Bright Minds, Poor Grades : Understanding and Movtivating Your Underachieving Child

by Whitley, Michael D.

• ISBN13: 9780399527050
• ISBN10: 0399527052
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

For any parent who has ever been told, "your child isn't performing up to his or her potential," this book has the answer. Renowned clinical psychologist Michael Whitley, Ph.D. offers a proven ten-step program to motivate underachieving children. This easy-to follow book identifies the six types of underachievers from the procrastinator to the hidden perfectionist to the con artist, and it presents the ten steps to help children succeed in school-and ultimately, in life.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Part I: The Problem
Meet three Underachievers	3	(12)
Characteristics of Underachievers	15	(30)
Core Problems in Identity	45	(6)
The Procrastinator	51	(14)
The Hidden Perfectionist	65	(14)
The Martyr	79	(9)
The Shy Type	88	(8)
The Socialite	96	(9)
The Con Artist	105	(8)
Things That Fail to Help Underachievers	113	(12)
Fundamental Pricniples for Parents	125	(20)
Disciplines for Change	145	(38)
Part II: The Solution
Introduction to the Ten Step Program	179	(4)
Setting the Stage	183	(27)
Getting to the Heart	210	(53)
Freedom and Destiny	263	(28)
Persistence and Faith	291	(4)
Index	295	(7)
About the Author	302