The Optimistic Child

Transform your child's outlook with 'The Optimistic Child', a groundbreaking guide by Dr. Martin Seligman designed to empower children against depression and nurture lifelong resilience. With over three decades of research, this book outlines a validated program that equips parents, teachers, and coaches with essential strategies to foster optimism in children. Discover the profound link between pessimism and childhood depression, and learn how to guide children toward a brighter, positive mindset. This B-format paperback, published by RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA, is rich in practical advice, making it an indispensable resource for any caregiver invested in supporting their child's emotional well-being.

Packed with actionable insights, 'The Optimistic Child' teaches essential life skills that help transform feelings of helplessness into mastery. By instilling the skills of optimism in children of all ages, you can significantly reduce the risk of depression, boost their academic performance, and enhance physical health. As they navigate their teenage years, these tools will offer the self-reliance needed to face life's challenges confidently.

Encourage a positive future for your child with this enlightening read. Inquire about our free shipping option and allow up to 10 days for delivery. Invest in your child’s potential today and pave the way for a world of optimism filled with possibilities.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781864713015
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2011
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA
Pages: 352


Description:
A proven program to safeguard children against depression and build lifelong resilience.

In The Optimistic Child, Dr. Martin Seligman offers parents, teachers, and coaches a well-validated program to prevent depression in children. In a thirty-year study, Seligman and his colleagues discovered the link between pessimism -- dwelling on the most catastrophic cause of any setback -- and depression.

Seligman shows adults how to teach children the skills of optimism that can help them combat depression, achieve more on the playing field and at school, and improve their physical health. As Seligman states, 'Teaching children optimism is more, 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 to come back from failure, but also to be the foundation of success and vitality.'

The Optimistic Child offers parents and teachers the tools developed by the author 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. 'A 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.

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