"All children are gifted – some just open their presents earlier than others"

Extracts from an Article written by Jenni McDonald, recipient of a National NEiTA award for teaching excellence (2007).

…there are six thinking functions that we all share. ONLY SIX!
By using animals we give children a language so they can identify and share their gifts

Here are two ways we process information:

WOMBAT – slowly, methodically and step by step. These are the children who like to know what’s happening next and like to complete tasks before moving on to their next activity.

JAGUAR – quickly and wanting to do our best. These children are good at winning games and taking things in quickly.

Here are two ways we use our creativity:

RABBITS – these children enjoy laughing and having fun. These are the children who need to be moving whilst you’re talking, and can’t sit still for too long as they want to be out there discovering new things.

EAGLES – need the space to vision, imagine and project into the future. These children may look out the window when asked a question as they need the time to think it through before answering. These children also ask the ‘hard questions’ in our class – “What will happen when all of the world’s oil runs out?”

Here are two ways of receiving data:

OWLS – like to learn through remembering lots of things, being quiet and watching. These children may not be the first to jump in to a new activity as they wish to know how it all works first before having a go. They love to read.

TURTLES – need connection in order to learn. They will often try to imagine how other children are feeling and be the first there if someone is hurt or in distress. They are the most committed gardeners and animal carers in our group.

…All children are gifted. Some just open their presents earlier than others. It is my commitment to ensure that we as teachers and parents celebrate and enhance those gifts together…

We all want the best for our children. 

We want them to understand their strengths and to realise their full potential.  These simple and colourful, yet powerful books will help your child or student to understand their unique personality and celebrate diversity.

As a parent I have faced the challenge of finding practical tools which my children can understand and use as a language to know themselves and their strengths better.  To meet this need I have written the PIC Kidz series using the NeuroPower™ system of personality, which in my opinion offers the most practical explanation of human potential and why we live and act as we do.

I have seen how incredible these powerful books and activities can be to assist children, parents and teachers in creating a language for understanding their own strengths and potential. We hope you find them as equally rewarding.

Click HERE to hear Tracy speak on ABC radio about the uses and effects of the PIC Kidz books. ABC 27th May 2009 (5.98mb)

Click HERE to hear an Interview with Locco from 4CA Radio Station 17 April 2009 (6.7mb)

Tracy Benson

Managing Director / Author

PIC Kidz Pty Ltd

So much more than just story books!

PIC Kidz provide the special ingredients that help parents and educators understand different behaviours in each and every child. We offer practical tools to identify and develop each child’s strengths and realise their full potential.

PIC Kidz tools include books, activities and consultations.

The three letters (PIC) identifies three principal brain functions, which then form six intelligence centres common to all people. This system has been used for thousands of years:
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Each book and the associated activity sheets in the PIC Kidz Series are based on one of the Intelligence Centres.
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• Do you want to help your child get ahead in life?
• Do they deserve to understand their strengths and capabilities?
• Do they need a language to identify and share these strengths?
• Would you like them to appreciate diversity in people?
• Would you like them to have the ability to interact more effectively with others?

Then these powerful books and activities are for you!