You Can Do It: How to Boost Your Child's Achievement in School [Paperback]

Michael E. Bernard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

California State University professor and educational psychologist Michael Bernard shows parents how to help their children succeed in school to the very best of their abilities. "You Can Do It!" reveals the various types of underachieving students, tells how to prevent problems before they start, explains which parenting techniques work and which don't, as well as what attitudes and motivational skills children need to learn.

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Bernard, the founder of You Can Do It! Education, blends scientific data on pedagogy, personality, and brain chemistry with practical tips on getting children to do homework, improve test performance, set and reach goals, manage time, and achieve their potential. What parents do is key to their child's achievement: certain parenting manners, such as calmness, firmness, involvement in education, and using motivational methods, exert a positive influence on academic performance. What children do--habits of mind such as risk taking, independence, optimism, high tolerance for frustration, and internal locus of control for learning--is also key, contributing to happiness as well as educational achievement. Warm and informal in style, Bernard's how-to is a creative guide to children's success in school and in life. Kathryn Carpenter

About the Author

Michael E. Bernard, Ph.D., is a psychologist and an international authority on children's learning. He is the founder of You Can Do It! Education, a parenting and teaching program designed to help children realize their scholastic potential, and an approach currently being used throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. An associate professor in the College of Education at California State University, Long Beach, Michael Bernard is also the author of over twenty books and many professional articles, as well as a contributor to numerous anthologies. He is happily married to Patricia and is the proud father of Jonathon and Alexandra.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446671932
• ISBN-13: 978-0446671934
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #649,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom for life not just school, November 10, 2010

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This review is from: You Can Do It: How to Boost Your Child's Achievement in School (Paperback)

Wish I'd read this book when my kids were younger. There is much wisdom in this book not just for school, but for life.

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Boost Your Child's Achievement in School, May 15, 2005

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This review is from: You Can Do It: How to Boost Your Child's Achievement in School (Paperback)

As a psychologist with >20 years experience working with children and adolescents I have read scores of books on motivation, study skills, and academic improvement. This is simply the best. I am so glad it is now available because for years it could only be purchased through Bernard's Australian publisher. A great book for students elementary school through college.

5.0 out of 5 stars You can do it! How to boost your child's achievement in scho, January 19, 2003

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This review is from: You Can Do It: How to Boost Your Child's Achievement in School (Paperback)

This book gives simple, straight forward ideas from both a professional point of view, as well as the point of view of various children. It provides excellent motivation techniques, as well as warns of common distractions, and influences that deter children from success. It has inspired me to do better for my children, in hopes of them achieving great goals. The simple but thought provoking worksheets inside are wonderful tools to assist both parent and child! A must read for all parents, educators, and even for children!