Teach Your Child How to Think

by de Bono, Edward

• ISBN13: 9780140238303
• ISBN10: 0140238301
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-07-01
• Publisher: Penguin Books

Summary

"A practical handbook for parents to use in training their children (ages nine and up) in effective thinking, although adults will surely benefit from the concepts as well."-- Library Journal.

Table of Contents

PART ONE
This Book is Not For You If	3	(2)
Introduction: Why We Need New Thinking About Thinking	5	(17)
Note About the Author	22	(9)
How to Use This Book	31	(14)
Age and Ability	45	(5)
Thinking Behaviour	50	(6)
The Nature of Thinking	56	(9)
PART TWO
Carpenters and Thinkers	65	(4)
Attitudes	69	(5)
The Six Thinking Hats	74	(6)
White-Hat Thinking and Red-Hat Thinking	80	(6)
Black-Hat Thinking and Yellow-Hat Thinking	86	(5)
Green-Hat Thinking and Blue-Hat Thinking	91	(6)
Six Thinking Hats in Sequence	97	(4)
Outcome and Conclusion	101	(6)
Forward or Parallel	107	(3)
Logic and Perception	110	(2)
CAF: Consider All Factors	112	(3)
APC: Alternatives, Possibilities, Choices	115	(3)
Values	118	(3)
OPV: Other People's Views	121	(3)
C&S: Consequence and Sequel	124	(4)
PMI: Plus, Minus and Interesting	128	(3)
Focus and Purpose	131	(4)
AGO: Aims, Goals and Objectives	135	(3)
FIP: First Important Priorities	138	(3)
First Review Section	141	(12)
PART THREE
Broad and Detail	153	(5)
Basic Thinking Operations	158	(7)
Truth, Logic and Critical Thinking	165	(9)
Under What Circumstances?	174	(3)
Hypothesis, Speculation and Provocation	177	(8)
Lateral Thinking	185	(7)
Provocation and Po	192	(8)
Movement	200	(6)
The Random Word	206	(7)
Second Review Section	213	(7)
Principles for Thinking	220	(7)
PART FOUR
Structures and Situations	227	(3)
TO/LOPOSO/GO	230	(11)
Arguments and Disagreements	241	(12)
Problems and Tasks	253	(12)
Decisions and Choices	265	(12)
Third Review Section	277	(10)
PART FIVE
Newspaper Exercises	287	(5)
The Ten-Minute Thinking Game	292	(3)
The Drawing Method	295	(5)
Final Word	300	(2)
Appendix: Thinking Clubs	302