The orchid and the dandelion why some children struggle and how all can thrive

"From one of the world's foremost researchers and pioneers of pediatric health--a book that offers hope and a pathway to success for parents, teachers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and child development experts coping with 'difficult' children, fully exploring the author's revolutionary discovery a...

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Main Author: Boyce, W. Thomas (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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505 0 |a Introductory notes by Robert Coles -- Foreword by T. Berry Brazelton -- Introduction -- A tale of two children -- The noise and the music -- Lemon juice, fire alarms, and an unanticipated discovery -- An orchestration of orchids and dandelions -- Where do orchids (and dandelions) come from? -- No two children are raised in the same family -- The kindness and cruelty of children -- Sowing and tilling the gardens of childhood -- The arc of life for orchids and dandelions -- The sins of the fathers, the means of grace -- Conclusion: Helping all children thrive -- Coda: An Eden rendered whole, the orchid and the dandelion. 
520 |a "From one of the world's foremost researchers and pioneers of pediatric health--a book that offers hope and a pathway to success for parents, teachers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and child development experts coping with 'difficult' children, fully exploring the author's revolutionary discovery about childhood development, parenting, and the key to helping all children find happiness and success. 'Based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children--and the adults who love them.'--Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts. In Tom Boyce's extraordinary new book, he explores the 'dandelion' child (hardy, resilient, healthy), able to survive and flourish under most circumstances, and the 'orchid' child (sensitive, susceptible, fragile), who, given the right support, can thrive as much as, if not more than, other children. Boyce writes of his pathfinding research as a developmental pediatrician working with troubled children in child-development research for almost four decades, and explores his major discovery that reveals how genetic make-up and environment shape behavior. He writes that certain variant genes can increase a person's susceptibility to depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and antisocial, sociopathic, or violent behaviors. But rather than seeing this 'risk' gene as a liability, Boyce, through his daring research, has recast the way we think of human frailty, and has shown that while these 'bad' genes can create problems, they can also, in the right setting and the right environment, result in producing children who not only do better than before but far exceed their peers. Orchid children, Boyce makes clear, are not failed dandelions; they are a different category of child, with special sensitivities and strengths, and need to be nurtured and taught in special ways. And in The Orchid and the Dandelion, Boyce shows us how to understand these children for their unique sensibilities, their considerable challenges, their remarkable gifts"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
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