Bringing Story Sharing Into The Lives Of Family And Children

How creating your own picture book can build self-worth, self-esteem, and a sense of belonging in your children aged 5-8

What you'll learn
Understand why children benefit so greatly from family stories
How children develop self-worth and self-esteem from family stories
How to "share" a family story versus "tell" a story to your child
How to use the Family Story Sharing Book Production Process to create a personalized printed picture book to share with your 5-8 year old child
Requirements
None
Description
Welcome to the Bringing Story Sharing into the Lives of Family and Children Aged 5-8 online course.This is a very unique course that brings together the art of storytelling and picture book publishing, through the lens of Family Story Sharing between a parent or caregiver and their child.If you're a parent to a child entering early schooling, you are likely dealing with a set of universally-shared concerns for your child's development and if you're a working parent, how you can maximize your young child's potential. Concerns such as:Worry about children struggling when learning at schoolWorry about children struggling to be liked and accepted by friendsWorry about the impact of social media on children’s mental-emotional development and sense of identityWorry about children spending too much time on the iPad/Screens and the effects that has on family bonding and instilling of valuesWorry about children struggling with being present or thinking too much about the futureAnd your own struggles to connect more deeply with their child while working full-timeWhat if you could alleviate these concerns with a simple tweak to the traditional bed-time story ritual? A tweak that would greatly enhance the chances of:Being able to talk to child to your child effortlessly about their thoughts and feelingsWitnessing joy in your child as they begin to understand who are they and where they came fromSeeing your child relax, become more able to socialize, and just be themselvesFeel stronger bonding and deeper levels of unconditional love with your childExperience your child’s openness and ability to discuss their worries with youWitness the development of empathy in your child for others and animalsWitness increased levels of creativity in your childAn increase in your child's language arts and literacy skills If you want to create a deep, potentially ever-lasting sense of self-worth, self-esteem, and belonging in your child, then this course is for you. This course teaches the principles and methodology for Family Story Sharing using the Family Story Sharing Picture Book Production process. Students will be taught step-by-step how to write, illustrate, and publish a children's picture book based on their own personal early life experiences aligned with an early life experience of their 5-8 year old child. This is how the power of Family Story Sharing plants the seeds of self-worth, self-esteem, and a deep sense of belonging within a child.There’s no questioning the power of storytelling in bringing people together, but when you bring it into your home and personalize the stories shared during a child’s age of reason years from 5-8, a powerful ripple effect occurs in their internal sense of security and well-being. I've designed this course to make the book creation process joyful and deeply satisfying, by taking out all of the complexity and detail. You will get my production process step-by-clear-step, leaving you to simply unleash your deep love of your child and your creativity. There's no work to do, just feel inspired to nurture your child and create your special story! Once that book shows up in your post box, it will feel amazing, and your story sharing experience with your child will be something to be remembered by both of you for years to come!Please remember to rate this course and provide your feedback, and I really hope you enjoyed it!

Overview

Section 1: The Impact of Family Story Sharing on Your Child’s Personal Development

Lecture 1 Why Family Story Sharing

Lecture 2 Planting the Seeds for Long Lasting Self-Worth Self-Esteem

Lecture 3 The Family Story Sharing Book Production Process

Section 2: Create Your Story

Lecture 4 Plan Your Story, and Begin with the Idea

Lecture 5 Structure Your Story Arc with Key Questions

Section 3: Create Your Characters

Lecture 6 The Number One Key to Bringing a Story to Life – the Character Profile

Lecture 7 Get to Know Your Main Character’s Intrinsic Motivator

Lecture 8 Other Characters and How They Influence Your Story

Section 4: Create Your Story Plot

Lecture 9 The Physical World in Which Your Story Begins

Lecture 10 The Inciting Incident or Conflict to Resolve

Lecture 11 Bringing It All Together

Lecture 12 Test Your Story Plot

Lecture 13 The Family Story Sharing Framework

Section 5: Write Your Manuscript

Lecture 14 Write for Your Child’s Age

Lecture 15 Get Your Manuscript Edited

Section 6: Illustrate Your Picture Book Pages and Book Cover

Lecture 16 Using a Picture Book Dummy

Lecture 17 Creative Ways to Illustrate

Section 7: Format Your Picture Book Manuscript and Book Cover

Lecture 18 Using the Family Story Book Manuscript Canva Template

Lecture 19 Using the Family Story Book Cover Canva Template

Section 8: Prepare Your Family Story Book Manuscript and Book Cover for Amazon KDP

Lecture 20 Convert Your Book Pages and Cover Illustrations to Meet Amazon KDP Print Specs

Lecture 21 Package Your Family Story Book Manuscript and Cover for KDP Print Publishing

Section 9: Upload Your Family Story Book Manuscript and Cover to Amazon KDP

Lecture 22 Submit Your Book into the Amazon KDP Publishing Platform

Lecture 23 Closing Remarks

Parents and Caregivers of Children aged 5 through 8 who are looking for creative, kid-friendly ways to connect on deeper levels with their children with lasting benefits,Anyone else wanted specific, fail-safe, potentially costless, step by step instructions in how to create and publish a children's picture book on Amazon KDP