The Official Launch for 'Closing The Gap' finally arrived being held at Parliament House Brisbane at 12.30pm on 29th August 1989. The Honourable Brian Littleproud M.L.A., Minister for Education, Youth and Sport officiated.
What a fanfare. Invited guests ranged from the Commissioner of Police down to members of the Lions Clubs. I remember the hall packed with people, many who I'd never met. I made a speech explaining the history of identifying an issue with 'children running away from home'; meeting Bob, studying behaviour, and finally finding the holy grail to help parents improve communication with their teenage child.
I felt as if I'd climbed Mount Everest - I was so full of happiness I could almost burst.
Now you've read about how 'Closing The Gap' was written and published, how about going to this link:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52861 and purchasing a copy. Let your friends and relatives know about the book for it could help you or them improve your communication with your teenage child.
Wait until tomorrow to find out what happened after the launch.
Parenting teenagers at times can be difficult and is an unknown journey for parents of teenage children. This book came about when one of the co-authors identified how he could improve communication between parents and their teenager after the teenager had 'ran away from home'. This book is unique....