Book Reflection: A Child Called It
Jerome Gatchalian
CD 4 - Parenting
Ms. Padilla
November 16, 2010
A Child Called "It" - Book Reflection First of all, I am not a big fan of reading books, but this is one book that is hard to put down. I would recommend it, not only for parents but for people who works with children as well. This book is very informative and will give its readers a whole new level of appreciation for their children. A Child Called "It" is a very inspiring story of a young boy who grew up with an abusive mother, and a spineless father who did nothing to stop it. This went on for years, from about the time David was in the first grade until he was 12 years old, until finally, a teacher stepped in. But despite all the hardships, the young boy was able to triumph, got freed from his "madhouse", and eventually wrote a book about himself. I believe that the author, Mr. Dave Pelzer, has two objectives in writing the book. The first one, to inform the readers of how a loving, caring parent can change to a cold, abusive monster, and the second, is that anyone can turn their life around as long as they are willing to fight for it. In addition, his story also shares the view point of a child being neglected. I found it …show more content…
There are two more books in this series, but I feel that the first one is just too short. Maybe it's the intention of the author from the start. The book also had a lot of appalling stories, and it felt that some of it might have been exaggerated by a bit. I found it hard to believe that a father would just stand there and do nothing, and when given the chance to leave, he did not even consider taking the young boy with him. I am not saying that his stories are not true, I was not
CD 4 - Parenting
Ms. Padilla
November 16, 2010
A Child Called "It" - Book Reflection First of all, I am not a big fan of reading books, but this is one book that is hard to put down. I would recommend it, not only for parents but for people who works with children as well. This book is very informative and will give its readers a whole new level of appreciation for their children. A Child Called "It" is a very inspiring story of a young boy who grew up with an abusive mother, and a spineless father who did nothing to stop it. This went on for years, from about the time David was in the first grade until he was 12 years old, until finally, a teacher stepped in. But despite all the hardships, the young boy was able to triumph, got freed from his "madhouse", and eventually wrote a book about himself. I believe that the author, Mr. Dave Pelzer, has two objectives in writing the book. The first one, to inform the readers of how a loving, caring parent can change to a cold, abusive monster, and the second, is that anyone can turn their life around as long as they are willing to fight for it. In addition, his story also shares the view point of a child being neglected. I found it …show more content…
There are two more books in this series, but I feel that the first one is just too short. Maybe it's the intention of the author from the start. The book also had a lot of appalling stories, and it felt that some of it might have been exaggerated by a bit. I found it hard to believe that a father would just stand there and do nothing, and when given the chance to leave, he did not even consider taking the young boy with him. I am not saying that his stories are not true, I was not