We all want to do the best we can to help our kids grow both intellectually and psychologically. If you have children between the ages of 5 and 10 you might be interested in this free information. The YWCA of Canada has published a booklet designed to support a parent’s efforts to build a child’s personal assets and promote reading at the same time. What makes this pamphlet so useful is that it links literacy to some key personal skills that children need to thrive. These skills include: developing social support, finding empowerment, setting good boundaries and realistic expectations, encouraging the constructive use of time, increasing a commitment to learning, growing positive values, developing social competencies and fostering a positive identity. Each chapter in the pamphlet links certain books to the skill you are trying to instill. The Canadian YMCA has posted this pamphlet on their web site as a free download.
Here is the link: http://www.ymca.ca/downloads/Eng-Raising-Kids-Who-Read.pdf
Chet Taranowski Ph.D.
Coordinator Employee Assistance Program
Aon Services Corporation
Chicago, Illinois
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