How Your Child Thinks: Give Your Child the Superpowers to Be a Happy, Healthy Person - Softcover

Briers, Stephen

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9780138156749: How Your Child Thinks: Give Your Child the Superpowers to Be a Happy, Healthy Person

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0138156743 ISBN 13: 9780138156749

Publisher: Ft Pr, 2009

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In an age where more children are struggling than ever before, how can you raise happy, healthy, fulfilled children... young people who can handle pressure and become successful, independent adults? The secret: give them the skills, tactics, and strategies they need to manage their own lives. In this book, one of the world's most respected child psychologists shows how to do just that, one day, one minute at a time. Dr. Stephen Briers teaches powerful, proactive parenting techniques that don't simply respond to bad behavior, but help keep it from happening in the first place. Drawing on compelling new research on positive psychology, Dr. Briers shows how to cultivate the specific habits of thought that nurture resilience and help "inoculate" against depressive illness; promote happiness and well-being; cultivate personal competence and social confidence; boost your child's problem-solving skills. You'll learn why so many of today's conventional parenting techniques cause more problems than they solve; when to use "carrot and stick" discipline, and when there's a better alternative; why your child is smarter and more capable than you realize and how you can help your child reach his or her fullest potential!

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A research-laden explanation of how children think and react that can help parents be more patient, empathetic, and understanding in times of crisis. "Library Journal" "

"A research-laden explanation of how children think and react that can help parents be more patient, empathetic, and understanding in times of crisis." -- Library Journal

From the Back Cover:

Raise Children Who Are Happy, Healthy, Resilient, and Independent!

Everywhere you look, children are struggling...

Struggling to handle the pressure, to gain independence,

to become confident, fulfilled adults...

Something's missing:

They need the tools to deal with everyday pressures and stress.

Drawing on breakthrough insights from positive psychology,

Dr. Stephen Briers shows you how.

Briers helps you:

Cultivate your child's resilience...

Help "inoculate" your child against depression...