Quiet Power
by Susan Cain with Gregory Mone and Erica Moroz
Cain's adaptation of Quiet for teenagers and their parents: school, friendship, family, activities and the introvert's strengths, with stories from young people. It is reassuring to quiet kids who have been told to speak up and useful to parents who worry about them.
Read it if…
you have a quiet child or teenager, or you were one, and want them understood.
Skip it if…
you want the adult research; see Quiet.
Three things you will actually use
- Quiet is a temperament, not a problem.
- Prepare for performance; introverts can do it with rehearsal.
- Protect restorative time.
Do this first
Read a chapter with your teenager and ask which situations drain them most.
Our verdict
Reassuring for quiet kids.
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