Em Como criar filhos socialmente saudáveis o psicólogo e pesquisador Stephen Nowicki, ph.D., convida o leitor a identificar e reparar as dificuldades de comunicação não verbal que podem estar impedindo muitas crianças de terem uma vida social bem-sucedida.As dificuldades para estabelecer conexões sempre existiram, mas nunca foram tão acentuadas quanto após o isolamento causado pela pandemia de covid-19 e o aumento do uso de telas, em especial por crianças ...

“A brilliant…and perfectly timed” (William Stixrud, co-author of The Self-Driven Child) book showing how parents and educators can help children master the nonverbal language of social connection and successWe all want our kids learn the social skills they need to thrive. Yet many of today’s kids are struggling to connect, often with no apparent reason why.In most cases, the explanation is simple: a child hasn’t fully mastered the nonverbal languag...

Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal Communication. They take on the fascinating yet perplexing question of the dependability of animal signaling systems.The book probes such phenomena as the begging of nesting birds, al...

Drawing on decades of research, psychologist Stephen Nowicki shows parents and educators how to equip children with the nonverbal skills they need to succeed socially in childhood, and throughout their adult lives.We all want our kids learn the social skills they need to thrive. Yet many of today’s kids are struggling to connect, often with no apparent reason why.In most cases, the explanation is simple: a child hasn’t fully mastered the nonverbal language ...