TY - BOOK AU - Tough,Paul TI - How children succeed: grit, curiosity, and the hidden power of character SN - 9780547564654 AV - LB1139.25 .T68 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt KW - Early childhood education KW - United States KW - Cognitive styles in children N1 - Includes bibliographical references(p. [203]-222) and index; How to fail (and how not to) -- How to build character -- How to think -- How to succeed -- A better path N2 - This book introduces us to a new generation of researchers and educators who, for the first time, are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of character. Through their stories, and the stories of the children they are trying to help, the author traces the links between childhood stress and life success. He uncovers the surprising ways in which parents do, and do not, prepare their children for adulthood. And he provides us with new insights into how to help children growing up in poverty ER -