Customer Reviews:
A helpful and quick read.......2007-03-11
We used this book for our book club. It had practical ideas and was the guide for creating a simple information booklet to help parents work with their children.
NOT for dyslexic children.......2004-04-01
I think this book was originally called "How to Teach Your Child to Read" (or, probably, "How I, Bernice Baumer the Great, Taught Your Poor Neglected Child to Read"). The "information" consists of a number of chapters that read like testimonials to her "method." The method, once revealed, has little or nothing to do with Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, or any other MSL technique. The method could in fact be very damaging to children who actually do have dyslexia. The author's attitude could be very damaging to parental confidence, since the author doesn't seem to recognise that dyslexia is any different from a "slow" reader, and posits that dyslexia can be cured in a few "simple" steps. As any parent of a dyslexic child knows, dyslexia is a lifelong disability that can be corrected and dealt with to some extent, but that will never be "cured" or go away entirely.
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Best, Most Useful Book Purchased for tutoring a Dyslexic!!.......2002-04-30
I am tutoring a 7th grader, apparently dyslexic, who has never been taught how to read or given any individual help. At the beginning I was clueless how to improve his reading skills, and was puzzled by the many mistakes he made in decoding. After receiving this book in the mail, I began to understand his problems better, and better yet - how to remedy them! He has since passed his required state reading test (3rd grade level) and is reading in most cases at a 4th grade level, a jump of 4 grades since November. Many thanks to the author, and Amazon for giving me the opportunity to buy it used from the Marketplace, which is the only way I could afford it.
The First Book on Dyslexia to be read by Parents.......1998-07-08
As a parent of a dyslexic child, I've read most of the recommended books on the subject. Of all of them, this is the first one I would recommend to parents who have realized that their child is dyslexic.
The author presents most of the classical techniques in dealing with the dyslexic learning style in an exceptionally clear, concise, and very human style. She uses as a vehicle to do this her own experience in teaching dyslexic children and young adults. After using these techniques with my own daughter, I can say that many are quite helpful.
In the course of describing the learning-to-read process with dyslexic kids, the author also brings some practical thinking to the "phonics vs. whole-word" reading debate. She explains the necessity of phonics for word-attack skills in non-intuitive readers as well as the ultimate necessity of whole-word reading in order to establish fluency and comprehension.
At the end of the book she provides most-used word-lists, phonics charts, writing charts, and pictures. She tells you how to use these materials in applying the techniques previously described.
This book is not revolutionary nor does it promise a panacea for all the issues surrounding the dyslexic learning style. But, I recommend that you make it your first of several on this complex subject.
a good beginning for parents who want to help their dyslexic.......1998-02-13
The book describes "how to" approaches to work with a dyslexic child at home. What the author suggests does not conflict with methodology that might be used in the classroom, but rather it complements any specialized, commercialized multisensory approach used at school. When parents of actual elementary dyslexic students viewed the book, they could actually understand what the author suggested doing. Various activities suggested by the author could be prepared and conducted by parents in a few minutes per day. It's a book well worth reading, by both teachers and parents of dyslexic students.
Book Description
Discusses how to write fiction, exploring point of view, dialogue, endings, and revision.
Customer Reviews:
Every writer needs this book.......2001-07-30
Marion Dane Bauer's book has been a tremendous help in my understanding good writing, and improving my own writing. Even after publishing three picture books and a novel for middle grade writers, I still like to reread her specific techniques and instructions on writing craft skills. If you are interested in any aspect of writing, you would certainly benefit from the information presented in this easy-to-use guide for authors.
Disappointment.......2000-12-07
I purchased this book for a 13 year old writer and was very disappointed. While the book may be useful for writers several years younger than her, much of what was covered in its pages is taught in late grade school and early middle school classrooms. Chapters that do hold potential--such as the one on revising--still fall short of what they could provide (particularly if your writer already revises and has others review his or her work). If you are at the point of trying to find guides and writing resources for a budding young writer, the child is probably already beyond most of what this book has to offer. If you are looking for an introduction to the very basics of dilogue, points of view, rising action, and character, this book is probably a good buy.
