http://freshtalkingkids.com/2009/12/20/emotional-books/ writing and reading by kids and teens Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:27:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://freshtalkingkids.com/2009/12/20/emotional-books/#comment-156 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:09:24 +0000 http://freshtalkingkids.com/?p=162#comment-156 Wow! Great post. I like how you draw the distinction between overly graphic, horrifying emotion and subtle, “real” emotion. Is it maybe that the author needs to include pain in a way that really makes sense in the context of the character and his/her circumstances? I think the reason some authors do this well is because they truly love their characters…so much that the character “moves in” with the author for awhile!

]]> http://freshtalkingkids.com/2009/12/20/emotional-books/#comment-150 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:11:41 +0000 http://freshtalkingkids.com/?p=162#comment-150 Sorry about the typo…I meant to say “It makes me think…

]]> http://freshtalkingkids.com/2009/12/20/emotional-books/#comment-149 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:09:39 +0000 http://freshtalkingkids.com/?p=162#comment-149 That was a great post. It make me think how important it is to allow kids to feel all emotions. It is very easy as a parent to protect your kids. You want only the best for them…a life filled with happiness. But it is important to let them feel for themselves because it gives them power to possibly make a change and become a caring, empathetic human being. Thanks for the post I will try to remember to not protect my daughter so much…

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