The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child

Richard Lavoie

Touchstone, Sep 25, 2007 - Education - 416 pages

A guide for parents, educators, and caregivers on how to inspire unmotivated children identifies teaching strategies that can be applied to a variety of personality types, in a resource that explains how adults can become healthy and work-oriented role models.

About the author

Richard Lavoie, M.A., M.Ed., has worked as a teacher and headmaster at residential special education facilities for the past thirty years. He holds three degrees in special education and serves as a consultant to several agencies and organizations. The father of three adult children, he lives with his wife in Barnstable, Massachusetts. He welcomes visitors to his website at www.ricklavoie.com

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child
• Author: Richard Lavoie
• Publisher: Touchstone, 2007
• ISBN: 0743289609, 9780743289603
• Length: 416 pages
• Subjects: Education / General; Family & Relationships / Children with Special Needs; Family & Relationships / General