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How do you take my daughter's reaction to finding out a friend did drugs?
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 309636" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Can you read to her? Perhaps the book of the film, kind of thing. Something she chooses. Another option we have discovered - we are getting audio books from various sources (including free online, although the quality of reading is highly variable) and loading them onto the iPod. We then often play these in the car on long car trips. Other times, too. We've managed to get (I think) ALL the episodes of "The Shadow" (complete with ads for 'blue coal') as well as other old radio shows. Our local library has some great audio books (such as Sherlock Holmes) and I'm currently listening to something I got from the library that you and N would both like - Terry Pratchett's "The Colour of Magic" read by Nigel Planer. It's fantasy satire, modern in origin but with a medieval feel. A young wizard has a small board sitting on his lap, with a miniature Stonehenge arranged on it - he calls it his "kneetop", he uses it to calculate things and do other wizardly, druidic things. I first read this book some years ago which got the entire family hooked into the rest of the series. The audio book has been a wonderful new treat. Nigel Planer does different character voices very well. There are other books - if you can get "Soul Music" in any form (it's also available as an animation series, about 6 half-hour episodes) again, N and you will both love it. It satirises music and the rock music industry. And Elvis. In a nice way.</p><p></p><p>The aim is, to find something you can share together. With my girls I also watched various films and TV series interminably. I did quite like "The Craft" and "Interview With the Vampire" (as a film) but other stuff left me cold. We also successfully introduced our kids to our own classic favourites (such as "Arsenic & Old Lace") and this helped tem respect our recommendations.</p><p></p><p>You do what you can, to maintain some areas of common ground, areas where you can be in accord. If you both like picnics then you go on picnics. If you both like family movie nights, then get the pyjamas on and bring on the popcorn.</p><p></p><p>Whatever you do - try to have fun together.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 309636, member: 1991"] Can you read to her? Perhaps the book of the film, kind of thing. Something she chooses. Another option we have discovered - we are getting audio books from various sources (including free online, although the quality of reading is highly variable) and loading them onto the iPod. We then often play these in the car on long car trips. Other times, too. We've managed to get (I think) ALL the episodes of "The Shadow" (complete with ads for 'blue coal') as well as other old radio shows. Our local library has some great audio books (such as Sherlock Holmes) and I'm currently listening to something I got from the library that you and N would both like - Terry Pratchett's "The Colour of Magic" read by Nigel Planer. It's fantasy satire, modern in origin but with a medieval feel. A young wizard has a small board sitting on his lap, with a miniature Stonehenge arranged on it - he calls it his "kneetop", he uses it to calculate things and do other wizardly, druidic things. I first read this book some years ago which got the entire family hooked into the rest of the series. The audio book has been a wonderful new treat. Nigel Planer does different character voices very well. There are other books - if you can get "Soul Music" in any form (it's also available as an animation series, about 6 half-hour episodes) again, N and you will both love it. It satirises music and the rock music industry. And Elvis. In a nice way. The aim is, to find something you can share together. With my girls I also watched various films and TV series interminably. I did quite like "The Craft" and "Interview With the Vampire" (as a film) but other stuff left me cold. We also successfully introduced our kids to our own classic favourites (such as "Arsenic & Old Lace") and this helped tem respect our recommendations. You do what you can, to maintain some areas of common ground, areas where you can be in accord. If you both like picnics then you go on picnics. If you both like family movie nights, then get the pyjamas on and bring on the popcorn. Whatever you do - try to have fun together. Marg [/QUOTE]
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