| Description |
336 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Part One. Why Children Need Optimism -- Chapter 1. The Promissory Note -- Chapter 2. From the First Step to the First Date -- Chapter 3. Building the Team -- Part Two. Where Boomer Child Rearing Went Wrong -- Chapter 4. The Self-Esteem Movement -- Chapter 5. The Epidemic of Depression -- Part Three. Is Your Child an Optimist or a Pessimist? -- Chapter 6. The Fundamentals of Optimism -- Chapter 7. Measuring Optimism -- Chapter 8. Where Optimism Comes From -- Part Four. How to Raise Children to Optimism and Master -- Chapter 9. The Penn Prevention Program -- Chapter 10. Changing Your Childs Automatic Pessimism -- Chapter 11. Changing Your Childs Explanatory Style -- Chapter 12. Disputing and Decastastrophisizing -- Chapter 13. Boosting Your Childs Social Skills -- Part Five. The Children of the Twenty-First Century -- Chapter 14. The Pyramid of Optimism: Babies, Toddlers, and Preschool -- Chapter 15. The Limits of Optimism |
| Summary |
Despite the increased focus on self-esteem over the past three decades, depression in children has continued to grow, now affecting a quarter of all kids today. To combat this trend, Dr. Seligman began the Penn Depression Prevention Project, the first long term study aimed at 8 to 12 year olds. His findings were revolutionary, proving that children can be against depression by being taught how to challenge their pessimistic thoughts. The Optimistic Child offers parents and teachers the tools developed in this study to teach children of all ages life skills that transform helplessness into mastery and bolster self-esteem. Learning the skills of optimism not only reduces the risk of depression but boosts school performance, improves physical health, and provides children with the self-reliance they need as they approach the teenage years and beyond. world of optimists is a bigger world, a world of more possibilities, says Seligman. Filled with practical advice and written in clear, helpful language, this book is an invaluable resource for caregivers who want to open up this world for their children |
| Notes |
Originally published: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-316) and index |
| Notes |
Originally published: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1995 |
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English |
| Subject |
Optimism in children.
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Resilience (Personality trait) in children.
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Child rearing.
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Positive psychology.
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Depression in children -- Prevention.
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Optimism.
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| Author |
Reivich, Karen.
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Jaycox, Lisa.
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Gillham, Jane.
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| LC no. |
96016770 |
| ISBN |
0060977094 |
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