Book Description
Based entirely on research from peer-reviewed journals and randomized controlled trials,
The Sixty-Second Motivator is an easily read story that reveals practical motivational techniques. In less than 100 pages, readers will have the necessary tools to enable them to motivate themselves or others. A handy worksheet is also included which guides the reader through the motivational process.
Customer Reviews:
Sixty Second Motivator.......2007-09-19
This is a great little book. It is written in a light style that makes it easy to read and digest the principles that Jim spells out. If you have ever tried to make a change and been unsuccessful in accomplishing your goal this little book will help you to understand why you failed and how you can increase your chance of success. I found it to be helpful both with my own personal goals and in better understanding what may help to motivate my clients to achieve their stated goals.
It Really Works!.......2007-08-08
Forget the motivational seminars, DVDs, and CDs. This little book has more insights into motivation than anything else I have seen! No hype here.
The author has taken complex concepts and made them easy to understand in an entertaining way. I use the practical tips not only to motivate my patients, but also to motivate myself!
The Sixty-Second Motivator- Book Review.......2007-06-12
Both my husband and I enjoyed this book a lot. We found it to be a neat, well organized little book written in an easy-to-understand, straight-forward style that is genuinely enjoyable while at the same time providing valuable insights about why we do or do not do things. While we found it quite analytical about key factors concerning motivation, the book didn't make us feel intimidated or "preached at". The tone of the book came across to us as friendly, low-key, very helpful, analytical and a valuable "keeper" to refer to in life's future situations.
Excellent read!!.......2007-03-08
This is an excellent read and one book you will finish reading. They say that most poeople don't finish books they buy, but this one is soo relevant to our lives that you will want to read it cover to cover several times! Keeping it in my day planner for a random quick read infusion throughout the day helps keep me on track!!
The missing link!.......2006-09-19
Having read Jim Johnson's No Beach No Zone weight loss book, I knew WHAT to do, plain and simple, and WHY it was important. So why wasn't I doing what the book laid out as a proven plan for weight loss? It's all about motivation. There's even a chapter on motivation in his weight loss book - but this book takes it one step further, into the science of motivation. Personally I think both books dovetail into one another well, especially if your lack of motivation happens to be in the field of losing weight. The science of how to lose weight permanently, and the science of motivating yourself to do anything. Once again, this is all based on research and not what one guy thinks.
One of the best surprises about this book is the way it is written. Without giving away too much, I can tell you that this book is more of a story than a collection of facts, and reads almost like a mystery. One thing's for sure, it's extremely engaging. I read the whole think in one sitting; the research and strategy don't take volumes to explain or lay out. I'm not one to read huge volumes, and Jim Johnson always makes a concise read devoid of medical mumbo-jumbo. The actual motivation chart takes up one page and really makes you think about what makes your own self "tick". The only excuse for not getting motivated is if you aren't willing to give up one hour of your time, and a little more time spent thinking straight.
Product Description
by Jean Feldman. Over 400 ideas to make those 'between times' teachable moments and smooth transitions with simple and fun activities. 288 pages.
Customer Reviews:
Very complete.......2007-01-09
I haven't used a transition book by anyone else to compare, bu thtis book is incredibly detailed. It has discipline, morning, circle, attention getting, games, rhymes, chants, stories...and then What, Why, When, How and preperation information for each activity. And their are hundreds of them! I use it for my own 3 kids and the 3 extra I watch for daycare.
Well-Organized and Solid..........2005-12-15
None of these techniques will revolutionize your classroom, but Jean Feldmen organizes this book (like all of her books) with masterful structure.
Separating the chapters by activity and sub-organizing each chapter by topic allows a teacher to economically turn to the transition she needs with little time to spare. The Discipline and Attention Getter chapters will save tons of time!
One added bonus: Black and white pages that copy easily on any copy machine.
Will keep the little ones busy with lots of ideas.......1998-07-10
I am ordering this book, my current volume of this book is from the library. This is an excellent book. I am a day care provider, and my children were thrilled with all the stuff we found inside this book. All of the materials were easy to get too. I highly recommend it to any teacher of preschoolers and up; and to every day care provider.
Product Description
Open to any page in this book and you will find an activity for circle or group time written by an experienced teacher. Filled with over 600 activities covering 48 themes, this book is jam-packed with ideas that were tested by teachers in the classroom.
