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Family Literacy Bringing Up Our Children Author: Alexander, Harris, Hughs, Jefferson, McRary,
Williams Bringing Up Our Children contains a selection of articles that was originally published in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee. This book brings to parents and children the opportunity to have discussions around many topics affecting families in these times. A family literacy group will find this book to be a useful resource that provides the value of an ice-breaker on sensitive topics, which traditionally have been encountered by parents and children. These comments come from a parent who has used the book, "This book is dedicated to parents. It shows us the stages of child behaviour and gives much advice about how to treat children. Also it shows us what the world looks like from a child's point of view. The book tells us about how they think, what their problems are, and what they expect from us." I have found this book to be one of the most helpful publications used in our family literacy group, but I often change name and places to make the stories relevant for my First Nations adults. The only objections to the book would be the lack of Canadian content and omission of any reference to gay and lesbian parenting. The "For More Help" side-bar included on many pages gives information on other relevant publications. Sometimes included with it, a section called "Read Aloud" suggests book titles to encourage reading and lessons parents wish their children to learn. "Things to Try" gives simple suggestions that can be made more personal for individual families. In conclusion, another student's quote. "I like this book because it contains a lot of information and good examples of how to treat our children." |
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