Title:
Quiet kids : help your introverted child succeed in an extroverted world / Christine Fonseca.
ISBN:
9781618210821
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Waco, Texas : Prufrock Press Inc., [2014]
Physical Description:
xvi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
The science of temperament -- A wallflower? Or not? -- Soaring with strengths -- In their own words : a matter of temperament -- Setting the foundation -- Nurturing resiliency -- Building a stronger village -- In their own words : introverts and extroverts, Oh my! -- How introverts learn -- Leveling the playing field -- Coping with failure -- In their own words: the pressure to succeed : high school introverts speak out -- Surviving the social scene -- Navigating through the mine fields -- Creativity, technology and building on strengths -- In their own words : moving from shame to empowerment.
Summary:
Being an introverted child is difficult, especially in an ever-increasingly noisy world. Fonseca provides strategies to teach children how to thrive in a world that may not understand them, and shows parents and educators how to help children develop resiliency and enhance the positive qualities of being an introvert.
OCLC Number:
ocn830628207
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
