Today we talk about Diamond Dough Kid, a book by Miklós Palencsár published with our publishing house Europe Books.
Europe Books had the pleasure of interviewing the author Miklós Palencsár to get to know him better, if there was a particular moment that led him to the writing of his book Diamond Dough Kid, as well as how he briefly describes why a parenting guide can be a supportive tool.
Below you can find our interview. Take a seat and enjoy your reading!!!
- Is there a particular moment in your life that led you to the writing of your book? What was it?
I have been working as a private mentor for 23 years. I initially mentored company executives and business owners, and later expanded to include university leaders, rectors, elite athletes, and national team coaches. This means that my goal is to help each individual reach the maximum of their potential using a specialized methodology. Mental development is a key part of this process. And when we talk about the mental development of a leader or athlete, their family and close social environment are fundamental influencing factors. It was actually my mentees who started pushing this idea: to develop complex personality tests that could provide equally accurate insights about children as existing tests do for adults. We applied the specialized personality analyses developed by RISE Human Development and asked them—supported by my mentees—to conduct research and create solutions applicable to children. This, however, required a substantial amount of data, including real parental reports and documented evaluations of specific real-life situations involving children. More than 1,000 children participated in this process through their parents. As a result of this data collection and research effort, many parents asked if we could create “a readable summary or supportive material.” That is how the idea for the book was born.
- What would you like to hear from your readers?
The reason working with people—especially focusing on the development and personalities of children—is so important to me is because when parents truly understand their children and treat them as individuals, with their own personalities, wills, motivations, and goals, those children become happier. This book serves as a guide to support that understanding, so for me, the most important feedback is: does it work?
- Could you briefly describe why your parenting guide can be a supportive tool?
As I have already mentioned, everything written in the book is based on real-life situations—analyzed life events, decision-making scenarios, and parental reports. We are taling about more 1,054 children, the “oldest” we could follow for 14 years. We organized this into a structured system in order to provide parents with clear “templates” or models to follow.There is no other parenting book with this level of research-based personality depth. It does not speak in generalities about “the child,” but first establishes categories and then provides specific guidance tailored to the individual child.
- Is there a book you are particularly attached to and that has taught you something?
My mentees, and the thousands of children I have worked with personally—while the book itself is not based on any single source, the teachings of great psychologists, or at least some of them, have had a significant impact on me.
- Are you working on a new writing project you can tell us about?
I’ve just recently started working—after many years and some renewed encouragement—on a very special book. Until now, I’ve focused on sharing professional knowledge in the areas of business, sports, and parenting. But this time, while still staying within the realm of personality understanding, I’m shifting direction. I believe authenticity and self-alignment are more important than ever, especially since today’s new generations already consider them a basic requirement for happiness in life. Through a unique, dialogue-driven story built around specific events, I now want to support young people on the path toward authenticity—highlighting both its benefits and its pitfalls. I’m doing this through an entirely new literary approach, creating a work that does not fit neatly into any traditional genre. This in itself is part of the message: being unique, deviating from templates, not living to meet others’ expectations but instead building your own system of goals and values—that is the foundation of happiness. What the final product will be, I still do not know. But what matters most right now is that I enjoy writing it. Only then do I stand a real chance of creating something that will have an impact once the book is complete.
Europe Books thanks the author Miklós Palencsár once again for taking the time and answering our questions. We are really pleased to have walked alongside him on the editorial path that led to the publication of his book Diamond Dough Kid. We wish him the best of luck for his book and for his future works.
To you, my dear reader, may this book full of real-life events related to children and their parents can be useful to all parents to have clear models to follow, trying to live parenting at its best and why not? Get the most out of it!
So, my dear reader, all I have to say is to enjoy your reading!
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