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Dreamers, Discoverers & Dynamos

Dreamers, Discoverers & Dynamos Paperback / softback - 1999

by Lucy Jo Palladino

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A clinical psychologist explains that millions of children with dazzling intelligence think divergently--overflowing with many ideas--while schools, organized activities, and daily life reward convergent thinking, which focuses on one idea at a time.

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  • Title Dreamers, Discoverers & Dynamos
  • Author Lucy Jo Palladino
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition Ballantine Books
  • Condition New
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ballantine Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date 1999-01-19
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780345405739_inp
  • ISBN 9780345405739 / 0345405730
  • Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.18 x 5.56 x 0.76 in (20.78 x 14.12 x 1.93 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Child rearing, Creative ability
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98096660
  • Dewey Decimal Code 649.15

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Does your imaginative, computer-proficient daughter tune out in the classroom? Does your spirited son become headstrong and aggressive when faced with the simplest decisions? Does your bold, energetic child have trouble focusing on basic tasks?
Millions of children--one in five--have what psychologist Lucy Jo Palladino, Ph.D., calls the Edison trait: dazzling intelligence, an active imagination, a free-spirited approach to life, and the ability to drive everyone around them crazy. Named after Thomas Edison--who flunked out of school only to harness his talents and give the world some of its finest inventions--the Edison trait is on the rise in our younger generation.
The heart of the issue is that they think divergently--they overflow with many ideas--while schools, organized activities, and routines of daily living reward convergent thinking, which focuses on one idea at a time. Drawing on examples from more than two decades of private practice, Dr. Palladino helps us cope with this challenging aspect of our child's intellect and personality, explaining in clear terms:
- The three Edison-trait personality types: dreamers, discoverers, and dynamos
- The eight steps to understanding, reaching, and teaching your Edison-trait child
- The connection between the Edison trait and A.D.D.

Media reviews

"Parents and educators alike will find this compelling reading."
--Publishers Weekly

"BRILLIANT . . . ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS IN THIS FIELD . . . Parents will find in Dreamers, Discoverers, and Dynamos real-world solutions and the light of hope; professionals will discover a thought-provoking new view of these exceptional children."
--THOM HARTMANN
    Author of ADD: A Different Perception
    and The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight

About the author

Lucy Jo Palladino, PhD, has been a practicing psychologist for over thirty-five years. Her expertise is the study of attention.