Customer Reviews:
The Giant Encyclopedia of Circle Time / Group Activities.......2006-07-11
This book truely is an encyclopedia of great ideas to use in the classroom. It is laid out in a very reader friendly format, listing ages, materials needed, and related books and songs. It has an extensive table of contents with clear headings. I can see myself using this throughout the years.
circle time.......2005-10-14
great resource book for cirlce time ideas. lots of fun activities for preschoolers!
Great Teacher's Help.......2000-06-08
This book is full of new, interesting and original tips and ideas that are VERY EASY to use in any teacher's class. It enables the teacher with many resorses to use during circle time without having to bother about looking for extraordinary material; in fact most of the activities won't require any material at all. The classroom resourses will work for any kind of classroom regardeless of size, age (3-6) or even subject.
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365 Games Toddlers Play: Creative Time to Imagine, Grow and Learn (365 Games Smart Toddlers Play: Creative Time to Imagine, Grow & Learn)
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Customer Reviews:
Great Resource!.......2006-12-28
I checked this book out from the library and love it so much I am going to buy a copy for myself. Sheila Ellison gives so many creative ideas to use and do with your child, like games to play while waiting in line, bath time games, nature activities and so much more. Most of her ideas do not require you to go and purchase special craft items, they mainly require things you have around your house. Not only does she have fun things to do with your child in the book, she also gives suggestions on all kinds of other topics like starting a play group to how to display your child's art work. This book is a wonderful resource for parents who want to have fun with their children and need some great ideas.
Excellent Resource.......2006-02-27
I absolutely love this book. I bought it when my daughter was 15 months old and it has been a wonderful resource. It's wonderful to have in a pinch when it's rainy outside and your little one is cranky b/c there's "nothing to do". Highly recommend it!
Book Description
As dedicated Christian parents, you want to raise well-trained, godly children in an atmosphere of love and acceptance, but you may lack a workable plan to accomplish your goals. Creative Family Times provides you with practical ideas for building character in your preschool children in three main areas: obedience, spiritual growth and family unity. Help them want to spend time alone with God; truly desire to memorize Scripture; behave properly in church services, and even play quietly by themselves! Creative Family Times gives you the practical help you need to raise happy, obedient, willing-to-learn children.
Customer Reviews:
Thank you for good ideas!.......2005-05-21
I loved this book! Certainly, I won't use every page...but the creative ideas on scripture memory and mommy tape, will FOREVER affect my children's lives. All of the "times"...my children naturally do. I set a timer in the morning when one gets up too early to have their own "quiet time", but they naturally read books and have private play times during the day. I loved this book, very practical, very short, with the emphasis on the Word of God and HOW to get it into your child's heart starting young. Thanks Allen and Connie!
One of My Favorites!.......2005-02-27
I found this little gem when our sixth child, also our last, was born. How I wished I had had it for all the others. Many of the ideas were so practical. I didn't try all of them but some of my favorites were sit time and play time. Sit time was the best way I've found for training children to sit still in church, or anywhere else you need them to. Play time in their room was invaluable to me as a homeschooler so I could have some uninterrupted teaching time with one of my children who had ADD. I absolutely love this book and have shared it with many new Moms over the years.
Best Ideas for Little Ones.......2004-01-22
We LOVE this book. We originally bought it when our second child was one and were expecting our third. What a treasure chest of ideas! We have especially enjoyed implementing these - and have found that our children actually do like having order to their day and can do the things suggested in the book. They enjoy their times in their room listening to their tapes or having creative play time alone. We are pleasantly surprised and blessed as we walk by when they are playing to see what a joyful time they are having. This book is a must-read for families with toddlers and would even be a great tool (for activity ideas) for small group child care providers.
This book bothered me...............2001-05-20
There were a few neat ideas in this book. My favorite idea was the mommy and daddy tapes. I like the idea of making a tape for my 17 month old that includes songs, scripture, the alphabet, and so on. She loves hearing our voices and I am sure she will really enjoy them.
What I didn't like was the fact that alot of the ideas sounded a bit unrealistic to me. Sit time, talk time?? Give me a break! Play alone time?? This book sounded a bit too much like Gary Ezzo's ideas and the things he presents in his curriculum - Babywise and Preparation For Parenting/The Toddler Years.
Oddly enough, the authors dedicated this book to the Ezzo's. There influence is very obvious thru out this book. I felt that the authors had unrealistic expectations of what a toddler could do i.e. sit time. They don't seem to have a basic understanding of child development and what a child is capable of at each age.
My advice is to read this book with a discerning eye. Take the good stuff and leave the rest!
