For 20 years teachers have been asking Edward de Bono what they can do to develop the thinking skills of their children. Now for the first time he makes his work and his experience directly available to people who want to give their children a better chance in life.
A good brain is wasted without thinking skills. An increasingly complicated life demans clear and constructive thinking: making decisions, making choices, taking initiatives and being creative. Watching television for 20 to 30 hours a week,as many children do, results in a passive mind that can only follow what others are doing (including drugs and violence). But you can start to teach your children to think - now.
It is not enough to be intelligent or articulate. Many highly intelligent people get caught in the 'intelligence' trap and are poor thinkers. Thinking is a skill that you can teach your children. Even one or two thinking habits or tools taken from this book and given to your children may strongly affect their whole life.