Dave Pelzer was born in 1960 in California. He endured severe abuse from his mother as a child, which he documented in his bestselling memoir "A Child Called It". Pelzer went on to receive several awards for his writing and advocacy work. He is now dedicated to protecting children from abuse and helping families in difficult situations.

1. Presentation by: Krystal Martinez Rochelle Warren Sudha Dintakurty Tandrima Bandyopadhyay Ambu Gautam Karthika Raja Shanti Sri Abira Ray By Dave Pelzer

2. Dave Pelzer Dave Pelzer born in Daly City, California in 1960. Awards 1990- JC Penny Golden Rule Award 1993- Ten Outstanding Young Americans 1994- Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World 2005- National Jefferson Award Books 1995- A Child Called It 1997- The Lost Boy 1999- A Man Named Dave 2001- Help Yourself 2004- The Privilege of Youth 2004- Life's Lessons 2005- Help Yourself for Teens "My son is the first human being I ever loved. He will graduate highschool. He will graduate college. He has the world in front of him. My job has always been to protect him from this atrocity, and that's my greatest achievement," (Pelzer).

3. How did the community let David down? Pizza place (Mark)‏ Policeman Teachers Dr. John His classmates at his school The snobby lady at Duinsmoore Leaving David alone with mom Labeled

4. How did the community let David's family down? Mom Dad Siblings Family Counseling Parenting Classes

5. Clues of a dysfunctional relationship between Dave's parents Father is not able to speak up in front of his mother. He says in a low voice to his wife, “this is wrong.” He is not able to say anything against his wife. Their alcohol abuse No communication Dad works all the time Mom left to tend to children

6. Interview with Dave What were your goals for writing this book? Who are your heroes ? How many awards did you get for The Lost Boy ? Do you have an idea now that you are older, why your mom changed? Did you ever find out why you were your mom's first victim in the house? What advice do you have for families who are going through what you did? Did you make any promises to yourself while in the basement? When you moved from house to house, how did you feel? Did you have any extended family? What was your feelings about stealing food and money from your foster homes? How many years did it take to get your story written for the world? Do you still keep in contact with your foster parents? Do you ever wonder what your life would be like if you weren't abused? How are your brothers? Are Alice and Harold grandparents to your child? Do you still talk to Ms.Gold? How has your life effected how you raise your son? Do you think you would ever become a foster parent?

7. What would you do if you were Dave's teacher? Talk to the school principal about my concerns. Inform to child protective services. Have a one on one with David. Offer to listen anytime. Encourage him to open up to me through talks,pictures,puppets. Tell David it is not his fault. Offer a bigger lunch than he is given,if given any. “ Hey David, it seems I packed too much food and I can't eat it all,could you help me?” Pay attention

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