Welcoming Our Children to a New Millennium: A Daybook of Hopes and Wishes for the Future

by Jane Middelton-Moz (Compiler)

A Celebration of Youth, Famili Communities arid Our Future What better way to usher in a new century than to read the thoughts and wishes for the future from our youth. This heartwarming, thought-provoking book is remi­niscent of the welcoming ceremonies for children that are at the core of every culture, in this poignant collection, adult role models who are working to create a better world welcome children to the new millennium through heartfelt letters. They are words of advice, introduction and thanksgiving. For each day of the year, children voice their concerns for the millennium in essays that are at once delightfully innocent and candidly The illuminating words and photographs in this unique book will restore a sense of community in us all and open up the pathways to better communication between adults and children. By setting good examples for and listening to our children, we can ensure them a future that is bright and full of hope.

381 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

Jane Middelton-Moz is an internationally known speaker and author with more than forty years of experience in consultation, training, and community intervention. She is the director of the Middelton-Moz Institute. Ms. Middelton-Moz has served on the Board of NACOA (National Association of Children of Alcoholics) and the Advisory Board of NANACOA (National Association of Native American Children of Alcoholics). She has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and has held numerous direct service, management, and executive positions in large non-profit corporations and community agencies.

Skilled at meeting the particular needs of an organization, Ms. Middelton-Moz is a dynamic keynote presenter and is known for her highly successful "hands on, participant driven " workshops. She is recognized for her work in the areas of adult children of alcoholics, multi-generational grief and trauma in individuals, families and communities, ethnic and cultural awareness, anger, cultural self-hate, differential diagnosis, values in the workplace and in families, empowering employees and creating positive work place environments.

Ms. Middelton-Moz has appeared on national television shows including Oprah, Maury Povich, and Montel Williams, on the Discovery Channel, and has had her own PBS special. She has also been quoted in US News and World Report and The Washington Post business sections on issues related to the high cost of negativity, bullying, mobbing, and unhealthy anger in the workplace.