The Gymnastics of Love & Discipline: A Parental Template for Giving Children a Voice - Hardcover

Bruce Benko

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0982027885 ISBN 13: 9780982027882

Publisher: ABCs Press, 2010

Synopsis

Parents often make mistakes with their children because they are rushed, worried and already afraid of making mistakes. This book will help you regain your loving relationship with your child through a simple but powerful method of speaking and listening. Bruce Benko shares the wisdom he has gained over the course of 25 years of teaching more than 10,000 children, counseling thousands of parents and working with over 100 educators to help parents learn how to implement strategies and techniques that will give their children a Voice--the ability to express their needs and to help them protect themselves with their words. These same methods also gave Bruce the Power--the ability to react to a child's behavior in a way that brings understanding, mutual respect, and ultimately, the desired behavior.

About this title

About the Author

Bruce Benko grew up in the small town of Truckee, California, near Lake Tahoe. In 1987 he decided to pursue a career teaching gymnastics, and moved to Houston, TX. He found people whom he considered the best in the fields of education and gymnastics and made their work his "classroom." In 1992, he started a mobile gymnasium called Texas Tumblers which at its core is a non-competitive, age-appropriate, gross motor development program. Because his programs were designed to be located at a child's school, he was able to observe and interact with parents, teachers, and administrators where he learned from many different education systems. Bruce's "fly on the wall" approach allowed him to observe what did and what did not work with children and gave him an insight that very few people ever get. Bruce plans to travel the country giving lectures and seminars sharing firsthand how he gains the trust and respect of children and parents alike.

Review

This book about child discipline tempered with love will resonate with every parent of young children.  Easy to read, it suggests parental techniques (or strategies) certain to succeed. --Kay Albrecht Ph.D., President, Innovationsinece

Edition details

• Publisher: ABCs Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0982027885
• ISBN 13: 9780982027882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208