{"title":"John Croyle","description":"\u003cp\u003eJOHN CROYLE is the founder of Big Oak Boys' Ranch, a home for abused, neglected, or abandoned children between the ages of 6 and 18, established in 1974. His books include \u003cem\u003eRaising a Princess\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Two-Minute Drill to Manhood\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBringing Out the Winner in Your Child\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCroyle is a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he was an All-American defensive end under head coach Paul \"Bear\" Bryant. His story has been featured in \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReader’s Digest\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFocus on the Family\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Croyle leads Big Oak Ranch, which expanded to include Big Oak Girls' Ranch and Westbrook Christian School. He and his wife Tee, alongside the Big Oak staff, have raised more than 1,800 children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn lives near Gadsden, Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Croyle’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bringing-out-the-winner-in-your-child","title":"Bringing Out the Winner in Your Child: The Building Blocks of Successful Parenting","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBringing Out the Winner in Your Child\u003c\/em\u003e challenges parents to examine their skills, recognize their inadequacies, and love their children enough to make the changes needed to provide a stable, peaceful home. Croyle's life is an inspiring story of an All-American defensive end whose love for children prompted his coach, the legendary Bear Bryant, to advise him.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn 1974 Croyle founded Big Oak Ranch as a home for abused, neglected, or abandoned children. Since then it has been a refuge and a natural, loving environment for more than 1,500 children from ages six to twenty-one. Croyle's practical guide to raising children encourages parents to develop skills as guardian, disciplinarian, provider, and friend so they can provide their children with love, stability, protection, and wisdom. His wide-ranging experience is the basis for his many lessons in dealing with typical parenting problems.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCroyle offers such valuable insights as how children listen with their eyes (not their ears), how children and adults speak different languages, how realistic boundaries can affect children in positive ways, and how discipline with love, not anger, creates an atmosphere of growth and trust. His daughter, Reagan, was a four-year member of the women's varsity basketball team at the University of Alabama. Croyle's son, Brodie, was the top-rated high school quarterback in America when he graduated in 2000, and in 2002 he was a quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581823517\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581823516\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"John Croyle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43233318731992,"sku":"9781581823516","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43233318764760,"sku":"9781630262877","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581823516_FChigh_1_mockup_v2_1740146064_4f5a0b09-c5d4-4d82-9911-222a296217a8.jpg?v=1791021774"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-john-croyle.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}