Freeing Your Child from Negative Thinking: Powerful, Practical Strategies to Build a Lifetime of Resilience, Flexibility, and Happiness

by Tamar Chansky

Overview

From a leading clinician and strong selling author, a guide for all parents navigating the uncharted territory of managing their child’s negative mindset.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738285962
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	01/14/2020
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Psychologist Tamar Chansky, PhD, is the founder and director of the Children's Center for OCD and Anxiety and the author of Freeing Your Child from Anxiety. She lives in Philadelphia.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Work of Happiness Begins on the Inside 1

Part 1 Changing Your Child's Mind

1 Understanding Negative Thinking: Wired to Quit (Too Soon) 17

2 Changing Your Child's Mind: Talking Back to the Negative Brain 37

3 Weathering the Storm of Big, Negative Feelings: Inviting Them In, Working Them Out 71

4 Shining the Light on Your Child's Unique Abilities: Finding and Applying Your Child's Strengths 99

5 Going from the "No" to the "Know": The Master Plan for Overcoming Negative Thinking 120

Part 2 Negative Meets World: Navigating the Glitches of Life

6 When Negativity Takes Hold: Does My Child Need Professional Help? 151

7 Preventing the Worst: Talking to Kids About Suicide 175

8 Losing, Failure, Perfectionism, and Jealousy (Oh My!): Walking Your Child Compassionately Through the Less Than Pleasant "Givens" of Life 190

9 Navigating Social Media: Taking Charge of a Life Lived On-Screen and Off 227

10 The Parent's Role: Teaching Without Getting Tangled Up: How Not to Turn One Negative Person into Two 242

Part 3 Turning on the Axis of Possibility

11 Resilience to Go and Happiness to Stay 267

12 Everyday Optimism: Planting Seeds for a Lifetime of Sustainable Living 285

13 Lighting Up the Future: Keeping Your Child on Track for the Long Run 315

Resource Guide 323

Acknowledgments 329

Notes 331

Index 339