内容简介
Inthispracticalbook,Dr.PeterBenson,aleadingauthorityonchildhoodandadolescence,describesasimpleyetpowerfulplanforawakeningthesparkthatlivesinsideeachandeveryyoungperson.Sparks—whenilluminatedandnurtured—giveyoungpeoplejoy,energy,anddirection.Theyhavethepowertochangeayoungperson’slifefromoneof“surviving”to“thriving.”Groundedinnewresearchwiththousandsofteenagersandparents,Sparksoffersastep–by–stepapproachtohelpingteenagersdiscovertheiruniquegifts,andworksforallfamilies,nomattertheireconomicstatus,parentingsituation,orethnicbackground.
作者简介
PeterL.Benson,Ph.D.,iswidelyrecognizedasaleadingauthorityonchildrenandteenagersandtheprocessesthathelpthemflourishandthrive.HeisthecreatoroftheframeworkofDevelopmentalAssetsandotherwidelycelebratedinnovationsinhumandevelopment.HeservesaspresidentandCEOofSearchInstitute,anindependentnonprofitorganizationwhosemissionistoprovideleadership,knowledge,andresourcestopromotehealthychildren,youth,andcommunities.