NEW Book(s): Kidz Korner Spotlight on Adele M. Lim
Kidz Korner Spotlight:
Adele Lim
Book One
H.O.M.E is Where L.O.V.E. Brightly Speaks by Adele M Lim (Author), Degphilip (Illustrator)
Many of our young children grow up in a global environment that feels boundary-less, and makes it hard to pinpoint where exactly "home" is, as compared to a time long gone when it was far more common to find the "house" we live in to be synonymous with being "home". Through symbolic story-telling, colours, tools and rhymes, HOME Is Where LOVE Brightly Speaks communicates to the young child in a way that an ordinary conversation cannot. This book is one part of a project series - Lovingspace - developed by catalysts of change to especially support families that travel around the global to live and work.
Book Two
Many Lands, One Bridge by Adele M Lim (Author), Degphilip (Illustrator)
When parents separate across international borders, it can often times be confusing for the child. Imagination can either run wild or be gently guided towards emotional sense-making. Through symbolic story-telling, colours, tools and pictures, as dreamed up by children, Many Lands, One Bridge communicates to the young child in a way that an ordinary conversation cannot. REVIEW ‘Divorce ends the marriage, not the love between parent and child. The child can be raised in a way that celebrates the love of both parents. The child can have a healthy childhood no matter the situation. Young children tend to view events in specific and self-centred terms and have the need to know in advance about the important changes that will affect their life. With this book and its reassuring big pictures, concrete and simple answers you can take the opportunity to actively listen and build up, page by page, all the needed conversations with your child about their questions and feelings that will arise. When you can tell your story and it doesn’t make you cry... You know you have healed and you can start counting ... Stars.’ Ellen Vanhoven, international teacher and Energy Touch healing specialist.
Book Three
The Adventure of Friendship by Adele M Lim (Author), Ken Tumulak (Illustrator)
When parents separate across international borders, it can often times be confusing for the child. Imagination can either run wild or be gently guided towards emotional sense-making. Through symbolic story telling, colours, tools and pictures, as dreamed up by children, The Adventure of Friendship communicates to the young child in a way that an ordinary conversation cannot. This book is one part of the project series Lovingspace developed by catalysts of change to especially support families that travel around the globe to live and work. REVIEW “It’s beautiful to read a story that celebrates diversity at its core. Each human unique in his or her own way, provides the canvas for a family to be just as uniquely colourful in a whole new way. This book is a beautiful tool for young inquiring minds to begin a new way of being and accepting. International families can be the seeds to future generations of caring, open-hearted individuals, knowing that what makes a family isn’t always what it looks like.” - Stephanie Hill, International School Teacher
Book Four
Love With Passion and Perspective: Pearls from a cross-border divorce and the Hague Convention by Adele M Lim (Author)
Adele M. Lim, author , innovator, change catalyst, and mother dives into the deep and troubling realities of cross-border divorce and the harsh legalities of child custody. She tells us the emotional stories of several families, including her own, whose already difficult marital upheaval was further complicated by the regulations of the Hague Abduction Convention (HCCH) of 1980. Designed to hasten the return of abducted children to their country of habitual residence, the Convention has loopholes when applied to contentious separation cases despite its positive intent. Adele offers an expansive view that aims at meeting the Convention in light of our evolution as a global village, so that individually and collectively we enable a healthier systems balance and heal cross-generational trauma by attending to the family system. Adele generously shares her personal and professional experiences and knowledge, including both spiritual and practical dimensions for individuals and families to develop their own inner sense of guidance from a deeper place of knowing. This intense but ultimately uplifiting book is a must-read not only for those facing cross-border divorce, but for anyone who adopts an international lifestyle, especially where children are concerned. Get the book now!
