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By (author) Boyce, W. Thomas; Foreword by Perry Philippa
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Are you a hardy and resilient dandelion, or are you a more sensitive orchid? Dr Boyce explains the groundbreaking science changing how we think about our personalities and life paths.
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Foreword by Philippa Perry
‘Based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children – and the adults who love them.’ –
Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet”
A necessary and important book.” –
Philippa Perry, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
Are you a hardy and resilient dandelion, or are you a more sensitive and fragile orchid?
Building on the definitions of introvert, extrovert or highly sensitive, The Orchid and the Dandelion exposes – for the first time – how a combination of environmental and genetic factors contribute to what makes us who we are. This breakthrough research explains why some people struggle where others succeed, why happiness comes so easily to some while frustrations weigh more heavily on others.
In The Orchid and the Dandelion, Dr W. Thomas Boyce – one of the world’s foremost researchers in the field of pediatric health – presents findings that children have two very different responses to their environments. While some children are like dandelions and can thrive in almost any environment, there are others who, like orchids, are much more reactive and susceptible to their surroundings. Now we finally have a scientific framework to understand people and how to address their unique needs to help them find their fullest potential.
This groundbreaking book draws on extensive research into genetics and the exploding field of epigenetics, examples and real stories that will re-frame how we think about orchid and dandelion children – and the adults those children have become. By understanding which of us are, genetically and environmentally speaking, the orchids of this world, Dr Boyce explains how to care for and parent our children – the true orchids. He shows how we can help them thrive by sharing insights and lessons from his thirty years of research in the field.
Table of contents:
Section – i: Introductory Note by Robert Coles Section – ii: Foreword by T. Berry Brazelton Section – iii: Introduction Chapter – 1: A Tale of Two Children Chapter – 2: The Noise and the Music Chapter – 3: Lemon Juice, Fire Alarms, and an Unanticipated Discovery Chapter – 4: An Orchestration of Orchids and Dandelions Chapter – 5: Where Do Orchids (and Dandelions) Come From? Chapter – 6: No Two Children Are Raised in the Same Family Chapter – 7: The Kindness and Cruelty of Children Chapter – 8: Sowing and Tilling the Gardens of Childhood Chapter – 9: The Arc of Life for Orchids and Dandelions Chapter – 10: The Sins of the Fathers, the Means of Grace Chapter – 11: Conclusion: Helping All Children Thrive Section – iv: Coda: An Eden Rendered Whole, the Orchid and the Dandelion Acknowledgements – v: Acknowledgements Section – vi: Glossary Section – vii: Notes Index – viii: Index
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This is a necessary and important book.
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Groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children—and the adults who love them.
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This is the first parenting book I”ve read in a while that is based on common sense and science. It made me step back and look at each of my four children through different eyes. It is a powerful, groundbreaking read. And if you do have an orchid, it will help you parent them through even the hardest of times.
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A book for parents bewildered by their impossibly spirited children, for teachers interested in understanding t
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