A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon of Discipline - Hardcover

Don Gandy, as he is often called, received his undergraduate degree in accounting and auditing from Pace University. He went on to study management and taxation in graduate school; along with various other business disciplines. He wasn't as bent on the degree as he was on obtaining the knowledge and business education. He was an "A" student in the area of English and literature and was encouraged by one of his undergraduate professors to pursue his graduate studies in literature. However, he felt that making a living was more important than fulfilling a desire, so he put the idea of English and writing on hold, but did write a 110-page paper for a graduate course, for which he received an "A" on the paper and an "A' as a final grade. Somewhere in the back of Don's mind, he always felt that one day he would pursue writing. He was editor-in-chief of his high school newspaper and editor of his high school yearbook. Some of his classmates predicted that one day he would be a writer. I'm thinking that "one day" has arrived. This is the first of several books he plans to write if God doesn't say no.

In this book, A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon of Discipline, Donald L. Gandy lifts the fault from the shoulders of the young and plants it squarely on the conscience of the parents. He cites the past three generations for negligent parenting and points to lenience and a degradation of family morality as the reasons behind today's homeless, mentally unbalanced, unwed mothers, welfare dependent, drug dependent, crack babies, jail inmates, functional illiterates and other maladjusted individuals Using his own daughtes as the results to be gleaned from successful parenting, he leade the reader through15 chapters of parenting advice with headings like "Bend the Tree With Love and Discipline and "Buy Them the Right Toys for Life Conditioning". Gandy champions such techniques as physical punishment, tough love and habitual cleanliness. He exorts today's parents to remain unified as a parental team and teach children respect for others and themselves. The book received a Three Star Review. --ForeWord CLARION Reviews

"A New Yorker Becomes an Author" Don Gandy was born in Memphis, Tenessee, where he attended grade school and high school. Upon graduation, he migrated to New York to join other siblings. After settling in, he went about the business of living and in the course of time did a stint in the military and graduated from Pace University with a BBA in accounting and auditing. Don has always had a penchant for the written word, and after taking an extensive writing course with Long Ridge Writers group, learning the "dos" and "don'ts" and "whys" and "why-nots", he decided to complete a work he had in progress. Don promised his writing coach at LongRidge that he would likely see his name in print before long. I'm sure his coach took it with a "grain of salt" because Don had just completed his final assignment. If he did indeed take don with a grain of salt, he didn't know Don Gandy. When Don says something, he is about the business of making it happen. And so he did; with his first book entitled "A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon of Discipline; The Recipe for Raising a Child". --The Chronicle

A Great Book on Parenting by Donald L. Gandy Donald L. Gandy is a resident of Prince Edward county. His new book is a "Must Read" for parents, expecting parents and all others involved in child nurturing. Giving credence to his authorship, Gandy and his wife are the parents of a very successful child. His book sets forth sound parenting principles for rearing children to make the transition from childhood to adulthood, intact and endowed with the potential to become effective contributors to the good of society. --The Informant