Amateurs need this advice.......2000-07-12
Marion Dane Bauer's advice about fiction writing is orgainized in a way that's entertaining and easy to follow. Some of the points were a little painful at first, since I'd been doing just the wrong thing, but now that I've "seen the light" I like my own writing better.
The book is directed at young writers, with examples from children's books, but it's helpful for anyone, writing any kind of fiction.
Book Description
"Empty nest" is a rather bleak metaphor for a home in which the kids have "flown the coop." For many parents, this can be a time of conflicting emotions ranging from feelings of grief and loss to relief and even exhilaration. But as the authors point out, it is also a time for new beginnings, a time to build upon old relationships, to expand personal interests, and to set new directions for life. With frankness and sensitivity, How to Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest offers a common-sense approach for using this opportunity for growth. A wealth of solid advice will help readers restructure their own family roles when coping with adult children returning home or when an aging parent requires care.
Customer Reviews:
Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest: reclaiming your life wh.......2005-03-19
excellent format and great ideas for parents in empty nest or approaching that time of life, knowledgeable authors in their field, examples of their own life experiences insightful
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Your Child Is a Person
Herbert George Birch ,
Stella Chess , and
Audrey Thomas
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Book Description
Renowned for her no-nonsense, realistic, and extremely effective advice, parenting expert Carolyn Crowder has observed that the ultimate parent-child standoffs center around mealtimes, bedtimes, and the start of day. For anyone whose child is more likely to rise and whine than rise and shine,
Eating, Sleeping, and Getting Up restores sanity to the household, with proven insights on:
-Why nagging, reminding, coaxing, or bribing don’t work in the long run
-How to break the cycle of arguing, threatening, and spanking
-The keys to starting a new-and-improved routine
-Specific language for ending a variety of standoffs
The skills Crowder teaches here can be applied to any parenting situation. Presented in a concise, clear format and complete with worksheets of exercises for both adults and kids,
Eating, Sleeping, and Getting Up is a lifesaver that will help end the chaos forever.
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Renowned for her no-nonsense, realistic, and extremely effective advice, parenting expert Carolyn Crowder has observed that the ultimate parent-child standoffs center around mealtimes, bedtimes, and the start of day.
For anyone whose child is more likely to rise and whine than rise and shine, Eating, Sleeping, and Getting Up restores sanity to the household, with proven insights on:
- Why nagging, reminding, coaxing, or bribing don't work in the long run
- How to break the cycle of arguing, threatening, and spanking
- The keys to starting a new-and-improved routine
- Specific language for ending a variety of standoffs
The skills Crowder teaches here can be applied to any parenting situation. Presented in a concise, clear format and complete with worksheets of exercises for both adults and kids, Eating, Sleeping, and Getting Up is a lifesaver that will help end the chaos forever.
Customer Reviews:
One of the best.......2006-02-03
I have four children and have read MANY parenting books. This is the only one I can recommend in it's entirety. I notice a difference in my childrens' behavior whenever I am too lazy or stressed to adhere to it's principles. Allowing your children to experience the natural consequences of thier actions is the best way to parent. As for the reviewer who equated allowing a school age child to go without lunch with child abuse, that is outrageous. Far greater than harm missing a meal comes from not learning resposiblity. Also, if you really have a three year old who can stay awake for 24 hours in a row...call the Guiness Book! Part of this approach means some effort on your part..you don't get to go to bed and allow you kids to "ingest dangerous poisons". You are misrepresenting the author.
I give this book to every expectant couple I know, and any parent who has daily battles with thier child. I've seen dramatic results with my children when I can stay calm and allow them to make thier own choices about thier behavior and deal with the consequences. Loved it, and the results!!!!
Plain old common sense works.......2003-03-01
My daughters are 19 months and 3 months old. I read this book to nip any problems in the bud. I didn't want to wait until there were problems and then have to correct them. I was quite relieved to learn that parenting style is the same as the one the author describes it should be. My parents had this same parenting style and there were never any eating, sleeping, or getting up problems. My brother and I knew that we had to do our homework, get up for school on time and go to bed. There were no if ands, or buts about it. This parenting style works and as far as I'm concerned it's just plain common sense. Not only that, but it works on other people's children too. Parents don't understand why their child will listen to me and not to them. It's all in the book. It's a good, quick and informative read.
