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Optimistic Child
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The epidemic of depression in America strikes 30% of all children. Now Martin E. P. Seligman, the bestselling author of Learned Optimism, and his colleagues offer parents and educators a program clinically proven to cut that risk in half. With this startling research, parents can teach children to apply optimism skills that can curb depression, boost school performance, and improve physical health. These skills provide children with the resilience they need to approach the teenage years and adulthood with confidence.
For more than thirty years the self-esteem movement has infiltrated American homes and classrooms with the credo that supplying positive feedback, regardless of the quality of performance, will make children feel better about themselves. But in this era of raising our children to feel good, the hard truth is that they have never been more depressed.
As Dr. Seligman writes in this provocative new book, "Teaching optimism is more than, I realized, than just correcting pessimism...It is the creation of a positive strength, a sunny but solid future-mindedness that can be deployed throughout life not only to fight depression and come back from failure, but also to be the foundation of success and vitality."
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2007-09-17
Publication Date:
2007-09-17
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0618918094
ISBN13:
9780618918096
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
490 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
213 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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