Raising awe-seekers : how the science of wonder helps our kids thrive / Deborah Farmer Kris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farmer Kris, Deborah.

Series:

Free Spirit Parenting(tm) Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wonder in children.

Curiosity in children.

Child rearing.

Parenting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Free Spirit Publishing, [2025]

Summary:

What if helping children boost their mental and emotional well-being, strengthen their social ties, and support their curiosity and internal motivation were as simple as rediscovering awe? Through research, interviews, and personal stories, Deborah Farmer Kris explores how awe and wonder can and should be a part of every childhood, and how becoming awe-seekers can change readers lives and their parenting in profound and concrete ways. In this book structured around seven of the most common sources of awe identified by Dacher Keltner and other awe researchers, Farmer Kris breaks down the science of awe, connecting the research to what we know about how kids learn and grow and anchoring it with four of her personal parenting tenets that dovetail with awe-seeking.

Contents:

A

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Introduction 1

1. The Wonder of Nature 17

2. The Wonder of Music 43

3. The Wonder of Art 65

4. The Wonder of Big Questions 87

5. The Wonder of Belonging 115

6. The Wonder of the Circle of Life 141

7. The Wonder of Human Kindness 167

Afterword 195

Acknowledgments 198

Notes 200

Index 216

Reading Guide 227

About the Author 231

B.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

979-88-85549-36-3

979-88-85549-35-6

OCLC:

1499725515