Making Life Easier.......2002-03-09
This book is excellent at providing practical suggestions for families to use. I have followed Dr. Crowder's suggestions and found that with consistency they do make a difference. A must read for every parent!
This Book Saved My Daughter's Life!.......2002-03-06
As an Elementary School Principal, I am always on the lookout for books which will make a parent's life easier. This time I found one that not only helped the parents at my school, it saved my daughter's life. Whether a parent-child relationship needs a major overhaul or just needs a bit of fine-tuning, this book makes a real difference. We are using it continuously as a resource for both parents and teachers at my school.
But it is my personal experience with this book that sold me on its value. First, it helped me to recognize the problems that I was having with my strong-willed 4 year old. Next, it showed me how to recognize the behaviors that I was choosing that contribute to those problems. Once I swallowed my pride, I realized that things could be better. The best part was finding that the solutions that Dr. Crowder suggested were easily accomplished and really did work! I was amazed at how quickly I saw a change in our relationship. No more sass, no more subtle defiance. I am so used to books that take months to make a difference. This book made sense and made it easy to have a realtionship with my daughter that is now even more delightlful than before.
On a final note, I bless the day I read this book and decided to improve my relationship with my daughter. It literally may have saved her life. Shortly after completing the book, my daughter was hospitalized with a life threatening illness. Her compliance with the medical staff and my ability to perform follow-up care for her at home was dependent upon her willingness to do things repeatedly (22 times a day!) that were often either painful or "yucky!". With Dr. Crowder's help, my daughter was called a model patient by the mediacl staff, both in the hospital and at home. As a result, she is alive and well this week. I cannot think of a better endorsement. You never know when you may need to call upon your relationship with your child to save her life.
Thank you Dr. Crowder.
I don't think so!.......2002-01-30
I bought this book hoping to get some ideas for helping my 4 year old son to sleep a bit more independently. Once I started reading it, I was torn between laughing hysterically and wanting to have the author charged with child abuse.
Crowder starts out with an excellent premise, that parents should be in control and not get caught up in power struggles with their children. However,the consequences for negative behavior that Crowder recommends are just too extreme. The two examples that stand out in my mind are: 1) sending a child to school with no lunch or lunch money if they are not cooperating with making their school lunch and 2) if a child doesn't put their backpack away when arriving home from school, hide it in the trunk of your car, sending the child to school the next day with no backpack and no completed homework.
Yes, I am sure those measures would make the point. Aren't there some steps in between a parent could take that would be a hair less drastic? Steps that make the point without being cruel?
Crowder makes no allowances for what to do if the child doesn't kow-tow to her consequences. What if the kid doesn't care if they went to school with no homework? What if the three year old who won't stay in bed doesn't fall asleep on the floor (as Crowder says he will) and instead wanders the house at night, and ingests poisonous materials?
I dread the thought of a new parent picking this book up and actually trying to implement the ideas.
Customer Reviews:
A must for all parents of deaf children.......2007-04-22
This book reminds parents of deaf children how crucial it is that they give their child a language rich environment regardless of whether they decide on signing or not. I am an educational interpreter and see children who are so far behind on their language skills because they don't get enough language support at home. I really encourage anyone who has a deaf child or works with deaf children to read this book.
Literacy and Your Deaf Child: What Every Parent Should know`.......2006-11-10
WOW! I was worrying if it was old book but it was so neat. WHEW!! I read it and put it away in the shelf. I feel good to read. Thank you!
Outstanding.......2004-08-29
A truly outstanding and eye-opening resource for parents of deaf children. Our deaf son is 14 months old and we have been reading numerous publications to try to prepare ourselves for his education. This book is full of important and eye-opening recommendations that I'm sure we will use on a daily basis in the years to come.
