"First You Wring the Chicken's Neck" by Terry Fenwick

"First You Wring the Chicken's Neck"   December 30, 2012


By   Terry Fenwick

Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child (Hardcover)

Amazon wrote:    "We're extinguishing the minds (and souls) of our children. Play dates, 'helicopter parenting', No Child Left Behind, video games, political correctness: these and other insidious trends in child rearing and education are now the hallmarks of childhood."

Mike Aquilina, an author friend of mine,  sent 'Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child' to me for Christmas saying, "My wife had been reading Tony Esolen's book for a couple of weeks, and she loves it. One morning I went down to find her laughing out loud, and she said, 'Go order one of these for Terry Fenwick.' So I did."

I laughed at the comments on the book cover BEFORE I opened the book!!!

Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy, Boston College, wrote: "This book made me want to jump up (very high) and cheer, or run around (very far) and shout warnings. The best way I can think of to save Western culture, next to everyone deciding to become saints, would be for all educators to take this uncommonly commonsensical book to heart. A worthy Successor to C. S. Lewis's the Abolition of Man."

Alice von Hilderbrand wrote: "A great book that should be in the hands of any educator worthy of this title -- that is someone conscious of his awesome task to help chisel a child's soul and open his eyes to what is true, good, and beautiful. A sheer pleasure."

Michael Medved, Father Dwight Longenecker and Robert Royal have the same great praise for "ten ways" - check the back cover and you will find my title "First You Wring the Chicken's Neck" on page 79 - Keep Children Away from Machines and Machinists.

I am 81 and I "really" like the book.  Our children are raised and they are raising theirs now . . . life goes on and this book could make a big difference in the lives of many of your children.  Life is more confusing than it used to be . . . but,  it is never too late,  for that parent who wants to take on the, "awesome task to help chisel a child's soul and open his eyes to what is true, good, and beautiful."

Happy Reading and Happy New Year.