Dawna Markova based this book on her 50-year-long experience working as a teacher and a psychotherapist. As a teacher she worked with children who were viewed as problematic, either when it came to their education or behavior. It was because of them that she came up with the concepts of mind patterns, thinking talents and other important factors that influence the way children learn and develop their personality.

In this book you will learn how to recognize and support the development of your child's hidden talents. You will find out how you can help your child make their own decisions and how you can communicate with them to achieve mutual understanding. You will also find practical tips as to how you can develop your child's potential in cooperation with teachers, mentors, coaches and other people who are important resources to your child.

I first learned about Dawna Markova's work at a training for teachers in 2007 and her concept of mind patters has had a significant impact on my view of what is natural learning. I studied mind patterns in more detail in all her books, and when this concise overview of the SMART approach to education was published in 2015, I contacted both  authors with the wish that this book be the first to be published in Czech. I am truly grateful that I was given the opportunity to translate this book and publish it through my publishing house "live & learn" in 2021.

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About me

I am a trained linguist with ten years of experience lecturing at a university. When I was teaching, I became aware of the fact that my connection with people goes deeper than sharing knowledge about a foreign language. I wanted to offer support to people on a more personal level, and so in 2020 I opened my own private practice. I completed trainings in hypnosis and neuro-linguistic programming, which allowed me to learn about the different ways our mind works. Motherhood then led me to therapy and a deeper understanding of myself. I realized what fulfills me most in life and what it is that I can offer to others. Working as a therapist not only allows me to support people in difficult life situations, but through my work I can also continuously learn and grow as a person.

Training and personal development

2019 - 2025 - Personal therapies and supervisions with Hanka Slavíková - Krajinou duše in Opava

2020 - 2021 - Training in neuro-linguistic programming at Cognitio-Scan, s.r.o. in Prague

2020 - 2021 - Training in relaxation hypnosis at Institut hypnózy a hypnoterapie in Prague

2007 - Training in psychological aspects of teaching at Spring Agency, s.r.o. in Ostrava

Education

2008 - 2011 - Ph.D. in linguistics

2003 - 2008 - Philology at Silesian University in Opava

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