Not Always Happy: An Unusual Parenting Journey
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072K6XR5F |
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| Number of Pages | : | 343 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Story of unconditional love and a families quest for learing. A Beautifully written account of unconditional love! The story of Kari, Ward and Thorin will renew your faith in "family values". As an educator, this book had me re-evaluate my approach toward student engagement and in particular that learning happens all around us, all day, all night and most inspiring, when you are "unschooled". You will admire the pluck and determination of Kari as she challenges the "norms" . Great Parenting and a Great Read I couldn’t put this book down. Not Always Happy is not about raising a child with Down Syndrome. It’s not about raising a child with a disability. It’s not about raising an adopted child. Not Always Happy is about doing whatever it takes to nurture a child so that little person can grow and flourish and thrive. All children should be so lucky to have Kari and Ward for parents. Hey, they can be m. Rachel said If you don't howl at the Julia Roberts referenceseriously. Do yourself a favor, buy this book! My husband got it for me as I've been unable to finish a book lately and he thought this one looked good.This is what I texted my husband during reading it " I'm only on page 8 and I'm literally crying with laughter!" And a few minutes later, " End of page 15 - I'm now crying from love."As I read along I couldn't wait to find out what happened next, I felt like I was sitting at
While most people meet their child for the first time in a delivery room, some parents have to meet their child in the reception area of an administrative building.Not Always Happy is a humorous and sharp chronicle about adopting and raising a son with Down syndrome from the Maine foster care system. They are raising their child, and their family struggles with the same universal themes that any family goes through.Parents who have children with Down syndrome and other disabilities represent fifteen percent of all children between the ages of three to seventeen.Wagner-Peck provides an access point to start the debate