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Raising Your Child to Be a Champion in Athletics, Arts, and Academics

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I don't know Mr. Bryan, and I am not a parent who has a personal history of competitive anything, let alone winning in competitions. But now I am faced raising two children who do compete, one in drama and one in tennis. I felt lost parenting these kids, and was blindly doing what I thought was right. But I always questioned myself. In this world of highly competitive sports, academics, everything, I was trying to keep my perspective and make sure my kids were happy and fulfilled with whatever they chose, yet supporting and nourishing their competitive drive. I found Mr. Bryan's book extremely helpful. I loved it from the beginning with the first and foremost part of his formula being FUN! He presents a very grounded formula that I am very comfortable with. The book is simple, and the formula is primarily explained through examples, yet I know I will read and reread it to fully incorporate these ideas into my parenting. The chapter on what to do when your kids loses has helped me tweak my response a great deal, and to the obvious benefit to my kids. I also particularly liked his emphasis on good sportsmanship and volunteerism. This is about raising champion kids that are happy and kind -- First Class Champions.

We have a 1-year old boy and a 3-year old girl so my wife and I read this book with great interest. I am happy to say that Bryan and Woodburn created a great book. It is easy to read and extremely motivating. You can read the entire book in about two days, because the tone is conversational and the examples are entertaining.

The authors have raised children that are truly champions, in athletics and academics. Their tips for bringing out the best in children make great sense, and I am excited to incorporate their suggestions into my own family's upbringing. Time to throw away the video games and focus on constructive activities that the kids enjoy. This book is for parents willing to get involved in their kids' lives and teach them to be respectful while having fun at the same time.

This is a very good book, and I have been recommending it to other parents, especially with children in competitive tennis. We tennis parents are rather all alone, and we need help. This books is comforting and is a great source of help. However, a reader should take care not take the book too seriously. For example, it is impossible to be positive and praise your child all the time w/o criticizing... there is a limit. Also, I wish Wayne gave more examples of "side door" to inspire. No book is perfect, but this is a great book for parents who want their children to be successful in life and become a champion!

As a father of two girls this book is, as they say, priceless...

My copy is now making the circuit of being passed among my friends (hopefully they'll buy their own copy!). Great book, easy to read, to understand, and to apply.

Wonderful book, it's informative, inspirational, and Fun to read! Great primer for any parent, coach, teacher, or mentor of any kind, written by one of the best!

I just have to comment on the review written by R.D.H. It is obvious that this person is envious and jealous of Wayne Bryan's success with raising his sons to be great champions. I also personally know Wayne Bryan and he practices what he preaches. He and his wife Kathy, have raised two incredible sons to be great people and gracious champions! As a tennis parent and tennis enthusiest this book has helped me to be a positive force in my kids lives. I would recommend this book to ALL parents and coaches so they could be a positive force in their kids lives.

While I don't believe there's any one perfect method of parenting, Bryan and Woodburn certainly have wrought results - two world-class tennis stars and a rising young author, respectively - from the positive encouragement and support for one's child's passions that they advocate in this book, and that is enough to give their method credibility. The book itself is well-written, with succinct chapters that enable the reader to easily understand each different aspect of Bryan/Woodburn's formula for success. I would recommend this book to all who wish to see their child become the "best they are capable of becoming."

Reading this book was probably one of the best things that I did. In fact, I did eventually by another one as a gift to my friend. I could see lot of things which I have been doing wrong with my son. I learned to put less pressure on him to perform on the tennis court and get him to enjoy the sport more. In fact, it has improved his love for the sport and improve his mental strength as well. It is a must read for all parents.

This is a great book. It didn't really tell me more than I already knew but it was a nice reinforcement. The book discusses quite a bit about making academics and athletics fun.

Excellent book, very well written and very enjoyable to read, could hardly put down. This book is not just for sports, it has inspirational values for all, kids and adults too and emphasizes that whatever your goal, make it fun!