When author Paul Tough released How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character in 2012, it spent more than a year on The New York Times bestseller lists and was translated into 27 languages. In the book, Tough combined research from several disciplines to look at how attitude and the learning environment can be good predictors of academic success for children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Now he’s back with a new book that builds on his previous work. Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why explains how parents, teachers and administrators can create environments to foster qualities that lead to success. Tough stopped by the Knowledge at Wharton Show on Sirius XM channel 111 to answer questions about the new release and discuss why his work is so topical. An edited transcript of the conversation follows. Knowledge at Wharton: Tell us about the reaction to How Children Succeed and how it spurred the second book.…