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Building Resilience in Children and Teens

Giving Kids Roots and Wings
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Building Resilience in Children and Teens by Dr Kenneth R Ginsburg and Martha M Jablow emphasises the importance of strength-based relationships for healthy child development, particularly for those exposed to toxic stress, adverse childhood experiences, or trauma. The book introduces the seven crucial "Cs"—competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control—and guides parents on how to integrate these principles into their parenting. It also offers practical coping strategies to help young people navigate pressures from academics, peers, media, and family.
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Ideal for parents, caregivers, educators, and anyone involved in supporting young people’s emotional and psychological resilience.

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This edition includes new information about how strength-based relationships are critical to healthy development, especially for children who have endured toxic stress, adverse childhood events or experiences (ACEs), or trauma.

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This edition includes new information about how strength-based relationships are critical to healthy development, especially for children who have endured toxic stress, adverse childhood events or experiences (ACEs), or trauma.

Dr. Ginsburg outlines his seven crucial "Cs"—competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control—and teaches mums and dads how to incorporate these concepts into their parenting. Building Resilience in Children and Teens also presents detailed coping strategies to help children and teenagers deal with the stresses of academic pressure, high achievement standards, media messages, peer pressure, or family tension.

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Library Journal praises the book as a "thorough, sensible book filled with commonsense solutions for daily life."

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781610023856

Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 May 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: American Academy of Pediatrics

Edition: Fourth edition

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 544g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, is a professor of pediatrics in the division of adolescent medicine at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is also director of health services at Covenant House Pennsylvania and the author of Raising Kids to Thrive, Letting Go with Loveand Confidence, and Reaching Teens. He is the father of two daughters and lives in Philadelphia, PA. Martha M. Jablow has written extensively on parenting and health as the author of several books and articles.

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