Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens Giving Your Child Roots and Wings

Name: Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens Giving Your Child Roots and Wings
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ISBN: 9781581102260

ISBN-10: 1581102267

ISBN-13: 9781581102260

Edition: 2006

Authors: Kenneth R. Ginsburg, Martha M. Jablow

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Today's children face a great deal of stress -- academic performance, heavy scheduling, high achievement standards, media messages, peer pressures, family tension. Without healthier solutions, they often cope by talking back, giving up, or indulging in unhealthy behaviors. Show your child how to bounce back -- and THRIVE -- with coping strategies from one of the nation's foremost experts in adolescent medicine. This 7-C plan for resilience that helps kids of all ages learn competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control to help them bounce back from challenges. You'll find effective strategies to help your children and teens: - Make wise decisions -…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication date: 10/28/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Resilience and Stress


Why Resilience?


Stress and Its Effects


Ingredients of Resilience: 7 Crucial Cs


Competence and Confidence


Getting Out of the Way


The Value of Play


Noticing, Praising, and Criticizing


Thinking Clearly


No More Lectures


"I Get It!"


Changing Behavior Step-by-step


Shifting the Blame to Save Face


Media Literacy


Not Being Broken


Building Confidence


Connection, Character, and Contribution


Connection


The Art and Importance of Listening


Strengthening Family Ties


Widening the Circle


Some Cautions About Connection


Character


Contribution


Coping


Getting a Grip on Stress


Taking Action


Taking Care of Your Body


Taking Care of Your Emotions


Control


Styles of Discipline


Positive Discipline Strategies


Increasing Kids' Control


Delaying Gratification and Trusting Their Decisions


One Rung at a Time


Not Everything Is Within Our Control


When Resilience Is Challenged Beyond Reasonable LImits


Extreme Circumstances


Turning for Help


Final Thoughts


Just for Kids


A Preteen's Personalized Guide to Managing Stress


A Teen's Personalized Guide to Managing Stress


Resources


Index