In a fast-paced, screen-filled world, how can we help kids slow down and truly see the wonder around them? In this episode, award-winning author and mom of four Amanda Dykes shares how her new book, A Pocketful of Wonder, invites families to reconnect with nature, creativity, and curiosity. With 50 simple, hands-on activities—from poetry walks to backyard art projects—Amanda offers practical ways to spark kids’ imaginations and deepen their connection to the world around them. This is a conversation about nurturing attention, awe, and joy—one small adventure at a time.

Links Discussed in This Episode |

• Diane's Resource: Instagram Post
• Book: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
• Connect with Amanda:
• Website
• Instagram
• Book: Pocket Full of Wonder

About Amanda|

Amanda Dykes's debut novel, Whose Waves These Are, is the winner of the prestigious 2020 Christy Award Book of the Year, a Booklist 2019 Top Ten Romance debut, and the winner of an INSPY Award. She's also the author of Christy Award-finalists All the Lost Places, Yours Is the Night, and Set the Stars Alight—the book that first awoke her spirit to God’s gift of wonder as a means of fighting darkness and mining for hope. A former English teacher, Amanda is a drinker of tea, dweller of redemption, and spinner of hope-filled tales who spends most days chasing wonder and words with her family. Find her online at AmandaDykes.com  

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