Roh Moo-hyun administration, writing presidential speeches, and currently works as a professional writing instructor guiding business writing. This book contains the tips he has mastered through writing and lecturing. Although it is a book to help cultivate children's reading habits, as many recommendations emphasize, it holds power beyond that. "It is too valuable to be called just a guide for child education. It is a book for myself." (Lee Jungmo, Director of the National Gwacheon Science Museum)

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