An excellent informational and guide volume.......2003-10-07
David A. Stewart and Bryan R. Clarke are two dedicated teachers with years of experience working with deaf children. In Literacy And Your Deaf Child: What Every Parent Should Know, Stewart and Clarke effectively collaborate to create an instructional guide specifically appropriate for parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children who want to do everything they can to ensure their hearing-impaired child learns to read and write with fluency and competence. Also discussed are the practices and issues of hearing aids, cochlear implants, speech reading, and sign communication. Emphasizing the developmental link between American Sign Language and English literacy for children who learn and use it, Literacy And Your Deaf Child is an excellent informational and guide volume and is very highly recommended for anyone who works with hearing-disabled children.
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- Once in a while you discover a book that truly changes your
- Child Guidance Galore!
- A parents new best friend
- Raising Respectful Kids in a Rude World
- Empowerment techniques for raising children
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Raising Respectful Kids in a Rude World: Teaching Your Children the Power of Mutual Respect and Consideration
Gary D. McKay ,
Joyce L. McKay ,
Daniel Eckstein , and
Steven Maybell
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Book Description
Empowering Techniques for Raising Kind Kids
Nobody likes rude kids. But you love your children and want them to be liked and appreciated for who they are. Your challenge as a parent is to raise respectful children who in turn deserve respect. So how can you develop caring and courteous children in this individualistic and often crass world? By creating an atmosphere of mutual respect, the foundation for effective human relationships.
Inside are practical methods and techniques for encouraging a two-way street of love and kindness with your children. You will learn how to parent the right way—for respect, with respect—and discover:
·Essential skills of parenting and teaching respect
·Constructive discipline methods that teach life skills
·Secrets to engendering compassion and tolerance in children
·Anger management and ways to address violent influences in society
·And much more!
"I confidently recommend
Raising Respectful Kids in a Rude World. It's the best available resource for raising respectful, civil children of good character."
—Len Sperry, M.D., PH.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin
Customer Reviews:
Once in a while you discover a book that truly changes your.......2002-08-23
"Wonderful resource for parents" L. Struthers, MD
Once in a very great while you discover a book that truly changes your worldview. Raising Respectful Kids in a Rude World by Drs. Gary and Joyce McKay, Eckstern, and Maybell, is such a book.
If you've ever wondered how to raise thoughtful, respectful, honest and peer-resistant kids in a breaking-down society this is the book for you. The doctors McKay and co-authors offer practical, user-friendly, easy-to-apply tips for any parent who seeks a better way to sanely and safely nurture children to adulthood. You'll enjoy their real-to-life scenarios and step-by-step approach to successful parenthood.
A must buy for every parent who cares.
W.F. Peate, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine
Associate Professor of Public Health
University of Arizona, Arizona Health Sciences Center
Co-Director, Tucson Health Promotion Initiative
Director, Southwest Public Health Leadership Institute
Child Guidance Galore!.......2001-08-25
This is a compendium of help: All the parenting books rolled into one that's plain-spoken, loaded wtih examples, and organized for easy access so you can get the guidance you need now. Highly recommended.
A parents new best friend.......2001-07-19
As a mother of four children in todays world I applaud the authors of "Raising Respectful Kids in a Rude World." I found the examples and techniques offered to be practical and empowering in developing mutual respect between both parent/child and peers. I highly recommend this book to anyone who lives with, teaches, or loves a child and is looking for a way to strengthen and improve their relationship through mutual respect.
Raising Respectful Kids in a Rude World.......2001-07-16
A review by Bill W. Hillman, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona - Retired psychologist and marriage and family therapist.
We live in a world where we have the potential for unprecedented progress, limitless opportunities for inclusion and mutual respect, and challenging possibilities for respectful dialog to solve the thorny issues that divide us. However, in reality we live in a rude world where we seek personal advantage and the domination of our particular political agenda at the expense of what is best for the whole of society. We seek to maintain our advantage in order to "win", at the expense of others who of necessity must "lose". We seem to have lost the art of cooperation in order to solve our mutual problems.
How are responsible parents to raise respectful kids in such a rude world that has become our 21st century reality. How are these kids to grow up and, as adults, make a difference in this world? How are they to learn quiet compassion for others, rather than becoming part of the domination system or spending their lives fighting the domination system. The authors of this book present practical, down to earth strategies for answering these perplexing questions that challenge parents today.
