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Haim Ginott 1922 - 1973

Haim Ginott of New York, New York County, NY was born on August 5, 1922, and died at age 51 years old on November 4, 1973.

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    Haim Ginott From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Haim G. Ginott Born: Haim G. Ginzburg August 5, 1922, Tel Aviv, Israel Died: November 4, 1973 Nationality Israeli Occupation Psychologist and Author, Teacher Known for Between Parent and Child 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." 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: Never deny or ignore a child's feelings. Only behavior is treated as unacceptable, not the child. Depersonalize negative interactions by mentioning only the problem. "I see a messy room." Attach rules to things, e.g., "Little sisters are not for hitting." Dependence breeds hostility. Let children do for themselves what they can. Children need to learn to choose, but within the safety of limits. "Would you like to wear this blue shirt or this red one?" Limit criticism to a specific event—don't say "never", "always", as in: "You never listen," "You always manage to spill things", etc. Refrain from using words that you would not want the child to repeat. Ignore irrelevant behavior 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."[5] (p. 38) Quotes from Teacher and Child I have come to a frightening conclusion. I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher I possess tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a child humanized or de-humanized[6] "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 Teenager (1967, Macmillan) Teacher and Child (1972, Macmillan) 45564521 How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too]
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    DR. HAIM GINOTT, PSYCHOLOGIST, 51 SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NOV. 6, 1973 Dr. Haim Ginott, noted child psychologist and author of “Between Parent and Child,” died Sunday at Beekman Downtown Hospital. His age was 51, and he lived at 923 Fifth Avenue. Dr. Ginott, who was “resident psychologist” on the National Broadcasting Company's “Today” show and wrote a weekly syndicated newspaper column, “Between Us,” had lectured in the United States, Europe and Israel. His principal concern was teaching parents how to enter a child's world by using a language of compassion and understanding. He maintained that children knew how their parents felt about them by the way they talked to them. “Their statements,” he said, “affect the child's self‐esteem and self‐worth. To a large extent, their language determines their destiny.” In his books “Between Parent and Child,” “Between Parent and Teenager” and “Teacher and Child,” he emphasized the need for parents to address a situation rather than to zero in on the child as the culprit. For example, he would say: “This room is a mess and needs to be cleaned up,” rather than Indict a child for being “lazy, messy and inconsiderate.” Dr. Ginott said it was within the parents' province to use either “torture” or “inspiration.” It came down to humanzing or dehumanizing the child, he held. “Between Parent and Child” sold over a million and a half copies and was translated into more than a dozen languages. Dr. Ginott was born in Tel Aviv in 1922. He graduated from Columbia University's Teachers College in 1948, earned a master's degree in 1949 and was awarded a doctorate in education in 1952. He was adjunct professor of psychology at New York University Graduate School and clinical professor in Adelphi University's postdoctoral program in psychotherapy. He served as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization consultant to the Israeli ministry of education. He is survived by his widow, the former Dr. Alice Lasker, also a psychologist and co‐author of his latest and unfinished book, “Between Husband and Wife”; two daughters, Mimi and Mrs. Roz Frumess, and three brothers. He will be buried at Kibbutz Sha'ar Hagolan in the Jordan Valley of Israel. A memorial service will be held here this month. The article as it originally appeared. November 6, 1973, Page 40 The New York Times Archives
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