Raising a kid who can simple strategies to build a lifetime of adaptability and emotional strength

"Three mental health professionals cut through the "parenting advice" noise with this accessible, easy-to-skim book filled with actionable strategies and tips to help parents focus only what's truly essential and build their child's neurobiological capacity to thrive where t...

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Main Authors: McCarthy, Catherine (Psychiatrist) (Author), Tedesco, Heather (Author), Weaver, Jennifer (Social worker) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Workman Publishing, [2023]
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Table of Contents:
  • Welcome
  • What's going on in your kid's brain
  • Getting your three Rs: rest recreation and routine
  • Learning to focus: attention and self-control
  • Feeling uncomfortable: tolerating difficult feelings
  • Avoiding avoidance: accepting anxiety
  • Staying flexible: psychological adaptability
  • Letting go: building independence
  • Trusting the spark: motivation
  • Being human: compassion and gratitude
  • Bouncing back: resilience
  • All together now: living the playbook
  • Raising a kid in the digital age.