book: What I Learned from a Penguin: A Story on How to Help People Change | Daniel G. Amen & Jesse J. Payne     books:     What I Learned fro...   What I Learned from a Penguin: A Story on How to Help People Change Daniel G. Amen & Jesse J. Payne Mindworks Press, 2005 - 60 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image  for more information click here Too often, we pay attention to negative behaviors and ignore the positive. Unfortunately, by doing this we encourage the opposite of what we want. This children?s rhyming book was inspired by a true story, and details the experience of a father and son who learned this lesson while visiting a local amusement park. There, they meet Fat Freddy, a highly trained penguin who was rewarded with a fish and a hug each time he performed a trick correctly. The father learns a valuable lesson about recognizing and rewarding good behavior after watching the show. He realizes that doing so is more effective than punishing or giving attention to negative behavior, and in turn, changes the way he manages his own son. The result is a closer, stronger relationship. This book is both entertaining as well as a valuable educational tool, and is recommended for children and adults alike.  for more information click here My kids just don't get this one. Though I really like the idea behind this book, my kids just weren't getting it. The book is about a father leaning to use positive re-enforcement with his child after getting no where using punishments. He gets the idea from the trainer of Fat Freddie, a penguin who can do some amazing stuff. The message in this book is more useful for the parents then the child. I don't see how a child could identify with the parent's struggle to discipline and even if they could, they would have a hard time challenging their parent to use positive instead of negative re-enforcement. (When you were 10, would you have told your mother or father that they should change the way they discipline you?). My kids were more interested in the penguin itself rather then the message of using positive reinforcement. Over all, it is a cute book with a great concept but falls short on providing an interesting message to children.  for more information click here products you might be interested in learned 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School You Can Observe A Lot By Watching: What I've Learned About Teamwork ... Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About ... Fire-Breathing Liberal: How I Learned to Survive (and Thrive) in the ... Things I have learned in my life so far penguin The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One ... people The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work ... Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That ... search for books what learned, change, learned, penguin, people, story randomly chosen book: Das Doppelgrab in der Provence. Ein Balthasar- Matzbach- Roman.