The authors present the foundational material for the time honored and effective parenting strategy that they and others have written about before. However, they do so with a fresh, creative, and easy to understand style that will encourage, motivate, and stimulate new and experienced parents alike. Parenting is hard work! Growing up in today's world is even harder! There are no easy answers or canned quick fixes. However, the authors present a proven process that can be applied to the specific concerns of individual "real time" families.
The issues and examples presented by the authors are contemporary concerns faced every day by families in our complex society that were largely unheard of only a few years ago. A particular emphasis in the book is the ever increasing problem of violence faced in families, schools, and the total culture of our "rude world" today.
I could not be more enthusiastic in my endorsement of this extremely helpful and readable book by some of the most important and experienced authors in the field of parenting today. The book is a must buy for parents that are serious about teaching their children the power of mutual respect and consideration.
Empowerment techniques for raising children.......2001-07-05
In Raising Respectful Kids In A Rude World: Teaching Your Children The Power Of Mutual Respect And Consideration, Gary D. McKay, Joyce L, McKay, Daniel Eckstein, and Steven A. Maybell effectively collaborate to provide parents with an instruction manual of empowerment techniques for raising children that are adhere to a standard of conduct marked by respect, compassion, kindness, appreciation and tolerance. Within these pages parents while find essential skills for child rearing; constructive discipline techniques and methods that also teach life skills; how to go about engendering compassion and tolerance in children from infancy through adolescence; how to manage anger and counter the violent influences which permeate modern American society; and much, much more. If you want to become the effective and loving parent of respectful and loving children, give a careful reading to Raising Respectful Kids In A Rude World.
Book Description
Every seven seconds another individual in America turns fifty, and these "midlifers" are facing problems that become more complex each year. Many are sandwiched between caring for nearly grown children and providing assistance to aging parents. Written from a biblical perspective, Prime of Your Life addresses many of the concerns facing those who have reached midlife, including:
--How can I deal with my changing emotions?
--What factors should I consider when deciding on nursing care for my parents?
--How can I stay grounded spiritually as I grow older?
--How can I plan for my financial future?
--As a Christian, how should I view aging and death?
Offering wisdom gained from their own experiences, the authors combine useful information with spiritual insights.
Customer Reviews:
Prime of Your Life.......2006-05-25
Kroll, Woodrow and Don Hawkins. Prime of Your Life. Grand Rapids: Fleming H.
Revell, 1999. (263 pages)
To be quite honest, I did not find this book to be particularly helpful. The reason though is simple: it's not intended for me. A 27year old man is not the target audience for this type of work. With this aside, I can see how this book might be helpful to senior adults. He beings as most of these books do, by talking about the growing number of older adults and then quickly moves into midlife health issues. He also talks about career changes, spiritual changes and relationship changes. He also gives some time to the discussion of the parents of seniors and to what kind of care they might or already do need, as well as what kind of care today's senior might want for themselves in the future. There is also a good section of seniors on their financial stability in the future as the authors lay down some good guidelines for money management. The authors also deal with nursing care, the need to keep a community of friends, the issue of the dreaded will, and how seniors must continue growing spiritually, emotionally and mentally. In the end the authors include a couple of small sections on the issue of Alzheimer's care.
Prime of Your Life is a Must Read.......2000-05-05
Purchased "Prime of Your Life" for my Mom. We both found that it helped us to look realistically at the common concerns of midlife such as physical & emotional changes, supporting & caring for our aging parents, and retirement income & other financial issues. Biblically-based advice that makes sense!
Books:
- I Only Say This Because I Love You: Talking to Your Parents, Partner, Sibs, and Kids When You're All Adults
- Interviewing in Action: Relationship, Process, and Change
- It Will Never Happen to Me: Growing Up With Addiction As Youngsters, Adolescents, Adults
- Kids Around the World Celebrate!: The Best Feasts and Festivals from Many Lands (Kids Around the World)
- Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
- Love You Forever
- Mom's Ok, She Just Forgets: The Alzheimer's Journey from Denial to Acceptance
- Montessori Play And Learn: A Parent's Guide to Purposeful Play from Two to Six
- Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality
- Nectar in a Sieve (Signet Classics)
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