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by Jan Muhlfeit (Author), Katerina Krutova (Author)
Develop your child's talents, energy, inspiration, and motivation
In Unlocking Your Child's Potential: Nurturing Brilliance and Shaping Futures, authors Jan Mühlfeit, a leader, global strategist and coach, and Kateřina Krůtová, an experienced lecturer in the field of education and child development, deliver a startlingly insightful and exciting discussion of how to bring out the best in your children. In the book, you'll learn how to avoid the four most common and basic mistakes made by parents and teachers--including focusing on weaknesses while forgetting strengths, neglecting why children do what they do, controlling time instead of harnessing energy, and focusing on success instead of happiness--and learn to achieve something for yourself and your children.
You'll gain valuable and actionable knowledge you can apply immediately in areas like:
- Positive psychology and how children's brains actually function
- How to search for a child's true self, their authenticity, and their exceptional character
- Strategies for encouraging and harnessing energy, motivation, and inspiration in young children
Perfect for parents, teachers and coaches everywhere, Unlocking Your Child's Potential is also a must-read resource for early childhood educators, social workers who work with young children, and anyone else interested in bettering the lives of the youngest among us.
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Harness your child's energy and motivation to create a remarkable educational experience
Contemporary challenges have created substantial obstacles that stand in the way of educating and nurturing our youngest children. How can we go about ensuring that we enable those children to live up to their highest potential?
In Unlocking Your Child's Potential: Nurturing Brilliance & Shaping Futures, Kateřina Krůtová, an education and child development lecturer, and Jan Mühlfeit, a global strategist and coach, deliver an insightful and practical exploration of how to bring out the best in your children. The authors explain how to avoid the four most common and serious mistakes made by parents and teachers as they raise and teach children: focusing on weaknesses while forgetting strengths, neglecting why children do what they do, controlling time instead of harnessing energy, and focusing on success instead of happiness.
The book teaches you about positive psychology and how children's brains actually function in the real world and how you can search for a child's true self, authenticity, and exceptional character. You'll also discover strategies to help you encourage and harness your child's energy, motivation, and inspiration as you inspire and educate them.
Perfect for parents, teachers, and coaches everywhere, Unlocking Your Child's Potential is a must-read resource for early childhood educators, social workers who work with young children, school administrators with an interest in early childhood education, and anyone else with a stake in bettering the lives of the youngest among us.
Author Biography
Jan Mühlfeit is a former Microsoft executive, global strategist, coach, and mentor. He is passionate about helping individuals, organizations, and countries around the world unlock their human potential. He is the author of The Positive Leader and teaches a unique methodology to people and teams that focuses on discovering one's own uniqueness.
Kateřina Krůtová helps children and parents discover their talents and develop them. She has over 10 years' experience working with preschool and school children and conducts courses, lectures, and workshops for parents, children, students, and schools.
