Once upon a Family: Read-Aloud Stories and Activities That Nurture Healthy Kids

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	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."