* Author: Jirina Prekop, Gerald Hüther
* Kösel-Verlag, 2006
* Language: German
* 160 pages, hardcover

"A book of discovery for curious parents and educators".

Many guidebooks are about imparting knowledge to children and teaching them things. But our children also have a lot to offer and can teach us a thing or two.

Based on experiences she has made in her work with children and in cooperation with the renowned developmental biologist and brain researcher Gerald Hüther, Jirina Prekop has written a book that is intended to help parents and educators perceive and, above all, understand things from the children's point of view.

The change of perspective elaborated in the book helps you and your child to get along better with each other and also with your environment. With this way of looking at things, away from Pisa tests and salary cheques and towards the "we" and everything around it, an education based on empathy and respect is specifically addressed. 

'Treasure Hunting with Our Children' addresses topics such as prejudice, gratitude, "The Little Bully", being able to forgive and being touched, among others. In the course of the book, we learn that spiders can also be beautiful, what grace actually does, why children sometimes don't want to hear fairy tales and how everyone says goodbye to grandpa differently.

The book is structured in an alternation between stories from everyday life with children and technical sections. Thus, while reading, the book already contrasts how differently a topic can be perceived. The readiness to change one's perspective is triggered. And one learns quite astonishing things about how the child's brain behaves in various situations.