Reading Changed My Life - Townsend Press

Julia Burneyinvolved parent in your children’s school. Knowyour child’s teachers. Don’t deny your child theright to know his or her father. Don’t dump thebaby off on your own mother. Have consistent rulesfor your child. Have a bedtime and stick to it. Dresslike a mother, not like a streetwalker. Carry yourselflike a mother. If your child wants you to bake cookiesfor school, for heaven’s sake, learn to bake cookies.Don’t have men moving in and out of your bedroom.Don’t let your children see a man hit you. Ifyou don’t have discipline in your own life, don’texpect to be able to discipline your child.And, of course, she ended with her favoritetopic: reading. Pointing to a newborn in one younggirl’s arms, she said, “That child is not too young tobe read to. No child is. Read to your kids. I’vebrought some books here to get you started.”Julia passed out the books. She gave each girl acard advertising the Cops ’n Kids Reading Center.She distributed hugs. “Bring your children to see91