Haim G. Ginott (originally Ginzburg; 5 August 1922 - 4 November 1973) was a school teacher, a child psychologist and psychotherapist and a parent educator. He pioneered techniques for conversing with children that are still taught today. His book, Between Parent and Child, stayed on the best seller list for over a year and is still popular today. This book sets out to give "specific advice derived from basic communication principles that will guide parents in living with children in mutual respect and dignity."
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Life
Ginott's career began as an Elementary School teacher in Israel in 1947. After emigrating to the United States he studied psychology at Columbia University, where he earned a doctorate in clinical psychology in 1952.
Communications Approach
The following serve to illustrate Dr. Ginott's communications approach:
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish were members of a parenting group run by Dr. Ginott, and state in an introduction that Dr. Ginott's classes were the inspiration for the books they wrote.
Quotes from Between Parent and Teenager
- "Rebellion follows rejection."
- "Truth for its own sake can be a deadly weapon in family relations. Truth without compassion can destroy love. Some parents try too hard to prove exactly how, where and why they have been right. This approach will bring bitterness and disappointment. When attitudes are hostile, facts are unconvincing." (p. 38)
Quotes from Teacher and Child
- "If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others."
Bibliography
- Between Parent and Child (1965, Macmillan)
- Between Parent and Tenager (1967, Macmillan)
- Teacher and Child (1972, Macmillan)
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