If I Ran the Family - Softcover

Johnson, Lee Kaiser; Johnson, Sue Kaiser

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0970429304 ISBN 13: 9780970429308

Publisher: KJC Books, 2000

Synopsis

If I Ran the Family has been endorsed by the National Council on Family Relations and by leading experts on healthy families, and has been used as a resource nationwide by the National Center for Health Education’s "Growing Healthy" curriculum.

Summary:

When young Debbie Dundee takes charge of her family, things change! It’s a fantasy all children can identify with, only this time it’s based on sound parenting and family growth.

Follow along as Debbie explains how all family members, young and old, have a voice and choice. It’s okay to cry, to hug, and to say "No!" when you don’t want a hug. Secrets can be told, and fears are nothing to be ashamed of. You don’t always have to be nice and polite. You can just be yourself. And that goes for everyone.

Told in simple rhymes and beautiful full-color illustrations, If I Ran the Family is a warm, wise parable for today. Children will enjoy imagining what it would be like to make the rules. Adults will gain new perspective on their own family systems. This book is for anyone committed to family values and children’s needs.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The highly endorsed picture book If I Ran the Family was honored in 2002 to be the first title selected for the Prevent Child Abuse Book Bank, a project of Prevent Child Abuse MN, because this book works on several vital levels simultaneously to nurture children, parents and families:

- First, because the book is based on solid principles taught by Early Childhood Family educators and authorities on healthy families, it informs and enlightens parents, giving them new information and a new context from which to view their challenging parenting situation. And this new perspective is offered in a non-threatening way, via a story filled with everyday examples that both parents and kids can relate to.

- Told through the voice of a child, the book affirms and validates the children who hear it, many of whom have been living with major unmet needs for empathy and understanding, as their parents have been dealing with other life stresses and issues.

- More subtly, the voice of the child touches the inner child in the parent, who has an opportunity to reconnect with their own awareness of their feelings from childhood.

- This mutual experience of validation of the child and of the parent’s inner child, combined with the physical experience of sharing the book through closeness and reading together, helps build a bridge of compassion and understanding that nurtures the relationship between parent and child.

From the Author:

We have been so blessed to received letters, phone calls of thanks and testimonials from schoolkids, teachers and even parents who are using topics from the book as discussion starters to benefit their family.

We're all learning together!

About this edition

• Publisher: KJC Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0970429304
• ISBN 13: 9780970429308
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32