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Author Ginsburg, Kenneth R., author

Title Building resilience in children and teens : giving kids roots and wings / Kenneth R. Ginsburg with Martha M. Jablow
Edition 2nd ed
Published Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 398 pages) : illustrations
Contents Resilience and stress -- Competence and confidence -- Connection, character, and contribution -- Coping -- Control -- When resilience is challenged beyond reasonable limits -- Communities and individual teens
Summary Confronting the overwhelming amount of stress kids face today, this invaluable guide offers coping strategies for facing the combined elements of academic performance, high achievement standards, media messages, peer pressure, and family tension. The handbook acknowledges that adolescents commonly survive stress by either indulging in unhealthy behaviors or giving up completely, and its suggested solutions are aimed at strengthening resilience. The proposed plan enables kids from the age of 18 months to 18 years to build the seven crucial "C's"--Competence, confidence, connection, character, co
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Resilience (Personality trait) in children.
Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence.
Child rearing.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Child.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- Child & Adolescent.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Child Development.
Child rearing
Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence
Resilience (Personality trait) in children
Form Electronic book
Author Jablow, Martha Moraghan, author
Ginsburg, Kenneth R. Parent's guide to building resilience in children and teens.
American Academy of Pediatrics.
LC no. 2010934613
ISBN 9781581105957
1581105959
9781581105940
1581105940
9781581106190
158110619X