Helping Children Succeed What Works And Why

Binding: Paperback
Description: A NOW READ THIS PBS News Hour and New York Times Book Review selection From the New York Times best - selling author of How Children Succeed comes an essential handbook of successful strategies to help kids overcome issues learn and thrive in today's chaotic learning environments. In How Children Succeed Paul Tough introduced us to research showing that personal qualities like perseverance self - control and conscientiousness play a critical role in children's success. Now in Helping Children Succeed Tough takes on a new set of pressing questions: What does growing up with economic and other stresses do to children's mental and physical development? How does adversity at home affect their success in the classroom from preschool to high school? And what practical steps can the adults who are responsible for them take to improve their chances for a positive future? Tough once again encourages us to think in a new way about the challenges of childhood. Mining the latest research in psychology and neuroscience he provides us with insights and strategies for a new approach to childhood adversity one designed to help many more children succeed.
Title: Helping Children Succeed What Works And Why
Author(s): Tough Paul
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9781328915429
Pages: 144 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 8/7/2018