Pithy and practical.......2000-01-28
This small book is full of practical advice for making times with your toddler and preschooler a joy. I loved the idea of a "mommy and daddy tape." Though written from a decidedly Christian perspective, all can benefit from the authors' insightful advice. If your children aren't proving a delight to you, then books like this one will help. (Also check out Michael Pearl's book To Train Up a Child for more excellent ideas, especially on child discipline.)
Customer Reviews:
Useful Activities For Developing Emotional & Social Skills.......2003-08-30
I got this book, being familiar with the HeartMath Institute and their research on mind-body topics and heart-based biofeedback applications. I have used the Freeze-Framer computer program and even developed my own way of building "coherent" pulse patterns, supplementing Childre's music and appreciative heart center emotional focus with "toning" - like what Robert Monroe would refer to as resonant tuning. This book by Childre provides a variety of activities for different youth age ranges, focusing on using emotional skills that enhance coping abilities, empathy, and appreciation. As a counselor, I have used a few similar activities with elementary school-aged children. Unlike most other social/emotional skill activity guides for children, this book focuses on connecting the emotions with the body (heart). Knowing that mind and body are aspects of a holistic whole, this is a superior approach to more limited conventional approaches. Some of the activities in this book I think need some tweaking to be more engaging or inviting for resistant and impatient children, while others are pretty simple and likely to quickly get children engaged and practicing positive emotional skills. I would recommend that readers learn about the HeartMath programs and research, and even try the "Freeze-Framer" pulse monitor on themselves, as most people typically have pretty incoherent pulse patterns, which are typical of our emotionally unhealthy civilization and lifestyles, leading to the massive pandemic of heart diseases in our society. Our civilization presents social patterns that fuel poor coping skills and heart disease - we don't teach kids meditation, breathing, or positive attitudinal skills, instead focusing on punishment and guilt-inducement when children don't please adults. Caretakers put more energy into punitive discipline and verbal chastisement than into modeling appreciation. Then, the model for handling unpleasant emotions in our culture is dominated by drugs - including stimulants and depressants, both illegal/recreational and prescription. By the time most people are middle aged their hearts begin to weaken from this burden of emotional trauma, suppression, and substance abuse, not to mention the junk food diets that are also used to momentarily sooth unpleasant feelings. Doc Childre should be commended for his efforts to help people build positive emotional skills and coping behaviors, starting in childhood.
The missing link in education.......2001-05-01
This book fills a big lacuna in education. It is not enough to talk about love. Lucky are the parents and teachers who now have such lesson plans to teach children and adolescents in an active and fun way to develop their inner resources to become loving and geuninely caring, without overcare. The three basic HeartMath tools of HEART LOCK-IN, FREEZE-FRAME and CUT-THRU and numerous interpersonal skills are taught through the activities. [Please confer my other reviews of Doc Childre's books, starting with Cut-Thru.] I have been recommending this book to hundreds of parents, school-heads and teachers and have heard of very favorable responses. The HeartMath materials will certainly have much to contribute to humankind.
Teaching Children to Love.......2000-04-05
I feel I must begin this review by letting readers know that I do have a close association with HeartMath and Doc Childre in that I co-authored another book, The HeartMath Solution with Doc. With that said I still feel compelled, whether somewhat biased or not, to share my perspectives about Teaching Children to Love.
Doc puts great emphasis on the need to better educate children in the area of mental and emotional self managment. The 80 games and activities he developed for this book do excatly that. The games are intelligently organized, easy to teach children and they are effective.For anyone who works with kids, whether it be a parent, grand parent or child care provider, I can safely say that this is as good a resource as I have seen for helping young people develop the skills they need to navigate these challenging times. It was created from care and it shows.
Howard Martin
Customer Reviews:
promotes creativity and fun time with kids.......2002-01-15
This book has a wonderful assortment of activities to do with all ages of children every season of the year...An idea for every liile Holiday that comes each year.....Xmas,new years,valentines,groundhogs, ect...
I highly recommend this book to any one out there looking for special projects to do especially on rainy days with children....
A wonderful guide to creative activities for kids of all age.......1998-05-22
Donna has taken everyday materials and put them together so that your children create easy and creative projects. The activities are indexed to enable you to choose appropriate projects. Many of the projects can be created with little supervision. No need to be creative...she does it for you!
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful ideas for family togetherness activities.......2000-06-18
More Prime Time Activities With Kids is a wonderful collection of suggestions for creative family time. It includes chapters on outdoor activities, environmental and recycling projects, and many other fun things to do for a variety of ages. Best of all, the projects use simple and inexpensive materials and are easy and fun to do. I highly recommend this book!
