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The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Sensitive Children Face Challenges and How All Can Thrive

Name: The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Sensitive Children Face Challenges and How All Can Thrive
Brand: Vintage
SKU: 9781101970218
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Contributors:

W. Thomas Boyce

Publisher:

Vintage

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Education, Psychology, Social Science

Book Subcategory:

Learning Styles, Developmental, Children's Studies

Book Topic:

Child

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Release Date:

2020-04-28

ISBN 13:

9781101970218

Weight:

0.65 lbs

Size:

7.90 x 5.10 x 0.70 inches

Pages:

320

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Description

Understanding Sensitive Children Through Groundbreaking Research

"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.

This book offers hope and a pathway to success for parents, teachers, psychologists, and child development experts working with children who face unique challenges. Drawing from nearly four decades of child-development research, developmental pediatrician Tom Boyce presents his pathfinding discoveries about why some children struggle while others thrive.

The Orchid Child vs The Dandelion Child

Boyce identifies two distinct categories of children based on genetic make-up and environmental factors. The "dandelion" child is hardy, resilient, and healthy--able to survive and flourish under most circumstances. The "orchid" child is sensitive, susceptible, and fragile, but given the right support, can thrive as much as, if not more than, other children.

Through his research, Boyce discovered that certain variant genes can increase susceptibility to depression, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and antisocial behaviors. Rather than viewing these as purely "risk" genes, his work recast how we understand human frailty. These same genes that create challenges can also, in the right setting and environment, produce children who far exceed their peers.

Science-Based Strategies for Nurturing Sensitive Children

Orchid children are not failed dandelions. They represent a different category of child with special sensitivities, strengths, and needs. This book provides specific guidance on how to nurture and teach these children in ways that honor their unique sensibilities while addressing their considerable challenges and remarkable gifts.

About the Author

W. THOMAS BOYCE, M.D., is the Lisa and John Pritzker Distinguished Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Health and chief of the Division of Developmental Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He is also codirector of the Child and Brain Development Program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. He lives with his wife in San Francisco.