Quiet kids
Subtitle: help your introverted child succeed in an extroverted world
By: Christine Fonseca
Publisher: Prufrock Press Inc.
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Waco, Texas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781618210821
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Introversion in children; Child rearing
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Author's note; title: Introduction; title: Introverts and extroverts : a matter of hardwiring; title: The science of temperament; title: A wallflower : or not; title: Soaring with your strengths; title: In their own words : a matter of temperament; title: Introverts at home; title: Setting the foundation; title: Nurturing resiliency; title: Building a stronger village; title: In their own words : introverts and extroverts, oh my!; title: Introverts at school; title: How introverts learn; title: Leveling the playing field; title: Coping with failure; title: In their own words: the pressure to succeed : high school introverts; title: Speak out; title: Introverts at play; title: Surviving the social scene; title: Navigating through the mine fields; title: Creativity, technology and building on strengths; title: In their own words : moving from shame to empowerment; title: Looking to the future; title: Final words; title: Recommended readings; title: References; title: Acknowledgements; title: About the author.