Amazon.com
Psychologist David Anderegg has written a fascinating book about the worries that wake parents up at night. His confrontational premise is, "Worry reveals very much about the parent and very little about the child." Rather than view a child through the prism of a parent's anxiety, Anderegg focuses parents on their child's unique temperament. He surveys our culture and child-development literature, asking searching, nettlesome questions. For example, why do Americans feel so invaded by their own cultural products? Among his targets are parents who read too much and those who view their children's college acceptance as a parental final exam. Each chapter outlines how parents may be overreacting to issues such as school violence and offers insightful ideas for parents to try at home. Anderegg is at his best in a brilliant chapter about drugs. Here, he explores the unresolved authority issues of boomer parents who are grieving about their current "uncool" state. Although the subject of sexuality is curiously underplayed, Anderegg's prickly ideas and practical suggestions will gain this book a wide, well-deserved readership. --Barbara Mackoff
Book Description
A much-needed book for parents about themselves.
In the tradition of Dr. Benjamin Spock, who in 1946 revolutionized parenting with the famous opening words of his classic child-rearing guide, "You know more than you think you know," child and family therapist David Anderegg reminds contemporary parents that "parenting is not rocket science. It's not even Chem 101." So why do those of us with children worry so much?
Whether they're thinking about school violence or getting a child into the right college, American moms and dads are a pretty worried crowd. Even though most American families are safer and healthier today than at any other time in our history, studies show that parental worrying has, in recent years, reached an all-time high. In Worried All the Time, Dr. Anderegg draws on social science research and his more than twenty years' experience as a therapist treating both parents and their children to clarify facts and fantasies about kids' lives today and the key issues that preoccupy parents. In the process, he offers a comforting and useful message: Parents are suffering needlessly -- and there are things they can do to take the edge off and focus on what their children really need.
In Worried All the Time, Dr. Anderegg identifies some of the causes of worry in contemporary American families, including fewer children, exaggerated fear of competition, and overblown media reports of children at risk. Anderegg calls this the "tabloidization of children" and critiques the fashion for media portrayals of "children in crisis." One at a time, he takes on the hot-button issues of our times:
• the use of day care and nannies
• overexposure to media
• school violence
• overscheduling
• experimentation with drugs
and looks a little closer to see the facts and the fantasies beneath the hysteria. Calling himself a "crisis agnostic," Anderegg persuasively argues that needless worry has negative consequences for families and for our culture as a whole. The cardinal rules of good parenting -- moderation, empathy, and temperamental accommodation with one's child -- are simple, he says, and are not likely to be improved upon by the latest scientific findings. Anderegg helps parents to understand the difference between wise vigilance and potentially crippling anxiety and to gain the confidence to trust their own common sense.
Customer Reviews:
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BOOK FOR OUR TIMES.......2003-08-27
I wish all parents would read this book! Both they and their children would be happier if they did. I am an older adult whose children are grown, and I see my younger friends with children making life much harder for themselves than it needs to be. I am sorry the negative term "overparenting" is in the title, because I want to buy a whole bunch to give away but am concerned it could be seen as a criticism.(Couldn't it just be: "Worried all the Time: Being a Parent in an Age of Anxiety"?) However the content of the book itself is incredibly generous and reassuring to parents who just want the best for their kids. Nowhere have I seen such an interface between the personal aspects of childrearing and the specific challenges presented by today's society, such as drugs, TV and video games, school violence, etc. Anderegg cuts through all the confusion generated by the conflicting messages the media sends us every day and is clear about the ways parents can choose to make their lives--and their children's--easier and more satisfying. "Worried all the Time" is also a compelling read for those without immediate childrearing interests because of Anderegg's perspective on our current culture.
I loved this book!.......2003-06-19
Considering that my youngest child just graduated from high school, it's too bad that Dr. Anderegg didn't write this book 15 years sooner! Nonetheless, his discussion of the emotional dynamics of the college application and college choice process was itself worth the price of admission. With that topic as well as others, Dr. Anderegg does a particularly good job of getting the reader to admit to sometimes acting on less than flattering motivations -- without feeling like a bad person! The payoff for these perhaps painful insights is that one pole of the emotional magnet that keeps many an inner conflict spinning can be thus be identified and - horray! -- turned off. His discussion of the three principles of good parenting - moderate firmness, empathy, and goodness of fit - was an enlightening roundup of theory and research, and enormously reassuring. Dr. Anderegg is especially skilled at distilling recent academic research -- for example, regarding drug use, school violence, adolescent sexual behavior, substitute child care -- and bringing that knowledge to bear on the day-to-day dilemmas and arguments that we all have with our kids, our spouses, and with ourselves. He does an especially good job of pointing out how a given statistic could be and often is interpreted to support opposing positions, and noting when the research data are firm and when the academic jury is still out. All of this is accomplished with a wonderful dry wit and a clear sense of fellowship with us parents.
