Before We Say Goodnight: How to Tell Bedtime Stories about Your Life and Family
Hank Frazee
(Author)
Sharon Gibb Murdoch
(Foreword by)
Description
Before We Say "Goodnight" teaches parents how to tell bedtime stories about their life experiences and family history to their children. Parents want to build closer relationships with their kids, but with the hustle and bustle of family schedules where is the time? In Before We Say "Goodnight" parents will discover an easy-to-learn three-step method for turning their life experiences and those of their family into great bedtime stories, all without notes or memorization. Best of all, they will make bedtime one of the happiest parts of the day.
Product Details
Price
$16.95
$15.76
Publisher
Morgan James Publishing
Publish Date
May 06, 2014
Pages
184
Dimensions
5.59 X 8.52 X 0.46 inches | 0.49 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781614486015
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About the Author
Hank Frazee grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from UCLA with a major in English Literature. An entrepreneur, he entered the life insurance business and advanced to the top 1 percent of insurance agents in the world. His love of family, books, and words led him to write "Before We Say "Goodnight."" He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children and has told more than eight thousand original bedtime stories.
Reviews
"Hank Frazee's book is right on point with current research that the environment shapes human brain development. Parents telling stories is precisely what helps children to become better people."
-Elizabeth M. Kolve, MTF, PSY.D. "There's a wonderful bond forged with our kids when we share our memories by telling them bedtime stories of the unforgettable characters we've known, the exciting experiences we've had, the amazing things we discovered, and the funny things we did as kids. Few things are more important than passing on to the next generation our beliefs and values. In this stunning book, Hank Frazee not only shares his own inimitable bedtime stories but reveals the secret of how to get close to your kids by sharing your own. Every parent and grandparent needs this book. We go around only once with our kids. They long to know us, and telling bedtime stories is a great way to open our hearts to them."
-Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, Chaplain of the United States Senate, 1995-2003 "Before We Say "Goodnight" is a wonderful and fun learning tool for all parents. As an important alternative to the fairy tale at night, it teaches parents that these moments can turn into an oral history of family adventures from the past. Mr. Frazee gives easy-to-follow instruction that will enable all readers to acquire the skill to be exciting storytellers. A wonderful addition to all family libraries."
-Gloria Watts, Director of Children's Theatre "Hank Frazee has written a book about how to tell stories to children. As far as I know, he's the first to do this, which makes his book pretty much invaluable. I too told bedtime tales to my children, but they were mostly my versions of Winnie-the-Pooh and the Doctor Doolittle stories--so inevitably I ran out of ideas fairly quickly. I wish I'd had Hank's book to help me out back then. The concept is terrific, the story ideas inventive, and I applaud him for putting it all down on paper so that parents and guardians (and even wicked uncles like me) will be able to benefit from his marvelous ideas."
-Ian Ogilvy, Author of the Measle Series "Hank Frazee's book, Before We Say "Goodnight," is practical and inspirational. Using stories from his own family, Frazee shares his insight on how bedtime can be a special time in every family's day. Using Frazee's methods, bedtime is a place to unpack family stories. It's also a time when you can infuse values with the intention of creating a life-referencing moment between your children and stories of their parents, grandparents, and extended families, as well as connect those stories with the real and imagined. Undoubtedly, the safety of an open and communicative relationship between parent and child is essential for their relational health. I heartily recommend Hank's book, Before We Say "Goodnight," as what can and should be the experience of every child."
-Ken Canfield, Ph.D., Executive Director, Boone Center for the Family, Pepperdine University "Hank Frazee's book confirms for us all that the best stories are the ones that are told from the heart...personal tales...family memories...that continue the tradition that began thousands of years ago around the campfire. It's a fantastic book!"
-Beau Bridges "A parent's most important responsibility is teaching a child to know and worship his or her Creator. Hank Frazee shows how to incorporate our life experiences and moral values as an entertaining and instructive part of that responsibility and reveals how any parent can do it! Bravo!!"
-Pat Boone, Entertainer "Children especially love two things: the first is stories, and the second is hearing about their parents' lives. Hank Frazee has wrapped both loves into one beautiful meth
-Elizabeth M. Kolve, MTF, PSY.D. "There's a wonderful bond forged with our kids when we share our memories by telling them bedtime stories of the unforgettable characters we've known, the exciting experiences we've had, the amazing things we discovered, and the funny things we did as kids. Few things are more important than passing on to the next generation our beliefs and values. In this stunning book, Hank Frazee not only shares his own inimitable bedtime stories but reveals the secret of how to get close to your kids by sharing your own. Every parent and grandparent needs this book. We go around only once with our kids. They long to know us, and telling bedtime stories is a great way to open our hearts to them."
-Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, Chaplain of the United States Senate, 1995-2003 "Before We Say "Goodnight" is a wonderful and fun learning tool for all parents. As an important alternative to the fairy tale at night, it teaches parents that these moments can turn into an oral history of family adventures from the past. Mr. Frazee gives easy-to-follow instruction that will enable all readers to acquire the skill to be exciting storytellers. A wonderful addition to all family libraries."
-Gloria Watts, Director of Children's Theatre "Hank Frazee has written a book about how to tell stories to children. As far as I know, he's the first to do this, which makes his book pretty much invaluable. I too told bedtime tales to my children, but they were mostly my versions of Winnie-the-Pooh and the Doctor Doolittle stories--so inevitably I ran out of ideas fairly quickly. I wish I'd had Hank's book to help me out back then. The concept is terrific, the story ideas inventive, and I applaud him for putting it all down on paper so that parents and guardians (and even wicked uncles like me) will be able to benefit from his marvelous ideas."
-Ian Ogilvy, Author of the Measle Series "Hank Frazee's book, Before We Say "Goodnight," is practical and inspirational. Using stories from his own family, Frazee shares his insight on how bedtime can be a special time in every family's day. Using Frazee's methods, bedtime is a place to unpack family stories. It's also a time when you can infuse values with the intention of creating a life-referencing moment between your children and stories of their parents, grandparents, and extended families, as well as connect those stories with the real and imagined. Undoubtedly, the safety of an open and communicative relationship between parent and child is essential for their relational health. I heartily recommend Hank's book, Before We Say "Goodnight," as what can and should be the experience of every child."
-Ken Canfield, Ph.D., Executive Director, Boone Center for the Family, Pepperdine University "Hank Frazee's book confirms for us all that the best stories are the ones that are told from the heart...personal tales...family memories...that continue the tradition that began thousands of years ago around the campfire. It's a fantastic book!"
-Beau Bridges "A parent's most important responsibility is teaching a child to know and worship his or her Creator. Hank Frazee shows how to incorporate our life experiences and moral values as an entertaining and instructive part of that responsibility and reveals how any parent can do it! Bravo!!"
-Pat Boone, Entertainer "Children especially love two things: the first is stories, and the second is hearing about their parents' lives. Hank Frazee has wrapped both loves into one beautiful meth
