The Bright Stuff: Playful Ways to Nurture Your Child's Extraordinary Mind

by C.J. Simister

Teach your child the real secrets to success in life.   There is so much your child will learn at school. But there are other, vital things that are all too frequently absent from a busy school’s syllabus, yet which are increasingly recognised as just as essential to your child’s future.  These secrets of success include qualities such as curiosity, independent thinking, perseverance, determination, individuality and a willingness to weigh up risks and solve problems.   In The Bright Stuff, leading child education expert C J Simister takes one secret of success at a time and offers a treasure trove of imaginative, playful and above all fun activities, games and exercises that you can use to preserve, nurture and enhance your child’s extraordinary potential, making sure it does not remain untapped.    All are designed to fit in with everyday family life, involving little or no preparation. Appealing to a wide range of ages, they are ideal for keeping children amused in spare moments — over a meal, in the car, even when stuck in the queue at the supermarket.  And while they are enjoying themselves, your children will be developing crucial qualities such as initiative, alertness and an investigative spirit.  They will also be learning to form innovative ideas, to discern sense from nonsense and to use failure as a useful springboard for progress.   With this ground-breaking book, you can make sure your children have the skills they need to thrive in the real world, while helping them to become happy, successful and well-rounded individuals.  

Genres: Parenting

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Aicha NEDJAR · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I loved the book and more than it I loved the author. She put a wide smile on my face through each page of the book. I loved her passion about teaching and learning and the way she expressed the ideas, I loved the important examples she used in the book.
The book was so eye opener for me to new ideas and ways of learning that I am so eager to apply with kids and teachers. It wasn't an easy read and I couldn't grasp all the ideas written, so I have to spend time re-read the book and summarize it.

[Shaimaa Ramadan · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتاب يجمع أهم مهارات للتفكيرالتي تساعد في وضع قاعدة فكرية راسخة تنفعهم في مستقبلهم بالإضافة إلى أمثلة تطبيقية عديدة ومتنوعةلتطبيقها في كل مكان وزمان وإن كانت بعض الامثلة غير مناسبة لبيئتنا العربية والإسلامية إلا إنه في المجمل دليل شامل ووافي بالإضافة إلى مجموعة كبيرة من المراجع في نهاية الكتاي للإستزادة

[David Brockley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is now about a pound heavier with the tens of brass Book Darts that it now has marking out pages to refer back to. It's a thought provoking look to how best to nurture the many forms of intelligence present within children. I'll be trying out some of the games and puzzles with Jack, and I have already noticed some of my responses to questions being different due to what I have (subconsciously) picked up during my first read through.

[talal taleb hacine · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice book i enjoyed to practice this book to every children i know
أعجبني الكتاب بافكاره الإبداعية سأفيد به بعون الله اي طفل صغير أجده

[Nuha Mandoura · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتاب غني وجديد بأفكاره يعالج العديد من المشكلات التي قد يغفل عنها الآباء ومفيد أيضاً للمعلمين المهتمين بمشاكل طلابهم
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