Once upon a Family : Read Aloud Stories and Activities That Nurture Healthy Kids
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Jean Grasso Fitzpatrick, a psychoanalyst and author who leads workshops on family storytelling and spirituality, presents a lovely, thoughtful, different kind of parenting book with Once upon a Family. You'll find no tips or bullet points--Fitzpatrick calls following the advice in child-rearing books "virtual parenting" and proposes that, instead of applying other people's ideas, parents tap into their own life experiences and creativity to nurture deep emotional relationships with their children. Fitzpatrick relies on stories and tales from a variety of cultures and continents. Once upon a Family includes Yiddish, Tuscan, and African folktales, each chosen to elicit discussion on a specific challenge children face in their lives: fear, aggression, anxiety, competition, and love. The stories are flanked by theory, discussion suggestions, and activities for parents and children. Read these aloud to your children and follow the discussions in the book. As Fitzpatrick says, "Nothing is truer than a story."
Book Description
One Upon a Family shows readers of Jim Trelease, Daniel Goleman, William Bennett, and Mary Pipher how to create a more spontaneous and rewarding family dynamic - one that cuts through sterile precepts and "coaching" to engage a child's emerging emotions through the world of the imagination - and build a family closeness. Here's a wealth of guidance to use both traditional tales and your own family stories to spark communication and help your kids cope with fear, anger, loss, competition, and intimacy. At the heart of each chapter, perfect for reading aloud, are stories from many cultures - from Chinese to Tuscan to the Brothers Grimm - that highlight familiar emotional challenges. "Family time" acivities invite parents and children to actively participate - relating the characters' dilemmas to their own experiences - in everyday intimate conversation and play. "Parent's path" exercises help parents uncover natural creative abilities in themselves. Resource listings of such children's literature, videos, and Internet links help parents steer their children toward rich, creative, realistic, and caring lives.
Once upon a Family: Read Aloud Stories and Activities That Nurture Healthy Kids,Jean Grasso Fitzpatrick,Viking Adult,0670862029,Activities,Child Care/Parenting,Emotions in adolescence,Emotions in children,Emotions in infants,Family & Relationships,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,Parenting,Parenting - General,Advice on parenting,Education / General
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