<p><strong>What My Son—and One Surprising Conversation—Reminded Me About This Movement</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>That's when I realized: Most families read together, but they're using the wrong map.</p><p>In this episode, I'm naming what we've been building all along—<strong>Engaged Shared Reading</strong>—and why it's not about reading more, but reading differently.</p><p><strong>Key Topics:</strong></p><p>Why reading together doesn't automatically create connection</p><p>The difference between compliance and connection in reading time</p><p>How one conversation revealed the movement I had to name</p><p>What <a target="_blank" href="https://readingtoconnect.com/engaged-shared-reading/">Engaged Shared Reading</a> actually means</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Engaged Shared Reading Manifesto: <a target="_blank" href="https://readingtoconnect.com/engaged-shared-reading/">https://readingtoconnect.com/engaged-shared-reading/</a></p><p>Every Parent Reads Aloud. Few Do This: <a target="_blank" href="https://listen.readingtoconnect.com/fewdothis">https://listen.readingtoconnect.com/fewdothis</a></p><p>Reading To Connect: <a target="_blank" href="https://readingtoconnect.com/">https://readingtoconnect.com/</a></p><p><strong>Connect:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p><p><em>You're not just reading anymore. You're connecting.</em></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://readingtoconnect.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">readingtoconnect.substack.com/subscribe</a>