Title Building resilience in children and teens : giving kids roots and wings / Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, with Martha M. Jablow ; cover design by Daniel Rembert ; book design by Peg Mulcahy.

Publication Info.	Elk Grove Village, Illinois : American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015.
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Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department	155.412 GINSBURG	DUE 04-27-24
Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department	649.1 GIN	Check Shelf
Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department	JPS 155.4 GINSBURG	Check Shelf

Edition	Third edition.
Description	xvi, 357 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note	Includes index.
	Includes online videos.
Contents	Part 1. Resilience and stress. Why resilience? -- Stress and its effects -- Ingredients of resilience: 7 crucial C's -- Not letting others undermine your child's resilience (or psych you out!). Part 2. Competence and confidence. Getting out of the way -- The value of play -- Noticing, praising, and criticizing -- Authentic success -- Thinking clearly -- No more lectures -- "I get it!" -- Changing behavior step-by step -- Shifting the blame to save face -- Media literacy -- Not being broken -- Building confidence. Part 3. Connection, character, and contribution. Connection -- The art and importance of listening -- Strengthening family ties -- Widening the circle -- Some cautions about connection -- Supporting resilience in military families -- Nurturant connections offer meaningful protection against the effects of childhood trauma -- Character -- Grit: the character trait that drives performance -- Contribution. Part 4. Coping. Getting a grip on stress -- Taking action -- Taking care of your body -- Taking care of your emotions. Part 5. Control. Styles of discipline -- Positive discipline strategies -- Increasing kids' control -- Delaying gratification -- Preparing our families for lifelong interdependence -- One rung at a time -- Not everything is within our control. Part 6. When resilience is challenged beyond reasonable limits. Extreme circumstances -- Turning for help -- When your own resilience reaches its limits. Part 7. Especially for communities and individual teens. Community-based resilience-building strategies -- Just for kids: a personalized guide for managing stress -- Parting thoughts.
Summary	This book offers coping strategies for facing the combined elements of academic performance, high achievement standards, media messages, peer pressure, and family tension.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject	Child rearing.
	Parent and child.
	Resilience (Personality trait) in children.
	Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence.
	Adolescent psychology.
	Child psychology.
	Parenting.
	Adolescent psychology. (OCoLC)fst00797018
	Child psychology. (OCoLC)fst00854540
	Child rearing. (OCoLC)fst00854588
	Parent and child. (OCoLC)fst01053308
	Parenting. (OCoLC)fst01053407
	Resilience (Personality trait) in adolescence. (OCoLC)fst01095578
	Resilience (Personality trait) in children. (OCoLC)fst01095579
	Child.
	Adolescent.
Added Author	Jablow, Martha Moraghan, author.
	Mulcahy, Peg, book designer.
	Rembert, Daniel, cover designer.
	Ginsburg, Kenneth R. Parent's guide to building resilience in children and teens.
ISBN	9781581108668 (pbk.)
	1581108664 (pbk.)
	9781581108705
	9781581108743
	9781581108750

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