Dream So Big: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Believe & Achieve
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“With my father, what you see is what you get. He doesn't pretend to be some kind of guru, and he doesn't believe he did everything right (which he didn't, despite how hard he tried). But he's definitely confident about what he knows, and eloquent in the way he puts it across. I urge you to put his lessons to the test with your kid, and see how far they'll take you both. I think, once you start reading, you're going to find my dad's confidence and enthusiasm contagious.
When I look back now, I remember my father was always focused. Always firm. Always loving. Always thinking about the future. It was kind of like he was always searching for the right way, the most successful way to do things. Make no mistake about it, he was always making sure I watched my p's and q's. I mean always: morning, noon, and night. Without that love and discipline, I would never have gotten to where I am today. You certainly would not have ever heard of Raven-Symone.”
-- Raven-Symone, January 2010
While so many talented and ambitious kids have become tabloid fodder, Raven-Symone, beloved star of That's So Raven, has remained grounded and happy as she's created a massive franchise for Disney, won multiple Kids' Choice Awards, and made history as the first African-American woman with her own sitcom. The difference? Her parents' positive-approach plan--which you can now use with your own children.
As her father and manager, Christopher B. Pearman worked tirelessly to nurture Raven's dream, while teaching her to believe in herself and, most importantly, never losing sight of their family's core values. Inside, Pearman breaks down his plan into eight "Dream Catchers"--spiritual and practical principles that filter out negativity, and allow only affirming thoughts into your child's consciousness. Make no mistake: This is not a guide to stage parenting, but a doctrine for raising your kids to reach their full potential in any endeavor, simple or grand.
As a parent, you know there's nothing more important than making sure your children become all they want to be. Dream So Big shows how commitment, responsibility, and dedication to your children's innermost wishes can catapult them to great success--and happiness.
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As the father and former manager of TV actress Raven-Symon , who began on The Cosby Show and went on to star in her own show, That's So Raven, Pearman navigated his talented, enthusiastic daughter through the murky waters of showbiz to produce an exceptionally well-adjusted and successful young woman. In his parenting volume, the winning stage dad presents eight guiding principles, which he calls "Dream Catchers," meant to stabilize kids while encouraging them to "dream without limitations," fostering "strong, independent, and unique personalities." Though he uses examples from his experience with the exceptionally precocious Raven, who cut a record at age seven, his concepts are universal: playing a positive role model, imbuing children with focus and encouraging them to face their fears, setting goals, and more. Pearman also cites studies and philosophers, includes thought-provoking questionnaires to help parents and children hone in on their dreams, and invites testimony from knowing sources like Seseme Street writer-producer Emily Pearl Kingsley and Stephanie Austin, the modeling agency founder who discovered Raven when she was just a year old.
