The joy of reading: sharing stories is a gift we give to our children - and to ourselves

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Reading aloud to children, including the reading of bedtime stories is a way to both entertain and teach children. The parent also gets the satisfaction of unleashing imagination and creatively once used in childhood. Advice is given on what books to choose and on the timing for different age groups.

author: Harrison, Kathryn, Zotti, Ed
Social aspects, Children, Recreation, Bibliography, Reading, Parent participation (Education), Picture-books for children, Picture books, Oral reading

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Sharing life

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A mother describes her feelings concerning breast-feeding. After losing her own mother to breast cancer, she harbors anxious feelings regarding her own breasts. Through the act of breast-feeding, her children gave life back to her.

author: Harrison, Kathryn
Breast feeding, Mother and child, Mother-child relations

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Giving birth

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A mother relates her experiences and feelings during labor and childbirth. She is having her third baby.

author: Harrison, Kathryn
Childbirth, Delivery (Childbirth), Labor (Obstetrics), Mothers

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subjects list: Personal narratives
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