Description
The writer of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children.
Do today’s children lack the flexibility and mental strength they want to cope with life’s challenges in an more and more complicated and scary world? With protected spaces and trigger warnings designed to “protect” kids, many adults worry that children don’t have the resilience to reach their greatest potential. Amy Morin, the writer who identified the characteristics that mentally strong people share, now gives adults—parents, teachers, and other mentors—the tools they want to turn out to be mental strength trainers. At the same time as other books tell parents what to do, Amy teaches parents what “not to do,” which she says is equally important in raising mentally strong youngsters.
As a foster parent, psychotherapist, and expert in family and teen therapy, Amy has witnessed first-hand what works. When children have the skills they want to handle challenges in their everyday lives, they may be able to flourish socially, emotionally, behaviorally, and academically. With appropriate make stronger, encouragement, and guidance from adults, kids grow stronger and turn out to be better. Drawing on her experiences and insight, 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do combines case studies, practical tips, specific strategies, and concrete and proven exercises to help children of all ages—from preschoolers to teenagers—build mental muscle and change into healthy, strong adults.