Growing Up and Parenting: Two Score and Four Years Ago

Book excerpt: This book is a collection of growing up and parenting narratives from medical doctors, professors, managers, accountants, nurse, researcher, financial analyst, engineer, consultant and mentor - who graduated from the UEC High School Two Score and Four Years ago. The 10 narratives and supporting materials share the "lessons learned" and "best practices" as well as the shortcomings and tragedies from childhood to adolescence, to adulthood, into the 40s, 50s, 60s, and the golden years - which are timeless and repeated by each generation across communities, cultures and borders. The stories are intended as reference materials and transformative roadmap for adolescents, would-be parents, parents, guardians, mentors, teachers, social workers, and other parties who have an interest in the adversities, challenges and in managing growing up and parenting.