Parents
Being a parent is tough!
"Children are Like Kites" By: Erma Bombeck
"I see children as kites. You spend years trying to get them off the ground.
You run with them until you are both breathless. They crash...you add a longer tail...they hit the rooftop...you patch, comfort, adjust and teach.
You watch them lifted by the wind and assure them that someday they will fly.
Finally, they are airborne but they need more string and you keep letting it out and with each twist of the ball of twine, there is a sadness that goes with joy because the kite becomes more distant, and somehow you know that it won't be long before that beautiful creature will snap the lifeline that binds you together and will soar as it as meant to soar...free and alone. Only then do you know that you have done your job."
The staff in Youth Services is here to help you introduce your child to books, and help them grow to love reading. We can always help you find just the right picture book, the right book for your begining reader, or the appropriate chapter book or novel for your older child. We have special books for parents in our Parenting Collection, located just behind the reserves shelf near the Circulation Desk.
Early Literacy Tool Kit
- Take a look here for great tips on how to help your young child build important pre-reading skills!
Lexile Information
- How do you find the best books for your child in their prescribed Lexile range? Look here for tips!
Pre-school Fair Booklet
- To make parents' lives a little easier, the Library's Annual Pre-school Fair booklet is available right here for download.
Special-Topic Book Lists
- We have helpful special-topic book lists to help you deal with special childhood issues. (For genre or grade level book lists click on the Books link in the menu to the left.)
