The self-driven child the science and sense of giving your kids more control over their lives
A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from different angles: Even high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking motivation. Many complained they had no control over their lives. Some stumbled in high school or hit college and unravele...
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[New York, New York] :
Penguin Books,
2019.
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Table of Contents:
- Why a sense of control is such a big deal
- The most stressful thing in the universe
- "I love you too much to fight with you about your homework": the parent as consultant
- "It's your call": kids as decision makers
- The nonanxious presence: how to help your kids find a sense of control by finding your own
- Inner drive: how to help[ your kids develop motivation
- Radical downtime
- Sleep: the most radical downtime
- Taking a sense of control to school
- Wired 24/7: taming the beast of technology
- Exercising the brain and body
- Navigating learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders
- The SAT, ACT, and other four-letter words
- Who's ready for college?
- Alternate routes
- Onward.
