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Building resilience in children and teens : giving kids roots and wings / Kenneth R. Ginsburg, Maryland, Mississippi Ed, FAAP, with Martha M. Jablow ; cover design by Daniel Rembert ; book design by Peg Mulcahy. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Elk Grove Village, Illinois : American Academy of Pediatrics, (c)2015.Edition: Third editionDescription: xvi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781581108668
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BF723.G493.B855 2015
  • BF723
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:
Contents:
Resilience and stress. Why resilience? -- Stress and its effects -- Ingredients of resilience: 7 crucial C's -- Not letting others undermine your child's resilience (or psych you out!). The value of play -- Noticing, praising, and criticizing -- Authentic success -- 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 -- Supporting resilience in military families -- Nurturant connections offer meaningful protection against the effects of childhood trauma -- Character -- Grit: the character trait that drives performance -- Contribution. Taking action -- Taking care of your body -- Taking care of your emotions. Positive discipline strategies -- Increasing kids' control -- Delaying gratification -- Preparing our families for lifelong interdependence -- One rung at a time -- Not everything is within our control. When resilience is challenged beyond reasonable limits. Extreme circumstances -- Turning for help -- When your own resilience reaches its limits. Just for kids: a personalized guide for managing stress -- Parting thoughts.
Subject: This book offers coping strategies for facing the combined elements of academic performance, high achievement standards, media messages, peer pressure, and family tension.
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Includes online videos.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Resilience and stress. Why resilience? -- Stress and its effects -- Ingredients of resilience: 7 crucial C's -- Not letting others undermine your child's resilience (or psych you out!). The value of play -- Noticing, praising, and criticizing -- Authentic success -- 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 -- Supporting resilience in military families -- Nurturant connections offer meaningful protection against the effects of childhood trauma -- Character -- Grit: the character trait that drives performance -- Contribution. Taking action -- Taking care of your body -- Taking care of your emotions. Positive discipline strategies -- Increasing kids' control -- Delaying gratification -- Preparing our families for lifelong interdependence -- One rung at a time -- Not everything is within our control. When resilience is challenged beyond reasonable limits. Extreme circumstances -- Turning for help -- When your own resilience reaches its limits. Just for kids: a personalized guide for managing stress -- Parting thoughts.

This book offers coping strategies for facing the combined elements of academic performance, high achievement standards, media messages, peer pressure, and family tension.

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