I only wish I had had Dr. Anderegg whispering in my ear -- and felt his hand on my shoulder -- long before this as an antidote to the cultural messages screaming in my face through the media and the constant chattering of my fellow parents in the other ear. About the only downside to reading this book is that I have probably acquired more smile lines around the corners of my mouth (Anderegg does have a great sense of humor) - not a bad price to pay for losing some of the furrows in my brow.
Almost forgot: the Notes section at the end of the book that provides references to the sources of statistics and studies cited in the book is very cleverly done. In addition to the page number from the text a brief tag phrase (typically a few words or a phrase from the book) is also provided. This makes it very easy to find the primary source for the issue you want to pursue further -- a very nice touch. This Notes section is in addition to a more traditional index.
right on the money.......2003-06-18
I felt like Anderegg was talking directly to me and all my friends and relatives. We have become so worried about every little decision, torturing ourselves over choosing the right school, choosing the right sports team, choosing the right pediatrician, not to mention whether our children are smart enough/athletic enough/social enough/successful enough to succeed in this terrifying world. Enough already! I'm ready to spend some time just enjoying my kids, and I really like the advice the author gives about how to take a deep breath, give our kids some sorely needed independence, and give ourselves a break!
Highly Recommended for High-Strung Parents.......2003-06-14
I've already decided that, when my blond-haired, blue-eyed, most adorable five-year-old in the world hits 12 or so, she's going into a Carmelite nunnery. I mentioned this to a friend of mine a few days ago, who pshawed, "Oh, but you'll miss her!" to which I said, "Yeah, but I'll be able to talk to her through a screen!" There are days when I really mean this, but only on those days that end in 'y'.
I never really thought I was the only parent who felt this way, and now that I've read WORRIED ALL THE TIME, I know I'm not. In fact, if David Anderegg's reports are to be believed, I'm probably at the low end of the anxiety scale. Anderegg reports that one dad was concerned about his son's self-esteem because the lad told a joke at school and nobody laughed. Dad actually went to the teacher to see how this could be remedied. My advice would have been to encourage sonny boy to find better material, or a better audience, and faghettaboutit. And that basically is what Anderegg's advice was, in addition to gently telling the parent to butt out.
Anderegg has some interesting ideas and raises some interesting points. He looks at over-scheduling activities (what I call "Camp Runamuck"), daycare centers, school shootings, the influence of the media, and the potential for drug and alcohol use among children. His basic message can be condensed to "Lighten up, Mom and Dad." While WORRIED ALL THE TIME isn't a "Don't Worry, Be Happy" book, Anderegg's conclusion is that things aren't quite as bad as they seem to be.
Anderegg is a soothing voice of reason, and I have recommended this book to a couple of sets of parents already, just because of the issues it raises. Anderegg isn't totally convincing, but he does an excellent job of discerning issues of concern and discussing them. He has a balanced take on daycare centers, raising some interesting points pro and con, and makes some obvious but overlooked comments about au pairs. Anderegg's evaluation of the media reveals that he does not know much about how popular entertainment finds its way to the market, but his conclusion as to how much --- or how little --- movies, television and music affect children seems, in the end, on the mark. Similarly, he avoids the hysteria that surrounded the wave of school shootings a couple of years ago, demonstrating fairly conclusively that the safest place for most children continues to be in school. Anderegg even gets into the biological whys and wherefores about why we are more worried and why the world seems to be a more dangerous place for children than it used to be.
Statistics and the like do not help when your child is one of them, obviously, and possibly this point of understanding isn't stressed enough in WORRIED ALL THE TIME. There is also not much that WORRIED ALL THE TIME has to offer to parents of less than modest economic means, who are raising their children in dire situations. There may ultimately be no answers that fit every situation. However, WORRIED ALL THE TIME at least makes the attempt to identify those areas that may be of concern, and those that may be a source of unnecessary aggravation.
--- Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub
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