I Know My Child Can Do Better! : A Frustrated Parent's Guide to Educational Options [Paperback]

Anne Rambo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 5, 2001

How to identify schooling problems and find the resources to solve them

A valuable source of support, empowerment, and encouragement for parents of children with school problems, "I Know My Child Can Do Better! helps readers sort out the types of problems their children are having and offers a range of practical solutions.

With the help of many fascinating vignettes drawn from real life, Anne Rambo, a child and family therapist, parent advocate, and specialist in education issues that confront parents, enlightens parents about the academic, peer, and teacher-related sources of school problems and acquaints them with the full range of public, private, and home-schooling options and resources available to them. Each chapter includes evaluation techniques, a detailed action plan, and "Teacher Tips"--insider strategies for enlisting a teacher's cooperation with a parent's plan.

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From the Back Cover

"I hate school!" "It's boring!" "Nobody likes me!" "It's too hard!" For every desperate parent who has endured this litany of complaints over daily breakfast, there is hope that your child can not only survive but thrive in school!

In I Know My Child Can Do Better!, child advocate and family therapist Anne Rambo, Ph.D., offers concerned parents expert guidance on sorting out the source of a child's educational problems and applying practical, productive solutions.

In these pages, frustrated parents will find real-life examples of parents who took action and made a difference. Each information-packed chapter includes inspiring interviews with successful adults who struggled in school as children, detailed resource listings, suggested family learning activities, and "Teacher Tips"--insider strategies for enlisting a teacher's cooperation. This road map to your child's educational success also includes everything you need to know about:

• The five most common reasons children "hate" school and how to reestablish enthusiasm
• The six major unspoken rules that govern school performance and evaluation
• The effect a parent's personal issues can have on a child's educational future
• The pros and cons of formal diagnostic labels such as gifted, learning disabled, or ADD
• The importance of physical checkups to a child's educational progress
• The value of different teaching styles, learning approaches, and assistive technologies

About the Author

Anne Rambo, Ph.D., is a child and family therapist and an associate professor of Nova Southeastern University. She is the creator of ChildFit, a nationally recognized program designed to help parents advocate for their children's unique educational needs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (September 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809294524
• ISBN-13: 978-0809294527
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #440,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars informative and very readable, December 6, 2001

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grandparent (Belmont, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Know My Child Can Do Better! : A Frustrated Parent's Guide to Educational Options (Paperback)

Anne Rambo writes from the best possible perspective. Both mother and expert she gives clear information, and lots of it, in a readable and empathetic way. Her book is a pleasure to read. Ms Rambo gives detail and further contacts and lets us know our rights and responsibilities. She shows how other parents go through the things we do. She gives hope and practical ways to get through difficult times. Did you know you can request assessment for your child at any time and your school must respond? Did you hear of Wardolf schools? Anne Rambo gives all sorts of interesting information and has you feeling she's your own concerned expert.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift idea, December 6, 2001

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Marcia Sapoznik, M.S. (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Know My Child Can Do Better! : A Frustrated Parent's Guide to Educational Options (Paperback)

I work with families who have experienced difficulties with their children while in school. This book has been written as a helpful tool for any parent with children in a U.S. school. The book is easy to understand and follow: the chapters can be read separately or all together. Dr. Rambo's professionalism comes through as she helps parents understand their children's experiences with the school system. Another valuable asset of the
book is that Dr. Rambo has provided URL web page addresses, phone
numbers, and addresses to get additional specific information on
what has been discussed in each chapter. That is very handy for the readers. My suggestion for those who don't know what gift to get their loved ones is to buy this book. Parents will not regret
buying and reading this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great help for young parents, November 27, 2001

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Bill Halpern (Burlington, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Know My Child Can Do Better! : A Frustrated Parent's Guide to Educational Options (Paperback)

Dr. Rambo's I Know My Child Can Do Better is a marvelous book for young parents wanting to help their children in school ---- caring, concrete, humorous, and totally free of jargon and diagnostic labels.
We bought three copies to pass on, and, after seeing the book and reading the enticing table of contents, so did six of our friends who wanted to lend a helping hand to their school-age grandchildren.