Dream So Big: A Parent's Guide to Helping Make Your Child's Wishes Come True
by Christopher B Pearman (9781440504020)

KEYNOTE A roadmap to encouragement and accomplishment Making dreams come true . . . To play in the National Symphony orchestra . . . To set up a successful petsitting business . . . To find a cure for the Parkinsons disease . . . To make the cheerleading squad by the third attempt . . . No matter what dream a child hasbig or smallits the parents job to help see it through. In this practical and inspiring primer, Christopher B. Pearman shares the experience and lessons he learned from his life as father and manager of Raven-Symon, the beloved celebrity of the Disney empire. Distilling advice into 7 Dream Catchers, Pearman talks about everything from a parents personal responsibility to visualizing the results to staying true to yourself and your familys values. Complete with a foreword by Raven herself and celebrity endorsementsincluding from Bill Cosbytheres no doubt that this book is the best resource for any parents who want to see their child succeed and be happy. SELLING POINTS The author is father and manager to Disneys Raven-Symon of Thats So Raven, which has been the highest-rated series to air on the Disney Channel since it first debuted in 2003 Features advice fit for every parent who wants to see their child succeed and be happy AUTHOR: Christopher Pearman was working in the evening doing PR for the nightclub industry in Atlanta when his first daughter, Raven-Symone, arrived in 1985. This allowed him to stay home with baby Raven, where he almost immediately discovered her natural abilities and talents. Soon after Raven announced to her parents tha she wanted to be on The Cosby Show. Pearman got to work managing her career. He continued in that role for more than two decades, and now remains a multifaceted entertainment industry player. Ian Newhem does business writing for major clients, including Fortune 500 companies in the health, education, banking, construction, and real estate industries. Newhem is a tenured associated professor of literature, composition, and journalism in the honors program at the State University of New York, Rockland, where he has chaired both the English department and the humanities, behavioral, and social science division. *

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