Your Child's Strengths A Guide for Parents and Teachers

by Fox M.Ed., Jenifer

• ISBN13: 9780143115175
• ISBN10: 0143115170
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-24
• Publisher: Penguin Books

Summary

With this groundbreaking work, renowned educator Jenifer Fox argues against the flawed and maddening paradigm that fixing”kids’ weaknesses is the way to achieve success. Rather, Fox promotes focusing on kids’ natural inclinations in three interdependent areas: Activity Strengths, Relationship Strengths, and Learning Strengths. Pairing inspiring firsthand accounts of success with practical workbook tools, alongside an outline of the award-winning strengths-based Affinities curriculum Fox has implemented in her own school, Your Child’s Strengthsis a user-friendly and indispensable guide for parents, teachers, and administrators alike.

Author Biography

Jenifer Fox, M.Ed., has worked in education as a teacher and administrator for over twenty-five years. She is currently head of the Purnell School in Pottersville, New Jersey.

Marcus Buckingham is the bestselling author of Go Put Your Strengths to Work and coauthor of Now, Discover Your Strengths and First, Break All the Rules. A former senior vice president of the Gallup Organization, he now has his own company, providing strengths-based consulting, training, and e-learning.

Table of Contents

Forewòrd	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The Weakness Habit	p. 5
The Face Of Weakness	p. 7
Standardization And The Weakening Of The Individual	p. 29
The High Cost Of A Brand-Name College	p. 37
Learning Disabilities For Dummies	p. 46
The Myth Of Adolescent Rebellion	p. 60
A Strengths Awakening	p. 69
Your Three Types Of Strengths	p. 74
Setting The Stage For Discovery And Development	p. 96
Strengths Are For Younger Kids, Too	p. 119
Barriers And Bridges: Making The Strengths Life Possible	p. 138
This Approach Is For Life	p. 154
Create Your Future, Play To Your Strengths Workbook	p. 161
How It Works	p. 171
Activity Strengths	p. 178
Relationship Strengths	p. 196
Learning Strengths	p. 217
Looking To The Future	p. 232
Is This The Answer To Our Future?	p. 236
Acknowledgments	p. 238
Appendixes
My Strengths Inventory: Hat, Vest, Shoes	p. 243
The Affinities Program	p. 259
Resources	p. 328
Index	p. 335
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