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GAINESVILLE, FL – “Our
society is drastically changing and it is the children who are falling through
the cracks. Single parent families are
more common than condom machines at truck stop and nobody seems to care. We have parents working double shifts or
working two or three jobs to make ends meet but no one is home with these
children. There are thousands of
children who have no role models in their lives but are expected to survive and
become good citizens. Well, someone has
to step forward and help these children and it will be John Edwards and the
University of Florida who leads the charge.”
Those words spoken by University of Florida Psychology professor Neil
West have not only rang true but are giving many single parent families hope.
In order to make this
project successful, John Edwards and the University of Florida reached out to
John Wiley & Sons, the publishers of the For Dummies series, to assist them
changing the face of this nation. “John
Wiley & Sons was very receptive to our idea and jumped on board right away,”
said Professor West. “This project is
the brainchild of John Edwards and it is intended for parents to receive these
books and let their children read them while they’re not home. Then, when they have chance to sit down and
talk with their children, they can review the books just like a book club. This book club, however, is real life
situations and will help those children who only have one parent home for five
or six hours each day.” West continues
by stating that, “we’ve been working together for 19 months now and have our
initial series of books ready to roll out.
We have targeted children of different age groups from toddlers up to
middle school.”
Some of the early books
available through the project include: Dr. Sess’ S-E-X, Why Is Mommy Moaning,
Where The Sidewalk Ends: Lessons in Life, How to Live With a Mean Drunk, Why Do
I Have Hair in Funny Places, The Truth Behind Scooby Snacks, and Elmo
Experiments: Understanding Your Urges. The
idea, according to West, is to supply a sampling of free copies to low-income
homes through the help of local social services around the country. While some of the books appear to have a
juvenile theme, simply based on the cover art, the Professor assures us that
the message is loud in clear in each book regardless of the age of the child
reading them. “A John Edwards jury would
have no problem giving a positive verdict for these selections,” West laughed.
John Edwards was in North
Carolina at press time and was not available for comment.
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