By author David Rasskazov "FAMILY STORIES"
 
CONTENTS OF THE BOOK
 
REVIEW OF THE SPECIALIST IN THE FIELD OF BABY PSYCHOLOGY
AUTHOR’S PREFACE
 
Chapter 1 WHY AND FOR WHAT DO WE STRUGGLE
or what to do when your child wants to get the "Lego" just now
Chapter 2 CHILD HAS A RIGHT TO EXPRESS HIS EMOTIONS
or what to do when your child is unnerved
Chapter 3 ALWAYS GIVING HAPPINESS CAN PREVENT YOU FROM SETTING LIMITS ON BEHAVIOR
or why in You can live feelings of guilt
Chapter 4 PUNISHMENT - A CONFESSION OF YOUR OWN WEAKNESS
or alternatives to punishment
Chapter 5 I HAVE LOST PATIENCE WITH YOU
or how to control Your own emotions
Chapter 6 CRITICISM IS DESTRUCTIVE
or how You form self-respect in Your child
Chapter 7 THE CHILD - NOT YOUR PROPERTY
oor why and how to give Your child freedom
Chapter 8 RIVALRY IN THE FAMILY
or what to do when You have more than one child
Chapter 9 CHILD’S WORLD OUTSIDE THE FAMILY
or other adults as your ally
Chapter 10 ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CHANGE TO YOUR FAMILY LIFE
or never postpone beyond tomorrow that which You have already postponed today
 
INSTEAD OF AFREWORD
 
 
REVIEW
 
   Almost always the way to knowledge starts from incomprehension. When one says that the Man presents himself the entire Universe, they mean His inexhaustible spiritual wealth, infinite world of feelings, emotional experiences and variety of his relationships with other people. In this relation it isn’t surprising that a man having got the entire world at his disposal places himself in its centre and those around him at the periphery. Someone is placed somewhat farther on while somebody else places himself hereabouts. But the man unknowing any position besides his “central” and customary privileged one will understand neither himself no other people.
 
   The first rule of self-knowledge lies in one’s ability to see oneself from the outside. The essence of this rule lies in the ability to see the own features hidden from observation and self-control by the conscious itself in the most thorough way reflected in the eyes of other people as in the mirror. The children are wonderful indicator. They are nice helpers for us, adults really believing that we are in the centre of world. To avoid the blunders in other people’s understanding we, the adults have to remember that ANOTHER ONE means DIFFERENT FROM ME ONE first of all.
 
   The parents representing adult part of humanity gradually (sometimes year by year) realize that spiritual progress is possible neither for us nor for the children without understanding and taking into account the peculiarities of communication with the children in any concrete situation. And at the same time establishment of long-term and frank relationships with the Persons growing-up is based just upon the aforesaid.
 
   At present the world has been going through educational crisis. Mass media inform everybody on juvenile and adolescent delinquency, drug addiction and rising tide of adolescent suicide in increasing frequency. There is registered increase in the number of children having neurotic reactions (tics, enuresis, stammering, fears and sleep disturbance) even judging by Official Statistical Data. At present I myself very frequently while consulting of children having visited me with their parents have to acknowledge the palpability of increase of cases of understated self-appraisal, attention deficiency syndrome and prestress states of children.
 
   At present many parents doubt both in old and in new educational methods and in the meanwhile the problems of our children are just aggravating. The Book “Family Stories” written by David Rasskazov reflects the idea of starting the children’s problems just in the family and at home profoundly and in full. So they may be settled there too. When reading of the Book it dawned upon me that I am not always able to comment on the question: “What can I read about children?” frequently repeated by my patients. To my thinking I have what to advise to patients when being asked such a question again for the most part. The Book is really filled with positive energy. Author’s optimism, keenness of observation and irrepressible wish to be with the child on equal terms in a literal sense are catching. This is simple, available and easy to learn knowledge. The knowledge helping to use all of free minutes more effective for a parent and a child to know each other. When being quite aware of needs of own children the parents may devote their time to their children more willingly and productively. “Family Stories” are not only the Book containing parent’s or doctor’s advices, this is quite concrete guide to action. This is easy interesting by its form presentation of adequately elaborated material. The Reader will easily recognize himself and his kiddy in many stories. In this case the remarks of Author of the Book accompanying the whole of stories just at the right time become the simplest matrix may be reproduced by you over and over again.
 
   I hope this Book will find its Reader by all means. And this will help many of parents to assume confidence confirming the fact that they have done and are still taking all necessary measures so as to help their children in full-fledged realization of their inborn potential.
 
   Yelena Loik,
   Candidate of Medical Science. Children’s Neurologist
   Doctor of the 1st category.
   Consultant of Medical Centre “Health Childhood”
   Dniepropetrovsk
 
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