Raising a Left-Brain Child in a Right-Brain World by Katharine Beals Book Signing October 28, 2009

According to the new book Raising a Left-Brain Child in a Right-Brain World by Katherine Beals, PhD (Trumpeter) a left-brain child is bright, quirky, and socially-awkward. Left-brain children have talents and inclinations that lean heavily toward the logical, linear, analytical, and introverted side of the human psyche—what is commonly referred to as “the left brain”—as opposed to the “right brain” which is our emotional, holistic, intuitive, and introverted side. Left-brain kids constitute between 10 to 15 percent of the population—with significantly more boys than girls—yet are often under-appreciated by a world that favors social skills and teamwork.

Beals is an educator and mother of three left-brain children. Drawing on research and interviews with parents and children, this book offers a new understanding of what it means to be a left-brain child and practical strategies for parents to help nurture and support them both at school and at home. Left-brain children have wonderful gifts, and Beals helps reinforce your appreciation for your child’s left-brain quirks. She also talks about the best way to nurture and advocate for your child with talking points that readers can use for campaigning for left-brain friendly education reform.

Katherine Beals, PhD, is an educator and the mother of three left-brain children. A former public school teacher, she is a faculty member of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Her writing on parenting has appeared in Mothering magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives in Philadelphia.