Thinking Family Values Magic happens when elders tell their oldest stories. The stories weave elder wisdom into situations that children understand. Listeners enjoy the simple stories without realizing they're absorbing the elder's wisdom and values. Children need this information so much, humanity developed a stage of life for giving it to them. As we age, our abilities may decline in many areas, but we become excellent storytellers.
Elders love telling stories, and children love to listen.
They're learning to think like the elder, as the elder enjoys doing what he's best at. It's the original head start program for children, and senior health activity for elders. Let us show you examples of family-values stories from our book, Harnessmaker's Son. Your family has stories a lot like these . Every baby in Brownsville was photographed on it.