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Barbara Sher, the author of Wishcraft and other books, is willing to speak at
the Live & Learn Unschooling Conference in August in Massachusetts if we can
help her by sending her tips, stories, and anecdotes about how we empower and
nurture our children (or were nurtured ourselves, as children) so that they
don't forget who they are and what their dreams are.

She has agreed that if we can send her at least one hundred useable stories
or tips in the next month, she'll come.

More details: She says, "I need to know what parents learned, what they wish
they had known earlier, what they wish someone had done for them.

Even parts of stories and questions would be great. But certainly and good
(or bad) experiences you've had, and things you do that seem to work, or don't,
etc.

I have a number of my own stories and tips of course, but in a "tips" books,
the wider the experiences -- that is the more people contribute -- the more
people it can help.

Anyone whose contribution I use will certainly get a book (it might be an
e-book at first)."

Some examples: Julie's story about her grandfather, maybe something about
what you learned about chores...

TIP: Remind your children to pay attention to what their interests and dreams
are. Let them know that these are of great importance to them and to the
world. Teach them that when they love doing something, they're sure to be very
good at it. Tell them to be themselves, not try to be like someone else, because
there are great and unique gifts inside them, and every human is an original,
and one of a kind.

TIP: remind children that college is only one way to achieve success or even
to earn a living. If they enjoy college, they should go. If not, it's not
essential. (They can always start their own business and hire college graduates if
they like.)


I need everything I can get, and SOON!

If you have any questions, please ask me.

Thank you all!

Kathryn


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Holly Furgason

I wasn't able to read the book online at the URL you posted and I've
never seen the book. Does she want something in the "TIP" format
below? Or just little stories? I can come up with something, I'm
sure, but I just don't know how to write it.

Holly

--- In [email protected], KathrynJB@a... wrote:

> Some examples: Julie's story about her grandfather, maybe something
about
> what you learned about chores...
>
> TIP: Remind your children to pay attention to what their interests
and dreams
> are. Let them know that these are of great importance to them and
to the
> world. Teach them that when they love doing something, they're sure
to be very
> good at it. Tell them to be themselves, not try to be like someone
else, because
> there are great and unique gifts inside them, and every human is an
original,
> and one of a kind.
>
> TIP: remind children that college is only one way to achieve
success or even
> to earn a living. If they enjoy college, they should go. If not,
it's not
> essential. (They can always start their own business and hire
college graduates if
> they like.)