Marina Bityanova read a series of books “Make Our Children Happy”.
“I never really thought about what a book about children for parents should look like. But for some reason I know for sure: these books are made correctly – the correct color, font, size. And most importantly – intonation. Such a special intonation in a conversation about children – without deliberate tenderness, but with great respect. There is taste in these little books: good paper, a lot of “air” on the pages. They have a thought, and not a banal one. It would seem, well, what can be written about children that would not be known? And it turns out – you can. It also becomes clear that when talking about children, tone and style are just as important as content. And if you conduct these conversations vividly, clearly, not instructively, but informatively, honestly and delicately, then it turns out to be on point.
“Make Our Children Happy”
- Preschoolers (3 – 6 years old)
- Primary school (6 – 10 years old)
- Teenagers (11 – 16 years old)
The joint project of Psychologies and the Clever publishing house was created based on materials from publications prepared with the participation of the best Russian psychologists and psychoanalysts, the authors of Psychologies.
3 books of KLEVER-MEDIA-GROUP, 240 pp., 240 pp., 224 pp.
Most of the books I liked the one about the smallest. It is about what parents think about least of all – about the inner world of those who are three, four or five years old. And it is written in such a way that you read – and feel a sense of gratitude from yourself, a five-year-old, to smart, insightful and delicate adults. The book about younger schoolchildren turned out to be different. It’s more about hardship. And how to help. It seemed to me that the inner world of a person 7-10 years old was left behind a veil of adaptation problems, a struggle with a computer and TV … It’s a bit pity, because I know for sure: my best dreams are reflections of the dreams of an eight-year-old girl of the 70s. But the book contains a lot of useful information and necessary recommendations. A book about teenagers is also special. In fact, it is not really about teenagers. It’s about how difficult it is to be their parents. Reading it, you also sympathize – with moms and dads with their difficult experiences. It’s probably right. In order to understand a teenager, an adult must first understand himself, actualize everything that is most important and human in himself. And so, in his most human capacity, turn around to face his sons and daughters of a “difficult” age.
In general, the idea that lives in all three books is quite simple. She is about happiness. Or rather, about the fact that it is impossible to make a child happy, you can only help him learn to be happy. It is in this help that the infinitely difficult task of parenting lies. Also, these books are about the fact that happiness cannot always be. At least in the life of a normal, healthy, developing child. Eternal happiness is not even human. And there is no need to try to come up with such an illusory happiness for a child. We cannot do the most important and most beautiful things for him.”