The ABCs of Life : Lesson One: The Skills We All Need but Were Never Taught

by Michael Ryan, Jon Oliver

A Guide for Adults and Children by the Founder of the Award-Winning Lesson One Program
This indispensable book gives adults a proven plan to help children develop the life skills and internal discipline necessary to learn and thrive in today's society.
Following the logical progression of a child's development, the book uses upbeat activities and games that adults and children can share to ground themselves in Lesson One skills for use in everyday life. Offering much-needed answers to major problems gripping our culture, here is the book that anyone living and working with children has been waiting for -- a lesson plan that works for life.

Genres: Self Help, Parenting

320 pages, Paperback

First published December 30, 2003

Reviews

[Andrea Zuis · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m a teacher and wish this had more practical skills to use in the classroom. This is common sense parenting that maybe isn’t so common sense for some. Too much repetition that made it too long. Okay ideas I guess…

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

As surprising at it was to me, I have used this book a lot in my leadership program as a source. There are lots of valuable information packed into this small book. It seems there are lots of skills we were never taught, too bad teachers do not read books like this...

[Bridget · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book if you have smaller children. Mine are 13 YO and 16 YO so the ideas are not easily applied at their ages but 10 and under would be great....

[Hilda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Don't bother. I met this man and he is insane. Interesting ideas on how to diffuse situations but not practical and he admitted to it in a Q and A.