Vicki Caruana, author of the best-seller $lt;I>Apples & Chalkdust$lt;/I>(Honor) and an expert on education, defines 10 essential competencies for lifelong success and helps parents to develop them in their children. $lt;I>Giving Your Child the Excellence Edge$lt;/I>not only gives specific ideas to develop all their traits, it helps parents make the most of the intrinsic learning abilities each child possesses and make the necessary connections between success at home, in school, and in the world of work.