Can Reading Help Lower Alzheimer’s Risk? Why I Encourage Aging Parents to Keep Reading
Reading cannot guarantee protection from Alzheimer’s disease, but research around cognitive engagement, cognitive reserve, and brain health suggests that mentally active habits may help support memory and thinking over time. For KD Schnee, this topic is deeply personal. His mother’s Alzheimer’s journey helped inspire Yabbit the Rabbit and The Rabbit in the Moon.
The Origin of Yabbit the Rabbit: How “No Yeah-Buts” Became a Children’s Book About Courage
Yabbit the Rabbit began with one mother’s phrase: “No yeah-buts.” What started as a loving response to childhood hesitation became the heart of The Rabbit in the Moon, a picture book created to help hesitant children take one small brave hop forward.