Alan Crickmore: How storytelling helps parents in prison stay connected to their kids
آلان كريكمور: كيف تساعد رواية القصص الآباء في السجون على استمرار التواصل مع أبنائهم
Alan Crickmore works with Storybook Dads, a charity that promotes family ties between prisoners and their children. Full bio
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sat patiently on her nest of eggs,
something move beneath her.
as her eggs hatched one by one.
وهي تشاهد كل بيضة تفقس واحدة بعد الأخرى.
but when I was little,
one of my favorite parts of the day.
لولديّ الاثنين في صغرهما أيضًا.
when they were small, too.
can be totally absorbed together
that turn out to be swans.
to read to them.
and lives with her parents.
her mum's crying.
dragging her father away.
what's happened to her dad.
in case he's come back.
من المدرسة في حال عاد أبوها.
she cries herself to sleep.
تبكي إلى أن يغلبها النوم.
that Sophie's dad is in prison.
أن والد صوفي في السجن.
so she doesn't have to go to school.
حتى لا تذهب إلى المدرسة.
why she's so far behind
a long, long time to Sophie,
يبدو طويلًا للغاية بالنسبة لها،
but she reads a little out to Sophie.
لكنها تقرأ لصوفي بعضها.
and that he's missing them.
and see her dad, wherever he is.
في الذهاب لرؤية أبيها حيث يكون.
ولا تستطيع تحمل تكلفة الرحلة.
and they can't afford the journey.
wherever he is.
what to say to him.
that's not a very nice one.
of a parent in prison.
of children each year
by their parents divorcing.
of prisoners very deeply.
في صحتهم العقلية أكثر بثلاث مرات.
to suffer from mental health issues.
of their parents' crimes.
بسبب جرائم ذويهم.
of their parents' crimes.
I was a serving prisoner,
كنت أقضي مدة عقوبتي في السجن
a practicing solicitor for 30 years.
I'm pleased to say, continues.
I did my best to be around for them
in what they did.
was "Burglar Bill."
أننا نفضل قصة "بيرجلر بيل".
it soon became apparent
to that of most of the prisoners.
had had a decent education.
في السجن حظوا بتعليم جيد.
with humiliation and failure.
التعليم بالإهانة والفشل.
that prison is dehumanizing.
they shut down, they close in ...
with your family from prison
مع العائلة من السجن
their parent in prison,
the same pat-down searches as the adults.
لنفس التفتيش الخاص بالكبار.
the same detector frames,
have been the unwitting carriers
قد يحملون بدون قصد
to see their parent,
who may not be getting along.
الذين قد لا يتكيفون مع الوضع.
with their children and families.
التواصل مع عائلاتهم وأطفالهم.
to stay in contact with their families?
على استمرار التواصل مع عائلاتهم؟
at Channings Wood Prison,
called Storybook Dads.
اسمها "ستوري بوك دادز".
in a prison, realized just how much
وهي عاملة مدنية في أحد السجون
in contact with their children.
البقاء على تواصل مع أطفالهم.
to read and record stories
لسرد القصص وتسجيلها
Few ideas like this are new.
نادرًا ما تكون أفكار مثل هذه جديدة.
of the stories work in prison?
reading and recording a story
وسردها وتسجيلها
any signs of weakness or vulnerability.
إظهار أي علامة ضعف أو هشاشة.
sometimes all just a bit too much.
ومحبطة وأحيانًا فوق طاقاتهم.
missing out on their children's lives.
على بعدهم عن حياة أبنائهم.
that they've let their families down.
how to go about reading to their children.
كيف يمضون في السرد لأبنائهم.
we offer a private space, one-to-one,
نعرض عليهم مساحة خاصة واحدًا لواحد،
their vulnerability as a strength
who came to record.
with a reputation for being tough.
ومعروف عنه أنه صعب المراس.
room closed behind him,
a screwed-up piece of paper
for his two little ones.
that he could do from behind bars
that he missed and loved them.
production unit
which the prison editors gain
محرّرو السجن
and sent out to the families
أو قرص فيديو رقمي وإرساله إلى العائلات
من مشاهدته متى احتاجوا ذلك.
whenever they feel the need.
and watch them a lot --
للمدرسة ليشاهدها أصدقاؤهم.
to show their friends.
that they're loved and missed.
يُكنون لهم الحب والاشتياق.
for their child, as a parent.
before Christmas, a parcel arrived,
On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!
للأمام كيوبيد، للأمام دونر، للأمام بليتزن!
northern lights they passed --
lights, wouldn't you?
a bit like that snowman's belly.
قليلًا بطن رجل الثلج هذا.
all the children in the world
they were back in Frogsbottom Field.
in Frogsbottom Field!
in Frogsbottom Tree?
listened to that three times,
وأمها هذا ثلاث مرات،
so much in a long time.
they can see that he loves them,
ستتحدث صوفي عن الكثير:
Sophie's got plenty to talk about:
Storybook Dads has grown and grown.
في 2003 وهي في ازدهار متزايد
and Storybook Mums
in the United Kingdom.
of the prisoners who take part
their relationship with their child.
have been sent out
وقرص فيديو رقمي
of families like them,
that it's the first time
a relationship with their child.
have been so inspired
to improve their own reading skills.
لتطوير مهارات القراءة لديهم.
of "The Ugly Duckling."
تسجيل أجراه أحد السجناء،
a recording made by a prisoner,
the power of what we do.
who couldn't read.
الإيرلنديين ولا يمكنه القراءة.
to his daughter for her birthday.
and some clever editing,
by repeating it, phrase at a time.
عن طريق تكرارها جملة بجملة.
to the great marsh.
to the great marsh.
an excerpt of the recording
and sound effects and music added in.
وأضيفت الموسيقى والمؤثرات الصوتية.
حيث يعيش البط البري.
where the wild ducks lived,
come to look at him.
and they laughed at him.
وسخروا منها.
from the great marsh.
an ugly duckling at all.
into a beautiful white swan.
and thought how beautiful he was.
إليها وتعجبوا من جمالها.
have enjoyed this story
قد استمتعتي بالقصة
reading this story to you.
and hold you in my arms.
with all my heart.
to that recording in his cell
لهذا التسجيل في زنزانته
reaction from prisoners,
to do something for their child
in the most fundamental way,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Alan Crickmore - Audio/video editor, charity workerAlan Crickmore works with Storybook Dads, a charity that promotes family ties between prisoners and their children.
Why you should listen
Alan Crickmore is married with adult children. He practiced law for over thirty years before being sent to prison for a lengthy term. In prison he developed new skills and was active in prison education, assisting in the teaching of English and math to prisoners of limited ability and experience. In the final year of his sentence, Crickmore began to work for Storybook Dads, a charity whose objects include the promotion of family ties between prisoners and their children. Since his release from prison, Crickmore has continued to work for Storybook Dads and is a proud ambassador for the charity. He lives in Gloucestershire, England, with his wife and Teddy, their Lakeland Terrier.
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