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	• The SMART Parenting Revolution: A Powerful New Approach to Unleashing Your Child's Potential Dawna Markova Ballantine Books, 2005 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
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Finally, focusing on the asset not the deficit

This book has been a godsend to my work with children and youth. Most importantly, the focus on assets versus deficits makes so much sense I can't believe it's not everywhere in the media. Its a very simple concept but its not easy to do and it is a breakthrough idea. We are so programmed to notice all the things that are wrong in our lives, our kids and our society. It seems like this simple 180 could create dramatic change in our world. The tools in this book will help everyone to communicate better with their kids, their and their family and their coworkers. I highly recommend it!

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Finally a great book with a purpose

"Smart parenting revolution is about listening and guiding your child. Learning as a parent/educator that there is a diversity of ways of thinking and processing information. It helped me find practical ways to support my children and to boost their confidence in building on their successes."

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Not all practices work for all people.
"Drugging" my ADD child keeps him from failing every class he takes. My son has amazing strengths, an IQ that got him Mensa membership at 14 - BUT - due to ADD, OCD, and arthritis he needs prescribed medications to have the necessary focus to 1-not lose completed major assignments, 2- remember to bring a book home before the school is locked for the night, 3- look in his English folder for his English report, instead of wondering where he put it thus getting a zero... or, to be able to utilize his strengths and reach his full potential.
For my non ADD/OCD/arthritis children - this is a great book!!!

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Approach for Educators, Parents and Managers

Wouldn't it be a better world if each of us could reach our full potential? Dr. Markova provides a logical and amazing approach that will allow children to thrive. Her approach early on in her teaching career proved to be an exciting journey for the children in her classroom as well as parents and herself. She demonstrates how focusing on a child's strengths and interests can unlock the gifts children (and adults) have. Understanding these strengths and interests can be used to assist a child to improve in other areas.

I particularly like the fact that she lays the foundation and philosophy in the first part of her book, and follows up with the practical approach that allows easy implementation.

Dr. Markova is on target that we've become a society that clearly sees what we did wrong. She guides us now to see what we've done right and how this approach can transcend our children and ourselves. More, please, Dr. Markova!

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Dawna Markova is revolutionizing the way parents approach their children?s education. A leading educator and psychologist, she has noticed that parents tend to focus on correcting their children?s weaknesses. But in this groundbreaking book based on the world-renowned SMARTWired program, Dr. Markova demonstrates a more effective strategy that centers on building a child?s strengths. This approach not only helps children discover their passion and purpose in life, but it also instills in them a strong sense of self-worth?which in turn makes them highly motivated to learn.

A longtime teacher, Dr. Markova understands that by recognizing and developing children?s unique assets, parents can help them succeed not just in school but in life. She cites compelling anecdotes across all age groups and reveals practical strategies: the essential principles of the SMARTWired approach to learning, the three kinds of attention the human brain uses, and the five categories of children?s assets. Along the way, you will discover how to

? identify and support your child?s hidden talents
? help your child make sound decisions with confidence
? communicate on the same wavelength with your child for better mutual understanding
? nurture your child?s assets in partnerships with schools, mentors, coaches, and other resources
? free your child from societal expectations

An impassioned call to arms backed by a point-by-point plan, The SMART Parenting Revolution provides the road map for all parents looking to develop their children?s full potential.

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