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Freeing your child from negative thinking : powerful, practical strategies to build a lifetime of resilience, flexibility, and happiness / Tamar E. Chansky ; illustrations by Phillip Stern.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chansky, Tamar E. (Tamar Ellsas), 1962-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Self-esteem in children.
- Resilience (Personality trait) in children.
- Child rearing.
- Parenting.
- Parent and child.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st Da Capo Press ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From a leading clinician and strong selling author, a guide for all parents navigating the uncharted territory of managing their child's negative mindset.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: OPENING UP THE VAULT 1; PART ONE CHANGING YOUR CHILD'S MIND; 1 Understanding Negative Thinking: Wired to Quit (Too Soon) 15; 2 Changing Your Child's Mind: Talking Backto the Negative Brain 35; 3 Weathering the Storm of Big, Negative Feelings: Inviting Them In, Working Them Out 69; 4 Shining the Light on Your Child's Unique Abilities: Finding and Applying Your Child's Strengths 101; 5 Going from the "No" to the "Know": The Master Plan for Overcoming Negative Thinking 125; PART TWO NEGATIVE MEETS WORLD: NAVIGATING THE GLITCHES OF LIFE
- 6 When Negativity Takes Hold: Does My Child Need Professional Help? 1557 Losing, Failure, and Jealousy (Oh My!): Walking Your Child Compassionately Through the Less Than Pleasant "Givens" of Life 183; 8 The Parents' Role: Teaching without Getting Tangled Up: How Not to Turn One Negative Person into Two 217; PART THREE TURNING ON THE AXIS OF POSSIBILITY; 9 Resilience to Go and Happiness to Stay 237; 10 Everyday Optimism: Planting Seeds for Sustainable Family Living 257; 11 Lighting Up the Future: Keeping Your Child on Track for the Long Run 287; APPENDIX: RESOURCE GUIDE 297; ENDNOTES 301
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 307INDEX 311
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786613787675
- 9780738285962
- 073828596X
- 9781281606969
- 1281606960
- 9780786726059
- 0786726059
- OCLC:
- 301591601
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