I am a 50 year old Christian wife of over 31 years..mother..and grandmother. A self publlished Co/ author of a gang prevention educational resource book..Entitled "GANG WAR" (Non profit) An author of many childrens books self published and a self published prolific poet.. An inventor..an advocate for victims of crime..and have served as a Baptist missionary in the country of Brasil..I live to give and help others..
About the Author
My name is Delores Chappell, and I was born on March 5th. I resided in my hometown Waco, Texas until I was nine years old. I then journeyed here to Sacramento, California with my parents HP Chappell Sr. and Ruby M. Chappell, along with my five siblings!
I have been a member of St. Jude Christian Tabernacle for over 15 years. I also belong to (SCBWI) the Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Association. I have worked in the past for Department of Justice and Sacramento County Investigations. I am now currently operating a home daycare part time, where I receive clients through the Child Action Program. I am a writer and an inventor-- I do this full time.
Writing this book was very motivating and inspiring for me. Children need more excitement and adventure through reading. When reading to children I found they were anxious to know what was going to happen next. I want to provide children with excitement and adventure every time they read. I like to teach children in a way that exposes children to learning without them knowing you're teaching. My book also expresses the feelings of caring, sharing, and thoughtfulness by helping others through a crisis...teaching them how some friendships begin. I look forward to making and encouraging reading for children much easier, interesting, fun and enjoyable...
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: I want to give special thanks to all of you in advance for taking time out to visit my website, and too, for being supportive. GOD BLESS !
Have you ever watched the show Supernanny on ABC? It is one of my favorite shows on TV. Partly because it makes me feel better about my own parenting skills, but mostly because I learn something I can use in my own family every time.
I think the biggest thing that it offers families is a completely detached outside perspective. As a parent, you get are so completely wrapped up in those meltdown moments and even in just your day-to-day interactions that it is impossible to see your own mistakes clearly. You watch the families on the show and think "well that is just so obvious", but you would be hard-pressed to identify those same "obvious" things within your own family. Having that objective observer who can tell it like it is helps us shed light on our own personal blind spots.
Therefore, I propose pretty much exactly what you see on the show, minus the camera crews: A skilled childcare provider comes to your home for a week to help you identify your own parenting missteps. The "format" would follow the show's:
1. For the first day, they simply observe the family's interactions without getting involved. That's the whole day, all the way through bedtime.
2. On the second and third day, teaching begins on the areas that were identified as needing work.
3. On the fourth day, the family is left on their own to try to implement the skills they've learned.
4. On the fifth day, the nanny returns to follow up on any issues that came up when the family's were left on their own.
I also have some thoughts on different levels of packages at different price points to make the services available to more families.
The key to success would be finding very experienced, caring nannies who have a no-nonsense, but warm, attitude and can communicate effectively with the parents.
Ideally, if a service were created that carried the brand name of the Supernanny show, I think it would be a HUGE success. ABC, interested????
I am a mom who knows that raising kids brings new challenges every day, and that there are no easy answers. I also know our children teach us as much as we teach them. By bringing kids into the world, it is our duty and responsibility to be the best parents we can be, and we all need a little help with that sometimes!
