Raising Resilience
How to Help Our Children Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
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'Raising Resilience is fantastic' Sarah Jessica Parker
'A must read' Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play
'The book that parents and caregivers have been waiting for' Dr Lisa Damour, author of Untangled, Under Pressure and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
Foreword by Amy Schumer
Raising Resilience is a guide to help you develop your child's inner resources, so they can build strength even in times of crisis. Drawing on extensive clinical research with families, child development expert Tovah P. Klein offers Five Pillars of child resilience:
- Create emotional safety
- Teach emotional regulation
- Offer limits alongside freedom
- Connect with your child
- Accept them as they are
With common sense strategies rooted in research, Raising Resilience offers busy, stressed-out parents a guide that will help you establish a loving, stable and connected relationship to nurture your child from the inside out.
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A child's bond with their parents can help them endure hardship and adapt to change, according to this perceptive manual from Klein (How Toddlers Thrive), director of Barnard College's Center for Toddler Development. She encourages parents to instill a sense of emotional safety in children, teach them to regulate their emotions, and allow them to make mistakes within reasonable limits. A mix of research and patient stories undergird the advice. For instance, Klein notes that modeling behaviors around the house can assist kids in peer settings and cites a longitudinal study that found children who were given the chance to negotiate with parents were less likely to give in to peer pressure as teens, since they had experience pushing back against exhortations. Elsewhere, Klein urges parents to praise effort rather than achievement, discussing how a 10-year-old patient developed debilitating anxiety whenever she encountered challenging schoolwork because family members lauded her for her academic accomplishments, leading the child to believe her family's love was conditional upon performing well in school. The guidance is practical and empathetic, and the patient stories humanize discussions of the scientific literature on child development. This will be a boon for parents.
