Make your kids smarter

Build a healthy reading habit

Everyone brags about their kids. Everyone thinks their kids are the smartest, cutest, funniest, and so on.

They’re all wrong because mine are.

We don’t do anything special with our kids. What makes our parenting style different is that we have a few non-negotiable.

• No screens - our kids don’t play with phones and rarely watch TV. When they do, it’s only real-life things like animals or people. Never cartoons - especially modern cartoons.

• Time outside - our boys are outside every single day, multiple times per day, usually for multiple hours. I can’t even remember the last time they didn’t go outside and play for some time. Rain or shine, hot or cold, they go outside.

• Talking often - my house is noisy. Both boys talk and scream and shout - a lot. When we walk through the store we are pointing out everything and naming them, asking him what he thinks, and so on. This is critical for their speech development.

And finally, we read before bed every single day.

Reading With Children

This is a habit we started very early on, probably around 6–9 months. We started with those little black-and-white books with 3 letters or an animal or something. I think they usually come free with cans of baby formula.

Our boys never really cared about these. They didn’t find them stimulating at all, but we were persistent.

After a while, we progressed to alphabet books, books with animals, and simple books with a few words per page. We made sure to read 3 of these books every single time they went to bed - both nap time and nighttime. That means 6 books per day. It sounds like a lot, but these books only take about 3 minutes per. It goes quickly.

Shortly thereafter, we progressed to more complicated books such as Dr. Seuss. My older son loved these books. You can imagine this began to take a while to read 3 books every night, but we did.

Nowadays, my older son is approaching 3 years old and he still loves reading. He will often go take a book and flip through it himself when the mood strikes. It has helped his memory tremendously. I am not exaggerating when I tell you he has memorized no less than 30 books work for word - I have tested him. He knows hundreds of words, his alphabet, and can count to 20 before the age of 3.

I believe the habit of consistently reading with him played a major role in his development.

I strongly recommend you take up this habit with your kids.

The problem is, most children’s books suck. I have read about 200 children’s books. Most of the ones written after 1995 are terrible. They teach weird morals (DEI, no father, etc.), the art is ugly and bland, and they are poorly written.

The best books are the time-tested ones like Dr. Seuss. We grew up on it because it worked.

The Tuttle Twins

This book series is fantastic. I think it will stand the test of time amongst the greats mentioned above.

You won’t have to worry about sketchy liberal propaganda seeping its way into your children’s minds. These books are specifically designed to push a more conservative and traditional message. I’ll talk more about those in a moment.

Odds are you already teach your children your morals and ethics. Why not reinforce them with the books they read?

Books for All Ages

The Tuttle Twins started out small. They were basically a small company that wrote a few children’s books and sold them directly to the consumer using podcasts. I actually remember hearing about their first books on a popular Libertarian Podcast many years ago.

Now they have an extensive library, have sold over 6 million books, and have over 4,500 reviews.

Toddler

They currently have 6 books for toddlers. The ABC and 123 sets cover topics like Liberty, Innovation, The Bill of Rights, Economics, and even The American Revolution. They will introduce your kids to these topics in a simple way they’ll understand while teaching them their numbers and alphabet.

Children

This collection is much larger. Children can understand more complex topics and start to think more abstractly. These books are aimed at kids ages 5–11 years old. They cover topics including economics, business, entrepreneurship, and more. And what’s more fun is they loosely follow many books you’re probably familiar with (iPencil, 12 Rules for Life, The Law, Road to Serfdom). You’ll enjoy them if you’ve read these books.

Teenagers

This is where things get a little different. At this age, you probably aren’t reading books with your kids. Tuttle Twins knows that. So they created “guidebooks” to help steer your teen into the future they want and deserve. They have books discussing the great businessmen, entrepreneurs, villains, heroes, true conspiracies, and more. These are NOT the type of books your kids will be reading in public school.

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They also have graphic novels, audiobooks, e-books, and more on their website. Perhaps in a different email, I can discuss their homeschool program and economics academy. It’s an impressive operation run by some great people. You should check it out for yourself.

Black Friday Sale

Of course, I’m emailing you about this for a reason. They are having a MASSIVE Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale.

Black Friday Bundle ($300 off)

14 Children’s books and all their digital companion products

• 14 activity workbooks

• 14 audiobooks

• 14 parent guides

• Tuttle Rebuttals - a 115-page E-Book containing 40 responses to popular economic and political myths

Black Friday MEGA Bundle ($850 off)

• Everything from the BF Bundle

• 6 Toddler books

• 5 Choose your own Consequence books

• 6 Guidebooks

• 2 History books + curriculum, audiobooks, and videos

• Tuttle Twins card game

• 6 E-books

• NEW Tittle Twins liberty-themed music album

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These collections are deeply discounted. If you’ve been eyeballing them, now is the time to buy. Of course, you can always just buy one or two books from their website, without purchasing the bundle.

I strongly encourage you to build healthy habits with your kids while they are young. It’s easier to start early and engrain that habit for life. Don’t miss the opportunity and wish you’d started sooner.