We took this photo a few days after Mother's Day. We set the timer on my phone camera and Nico loved running to the couch to get a photo of us looking at the book and then looking at the photo. Meanwhile Ellie fell asleep a few photos in ... haha.
If you read the page about the boy being a two year old, it describes my Nico pretty well (he will be two in August), except that he has never put anything in the toilet (hoping it stays that way).
This book is also loved by adults as much, if not more, than children. I remember reading this book as a child and love that I can now read it to my own children.
Lessons I learn from this book is that there are challenges in each stage of raising children but to enjoy the time you are in because it will go fast and before you know it, they will be grown and on their own. You have to hope that you raised them right - to come and visit you when you are old. 😊 It also does a good job illustrating the circle of life. I also love that it was written by a Canadian author.
"Love You Forever" can be considered a philosophical book that can create discussion between parent and child and teach important life lessons. For my son, we talk about love and being happy. For older children, you can discuss the concepts of parent-child relationships and the happiness and personal fulfillment that can come from those relationships. You can also discuss what it means to grow up, take care of yourself and a future family. It can even create an opportunity to discuss death.
Although the book takes the reader through the child growing up. The author wrote it while grieving the loss of the two stillborn children him and his wife were not able to raise. My sister recently had a stillborn baby and I think you will always wonder what it would have been like to watch that child grow up.
What lessons have you learned or taught from this book?
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