Examines the idea of "focusing on our children's strengths rather than always trying to correct their weaknesses. Most parents struggle with this shift because they suffer from a negativity bias, thanks to evolutionary development, giving them 'strengths-blindness.' By showing us how to throw the strengths switch, Lea Waters [posits that] we can not only help our children build resilience, optimism, and achievement but we can also help inoculate them against today's pandemic of depression and anxiety"--Amazon.com.
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ISBN:9781101983645
Physical Description:print 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher:New York :Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House,[2017]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 301-306) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Standing for strength in a world obsessed with weakness -- The strength switch -- Understanding strengths -- The ages and stages of strength growth -- Attention, savoring, gratitude, and goofing off -- Mindfulness -- Self-control -- Communication -- Strength-based living in the real world -- Strong selves, strong families, strong communities, strong world.
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