Alan Crickmore: How storytelling helps parents in prison stay connected to their kids
艾伦•克里克莫尔: 讲故事如何帮助监狱中的父母与孩子保持联系
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,
孵着她的一窝蛋,
something move beneath her.
她感觉到身下有东西在动。
as her eggs hatched one by one.
一个接一个孵出小鸭。
but when I was little,
one of my favorite parts of the day.
我最喜欢的时光。
when they were small, too.
给他们讲故事。
can be totally absorbed together
that turn out to be swans.
to read to them.
and lives with her parents.
居住在一起的五岁孩子。
her mum's crying.
dragging her father away.
what's happened to her dad.
母亲就伤心不已。
in case he's come back.
期待着她的父亲或许已经回来了。
she cries herself to sleep.
that Sophie's dad is in prison.
索菲的父亲在监狱里。
so she doesn't have to go to school.
why she's so far behind
a long, long time to Sophie,
but she reads a little out to Sophie.
但是她向索菲读了一些信的内容。
and that he's missing them.
and see her dad, wherever he is.
无论他在哪里。
and they can't afford the journey.
家里也承担不起路费。
wherever he is.
what to say to him.
that's not a very nice one.
这不是一个美好的故事。
of a parent in prison.
of children each year
by their parents divorcing.
of prisoners very deeply.
to suffer from mental health issues.
遭受到精神问题的困扰。
of their parents' crimes.
of their parents' crimes.
I was a serving prisoner,
a practicing solicitor for 30 years.
从业三十年的职业律师。
I'm pleased to say, continues.
很开心得说,这婚姻还延续着。
I did my best to be around for them
in what they did.
was "Burglar Bill."
故事是“大盗比尔”。
it soon became apparent
to that of most of the prisoners.
had had a decent education.
接受过良好的教育。
with humiliation and failure.
夹杂着羞辱和失败。
that prison is dehumanizing.
刑是无人性的。
they shut down, they close in ...
with your family from prison
their parent in prison,
the same pat-down searches as the adults.
the same detector frames,
have been the unwitting carriers
孩子在无意中成为了
to see their parent,
who may not be getting along.
他们可能相处不好。
with their children and families.
to stay in contact with their families?
at Channings Wood Prison,
called Storybook Dads.
的慈善机构工作。
in a prison, realized just how much
in contact with their children.
跟孩子们保持联系。
to read and record stories
Few ideas like this are new.
of the stories work in prison?
在监狱中如何录制这些故事的?
reading and recording a story
any signs of weakness or vulnerability.
软弱或脆弱的迹象。
sometimes all just a bit too much.
有时候甚至有点太过了。
missing out on their children's lives.
错过孩子们的时光。
that they've let their families down.
how to go about reading to their children.
如何为他们的孩子阅读。
we offer a private space, one-to-one,
我们会提供私人空间,一对一的,
their vulnerability as a strength
who came to record.
with a reputation for being tough.
room closed behind him,
a screwed-up piece of paper
for his two little ones.
that he could do from behind bars
什么办法向他的孩子们
that he missed and loved them.
production unit
which the prison editors gain
and sent out to the families
寄送给家人,
whenever they feel the need.
就可以观看它们。
and watch them a lot --
to show their friends.
学校向朋友们展示。
that they're loved and missed.
他们是被爱和被想念的。
for their child, as a parent.
孩子们做点事情。
before Christmas, a parcel arrived,
一个包裹来了,
On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen!
继续,唐纳和布莱岑!
northern lights they passed --
lights, wouldn't you?
a bit like that snowman's belly.
有点像雪人的肚子。
all the children in the world
they were back in Frogsbottom Field.
in Frogsbottom Field!
in Frogsbottom Tree?
listened to that three times,
苏菲和她妈妈听了三遍,
so much in a long time.
they can see that he loves them,
Sophie's got plenty to talk about:
Storybook Dads has grown and grown.
故事书爸爸不断在成长。
and Storybook Mums
in the United Kingdom.
of the prisoners who take part
their relationship with their child.
have been sent out
of families like them,
像她这样的数以千计的家庭,
that it's the first time
a relationship with their child.
have been so inspired
to improve their own reading skills.
自己的阅读技能。
of "The Ugly Duckling."
a recording made by a prisoner,
the power of what we do.
who couldn't read.
to his daughter for her birthday.
and some clever editing,
by repeating it, phrase at a time.
一段一段地读。
to the great marsh.
to the great marsh.
an excerpt of the recording
and sound effects and music added in.
where the wild ducks lived,
野鸭住的地方,
come to look at him.
and they laughed at him.
from the great marsh.
这是他结束故事的方式:
an ugly duckling at all.
into a beautiful white swan.
and thought how beautiful he was.
心想它是多么的美丽。
have enjoyed this story
reading this story to you.
and hold you in my arms.
拥抱你。
with all my heart.
to that recording in his cell
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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