Christina Katerina and the Time She Quit the Family

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Summary: Empowering the child
Review: Christina Katerina books are about a child who realizes the power she has over her own life and the consequences of weilding that power. All this is done in a gentle and low stress environment. Christina's mother let her realize the down side of being "on her own" while still being safe. She left the door open for Christina to re-enter the family and Christina finally learned that family is good too. Her mother did not desert her, she simply let the child find her own way back.

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Summary: Christina Katerina and the time she quit...
Review: I did not like the message implied in this book ...that it is ok for a small child (or indeed anyone in a family) to say "I don't like this, so I'll simply stop participating in family stuff - count me out". People in a family should work together to resolve their issues, not drop in or out as they feel like it. I should think that a small child being read this book would feel that Kristina's Mom did not love her very much.