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Growing Great Qualities in Kids: The L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M. Technique for Bringing Out the Best in Young People

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This easy-to-use book is packed with practical tools that teach you exactly what to say and do to successfully build confidence, creativity, kindness, respect, responsibility, teamwork, persistence, and more in kids of all ages.

Description

Do you want to build outstanding character traits and social-emotional skills? Simply saying “Be nice!” or “Show some respect!” doesn’t work. In this book, you’ll learn exactly what to say and do to successfully build confidence, creativity, kindness, respect, responsibility, teamwork, persistence, and more in kids of all ages.

Written by Michael Brandwein, an internationally acclaimed educator and speaker who has presented in all 50 states and on six continents, this bestselling book features

  • Brandwein’s internationally acclaimed L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M. technique, which teaches you how to use more specific, credible, and positive communication to make lifelong differences in young people of all ages, and
  • Practical, original tools that adults in any role can use right away to bring out the best in young people.

What Readers Are Saying …

“Want to be a confident and effective parent or youth leader and get excellent behavior from kids? THIS is the book you need!” —Debi Gilboa, parenting and youth development expert, founder of AskDoctorG.com, and TODAY show Tastemaker, NBC TV

“Exceptional! An excellent, inspiring resource of practical tools to train youth leaders of all types and experience levels.” —John Duntley, National Program Specialist, YMCA of the USA

“A master toolkit, filled with innovation, insight, and inspiration to guide and empower teachers, parents, counselors, and other youth leaders.” —Guy Schumacher, Superintendent of Schools, Dist. 70, Libertyville, IL

Additional information

Author

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Michael Brandwein

Publication Year

2018

Page Count

208 pages

Table of Contents

Thank You Notes

An Introduction to L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.

1. Ten New Wonders of the World

2. “Will I Like this Book?”

3. The Foreword…In Four Words

4. Pointing Out the Big Point

5. What is L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.?

6. Overview: The Two Steps to Operating the L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.

7. The Catch to “Catching Them Doing Good”

STEP ONE of L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.: Be More Specific about What We Want to SEE

8. A Tale of Two Levels

9. Developing Their Level Best: Looking for Level Two Qualities

10. What Qualities Do We Want to Grow?

11. Can Qualities Be Taught?

12. Laserization: Making Our Expectations Specific

13. It’s Really Worth It: Four Great Benefits to Laserization and Having Specific Expectations

STEP TWO of L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.: Be More Specific about What We SAY When We See Qualities

14. The Four Groups: Being Wise about the Why’s

15. The Universal Law of L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.

16. The Power of Informational Praise

17. How to Phrase Praise: DLP

18. DLP: “Facts First, Labels Later”

19. Twenty Great Examples of Say/Do’s

20. Additional Ways to Praise

21. The Speed of Like

22. Specific Praise Is More Credible

23. Specific Praise Gives Clues to Others about How to Make Good Choices Make

Focusing on Details

24. Why I Don’t Like, “I like the way…

25. What If We Don’t See Good Behavior?

26. What about Bad Behavior?

27. The Balance Problem: What Is It?

28. The Balance Problem: Why Do We Have It?

29. Balance Problem: Why Should We Care and How Do We Fix It?

30. Better I-Sight: Self-Beliefs Affect Our Choices

31. How to Progressively Practice L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.

32. Practicing Laserization

33. Focusing our L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.: Questions and Answers

34. Using L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M. to Teach Level One Skills

35. Please Be a Patient Gardener

36. The Beginning

Liver

37. Light Reading: The Laws of L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.

38. Say/Do Digest: What Qualities Look and Sound Like