Children Are Little Mirrors

About the Book

This book, Children are little Mirrors, is a compilation of ideas and processes used by over (30) thirty Grandmothers. There were many Saturday night brainstorming sessions with the assistance of a couple of secondary and elemtary Educators expressing numerous accounts in the classroom. I wish that I could take credit for some of these imaginary ideas expressed in this book. However, I have used these methods raising my own children and others and they work. You can put them to practice too. There are many influences which effect the development of a child. The old folklore that: “It takes a Village to raise a child” has a lot of truth to it. Especially if those Villagers can help by injecting POSITIVE into that child’s growth. Raising a child can be a pleasant and fun experience ( yet at times very challenging) for both the parent and the child. Hopefully, this book can provided a few inside tips which will help make your parenting adventure both rewarding as well as enjoyable. It always helps when you understand “ WHY” something is happening, instead of reacting to a surprise happening. For example: If you know ahead of time, that you have an old, worn-out fuse in your refrigerator. Then suddenly, all the electricity in your refrigerator goes out. No need to panic.... No need to think horrific thoughts, to yell, to get upset, nor thinking of the cost of buying a new refrigerator..., because you know that it is the fuse. You can relax and think clearly. Simply replace that fuse and the problem is solved. You becoming a wiser Parent, has already purchased a replacement fuse for this very event (when it does fail or go out). So you were prepared for the problem and reacted properly. Hopefully, this book will give you some (not all) advance insights on things and events to watch out for (be aware) when raising your child. So, you can be little better prepared and you can react properly. Remember: “Nothing, nothing Is more important than the way that you React to it”

About the Author

The Author, James Laury Sr, was born in 1952 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He and his older Brother was raised in a single parent household by his Mother who was educated at Upsala College in New Jersey. Opportunities for Black people were very few, so she worked as a housekeeper and a part-time Political Activist. His Brother is a very successful Philadelphia Physician. However, James was part of a series of Government Educational experiments which consisted of multiple Busings to different Schools, which included summers spent in special tutoring programs at Swartmore College { suburb outside of Philadelphia ) and a very short time at the prestious Phillip Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. Nevertheless, His real academic experience began when receiving an academic scholarship to the University of Minnesota . There he was exposed to students from all around the world as classmates. He visited the homes of a few of his classmates in different countries which exposed him to many cultural family differences. After entering the work force, he worked in many phases of management and customer service. He also spent 8 years in Radio Broadcasting and 10 years working part-time in the Boys and Girls Club system. There he coached children from ages 6 to 17, also chaparoning many, many after school events. Some of those encounters is reflected In this book, solely to help people to avoid some of the horrific pitfalls in Life.