Nurturing Children's Talents: A Guide for Parents by Kenneth A. Kiewra (English)

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Explains steps that parents can take to help their child develop talent in any activity that has sparked his or her interest.Nurturing Children's Talents: A Guide for Parents is a book for all parents.

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Explains steps that parents can take to help their child develop talent in any activity that has sparked his or her interest.Nurturing Children's Talents: A Guide for Parents is a book for all parents. That's because talent is made, not born, and parents are in prime position to help children discover and develop talent, whether the talent domain is archery, baton twirling, chess, or zoology. Moreover, talent development is a continuum along which all children can grow. Carnegie Hall might be the destination for some while community band is for others. Meanwhile, most parents are eager to help their children traverse a talent path but don't know how . . . until now.Nurturing Children's Talents offers parents insights and step-by-step plans to help children reach their potential. These recommendations stem from author Kenneth A. Kiewra's personal experience raising a chess champion and his extensive research interviewing talented performers—including national, world, and Olympic champions—and their parents, across many domains.

Author Biography

Kenneth A. Kiewra is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His research pertains to talent development, particularly the roles parents play, and to strategies for academic success.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Book for All ParentsChapter 1 Why I Study Talent DevelopmentChapter 2 Introduction to Talent DevelopmentChapter 3 Early Experience and Parents' RolesChapter 4 Parents' Roles in PracticeChapter 5 Parents' Roles in MentoringChapter 6 Parents' Roles in Creating a Center of ExcellenceChapter 7 Parents' Roles in Establishing Singleness of PurposeChapter 8 Parents as ManagersChapter 9 Beyond Talent Development: Fostering Academic SuccessChapter 10 Conclusion: Nurturing Children's TalentsNotesIndex

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Explains steps that parents can take to help their child develop talent in any activity that has sparked his or her interest.

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Nurturing Children's Talents: A Guide for Parents is a book for all parents. That's because talent is made, not born, and parents are in prime position to help children discover and develop talent, whether the talent domain is archery, baton twirling, chess, or zoology. Moreover, talent development is a continuum along which all children can grow. Carnegie Hall might be the destination for some while community band is for others. Meanwhile, most parents are eager to help their children traverse a talent path but don't know how . . . until now. Nurturing Children's Talents offers parents insights and step-by-step plans to help children reach their potential. These recommendations stem from author Kenneth A. Kiewra's personal experience raising a chess champion and his extensive research interviewing talented performers--including national, world, and Olympic champions--and their parents, across many domains.

Details ISBN1440867925 Author Kenneth A. Kiewra Year 2019 ISBN-10 1440867925 ISBN-13 9781440867927 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2019-01-04 Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Subtitle A Guide for Parents Place of Publication Westport Country of Publication United States DEWEY 649.6 Short Title Nurturing Children's Talents Language English UK Release Date 2019-01-04 NZ Release Date 2019-01-04 US Release Date 2019-01-04 Edited by Diego Zavala Scherer Birth 1945 Affiliation University of Southern Queensland Position Professor Qualifications PhD Audience Age 7-17 Pages 208 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience General AU Release Date 2019-01-03 We've got this

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