Two
great books
to help you
understand
Fetal Alcohol
from the
inside out!
Best
I Can Be
Living
with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Effects by Liz
Kulp and Jodee Kulp
Step
into the mind of a teen with fetal alcohol. Liz, in her own words exposes the
realities of living with fetal alcohol and provides insight about living with
prenatal alcohol exposure. Professionals and families have enjoyed Liz’s real
inside look at Fetal Alcohol. This is an easy read and has been used in high
schools.
Retail $12.95
Liz’s book brings hope to those living with FASD.
Written by two people well qualified to speak on the subject – Liz Kulp a
Fetal Alcohol exposed teenager and Jodee Kulp, her adoptive mom. This book has
given me new understanding of kids who misbehave. It has also challenged me to
sensitivity and empathy with parents who love them and sacrifice so much in an
effort to break the cycle of FASD. May God bless these children in their
innocence and their parents in their dedication.
Joyce Russell
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reviews of this book
Our
FAScinating Journey
The Best
We Can Be Keys to Brain Potential
Along the Path of Prenatal Brain Injury
by Jodee
Kulp
Continue
Liz and her family’s journey in understanding fetal alcohol and helping Liz
become the best she can be. 316 pages of ideas to help children with fetal
alcohol. Retail: $39.95
Our FAScinating Journey is an interesting and
successful merge of medical science with practical guidelines and solutions to
everyday problems facing parents and teachers of children affected by prenatal
alcohol (and other drug) exposure. Readers seeking medical-scientific
information will obtain it and also learn about the unusual social behavior of
these children. Those seeking solutions to daily problems will learn some
neuroscience as well. All readers will gain an appreciation of how medical
science and behavior interact.
John
Brick, PhD, Senior Editor, Haworth Press
I thank Jodee and Liz Kulp for sharing their lives with all of us so all
FAS/FAE children can be the best they can be.
Susan
Carlson, MOFAS, Former First Lady of Minnesota 1991-1999
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reviews of this book
About
the Authors
Liz
Myrhez Kulp doesn't let Fetal Alcohol brain damage
stop her from being her best.
·
At 12,
Liz raged, could not read and struggled with high risk teen behaviors.
·
At 12.5 Liz
was diagnosed with FAE prenatal brain damage from alcohol. Because
the Kulp family now knew what was wrong Liz could begin to get help.
·
At 13,
she wrote "The Best I Can Be Living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or
Effects." Her book won honorary mention by Writer's Digest. When she
began writing her book she could not write paragraphs, she could not read more
than second grade – so in FAS style she wrote a book!
·
By 14,
Liz had spoken on radio and television and through articles and newspapers to
change people's thinking regarding drinking while pregnant. She was the
Minnesota Adopted Child of the Year by MN Foster Care Association. She entered
the Target Tiger Woods Start Something competition and completed all her goals
by developing a singing and rapping group to make a difference. She
entered the contest not knowing what a goal was or how to make one - she
accomplished all the goals she set out to make one tiny step at a time.
·
At 15,
she won the competition and used the money to begin producing a CD and pay for
her book printing. She began speaking nationally with her mother helping people
understand fetal alcohol and the reality of living with it. She founded
Mo'Angels and began writing her own lyrics and music. As a rapper Liz needed
rhythm - like the other things she had to work for perseverance paid off - Liz
raps to the beat in her own style.
·
Today the
child who could not write a paragraph or full sentence is a senior in high
school. She is dynamic and makes a difference. Her poetry and lyrics change hearts. She is not
afraid to speak deep truths - about alcohol, drugs, justice, or sex.
Liz's group Mo'Angels sings, raps and speaks
out about FAS and how it affects individuals and society. Their message is TEENS
HAVE THE POWER to make a difference. She and her group of teen friends believes
that if enough teens know about the realities of FAS they will choose NOT to
drink during pregnancy. They believe one generation can STOP Fetal Alcohol and
it can be their generation. She just might accomplish this the most worthy of
her goals. When Liz sets her mind to do something - it happens! Visit her
website at www.moangels.com
Jodee
Kulp’s workshops,
books and educational materials have been well received in a broad base of
communities. She has an international reputation as an expert in FASD. Beyond
her ability to speak and write about issues related to FASD, she has campaigned
tirelessly to advocate for children born with FASD and for the families who care
for them. With her adopted daughter Liz, she has developed training for parents,
educators and health professionals that brings the realities of FASD into the
hearts and minds of those who need to understand. She is the editor of MN Foster
Parent Association Our Families and she has authored four books:
Journey to Life, Families at Risk, Best I Can Be (co-authored with Liz) and Our
FAScinating Journey.
For more information contact
Better Endings New Beginnings
6289 Brunswick Avenue
North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55429
(763) 531-9548 jodee@connetworks.com
www.betterendings.org
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