Love & Logic Solutions for Kids with Special Needs [Paperback]

David Funk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010

In some way, we all touch the lives of special needs kids. Dave Funk helps us understand these unique individuals and the important part we play in their lives.Each page of this book provides:. Tools and insights for those teaching special need kids. Learning at its best through stories and examples. Powerful techniques that help all children.Research-based, legally sound information The lessons in this book are not just for educators, but also for parents, siblings, law enforcement, clergy, and anyone else whose life is touched by special needs kids. These unique individuals touch the lives of all of us and everyone who reads this book will laugh, cry, celebrate, and learn.Dave gives you a brilliant blend of experience born from thousands of interactions with kids, parents, and educators, and solid, psychologically relevant research. Through hundreds of stories and examples gathered over three decades as an educator, he gives a clear picture of special needs kids for who they are, not for who we are afraid they might be.

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About the Author

David Funk has been involved in education at both the public school and university level since 1969. He has experience as a teacher, administrator, associate professor, and conference speaker, and is the co-author with Jim Fay of the best-selling book, Teaching with Love and Logic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: Love and Logic Press (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930429355
• ISBN-13: 978-1930429352
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars With Teachers in Mind, November 24, 2009

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Tj Martin (Yakima, WA) - See all my reviews
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I am a new foster mom with a 5 year old special needs boy. I have used the Love and Logic way of parenting for years on my bio kids with WONDERFUL success!! I purchase this book in hope of some different words of wisdom for parenting our special little guy. I found that this book does have lots of pearls of wisdom, but it is primarily directed to teachers/school staff with disturbed kids. As with every L&L books, it was not a waste of time reading, just not what I expected. There is wonderful ideas and tactics to deal with kids that are "frequent flyers" to the principals office, can't seem to control their behaviors, middle finger problems, behavior IEP's that actually provide results. The book covers the inportance of not being the "I'm the adult, therefore you will respect me" attitudes and the futility of it, and teaches you further how to have the kids buy into the importance of THEM controlling their own behavior.
I feel that this book would best serve our wonderful teachers and administrators (especially administrators) after reading "Teaching with Love and Logic". It sure wouldn't hurt to send to a friend who has the belief that THEIR kid is wonderful, its the whole school is the problem.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More for teachers than parents, February 14, 2010

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Jason M. Fournerat "Jessica" (Grapevine Tx) - See all my reviews
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This is a great book, but I would like to see more specific solutions for children with special needs in the home as part of love and logic program. As a mom to a child on the autistic spectrum I would like some more advice about applying the ideas to my son.

I did loan the book to my sons teacher who really found it useful

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love and Logic is good for "special" kids, too., August 17, 2008

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Kristine Weiss (Selah, Washington) - See all my reviews
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Mr. Funk uses the principles of Love and Logic and applies them to working with special needs kids. Lots of stories illustrate his points. This book answered many of my questions about how Love and Logic works with students who are cognitive and behavior impaired.