The Orchid and the Dandelion - Why Sensitive People Struggle and How All Can Thrive (Paperback)

Foreword by Philippa Perry

‘Based on groundbreaking research that has the power to change the lives of countless children - and the adults who love them.’ – Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet'

A necessary and important book.' - Philippa Perry, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read

Are you a hardy and resilient dandelion, or are you a more sensitive and fragile orchid?

Building on the definitions of introvert, extrovert or highly sensitive, The Orchid and the Dandelion exposes – for the first time – how a combination of environmental and genetic factors contribute to what makes us who we are. This breakthrough research explains why some people struggle where others succeed, why happiness comes so easily to some while frustrations weigh more heavily on others.

In The Orchid and the Dandelion, Dr W. Thomas Boyce – one of the world’s foremost researchers in the field of pediatric health – presents findings that children have two very different responses to their environments. While some children are like dandelions and can thrive in almost any environment, there are others who, like orchids, are much more reactive and susceptible to their surroundings. Now we finally have a scientific framework to understand people and how to address their unique needs to help them find their fullest potential.

This groundbreaking book draws on extensive research into genetics and the exploding field of epigenetics, examples and real stories that will re-frame how we think about orchid and dandelion children – and the adults those children have become. By understanding which of us are, genetically and environmentally speaking, the orchids of this world, Dr Boyce explains how to care for and parent our children – the true orchids. He shows how we can help them thrive by sharing insights and lessons from his thirty years of research in the field.

General

Imprint:	Pan Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2020
Authors:	W Thomas Boyce
Foreword by:	Philippa Perry
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-5098-0517-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Paediatric medicine > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Advice on parenting > Child care & upbringing > General
LSN:	1-5098-0517-6
Barcode:	9781509805174

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