Raising Thinking Children and Teens

Guiding Mental and Moral Development

Angela Brownemiller Ph.D.

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9780313358760
• eBook ISBN: 9780313358777
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Developmental Psychology
• Index: Psychology

In her newest book—written for both lay and professional people in all walks of life and cultures—author, lecturer, educator, Angela Browne-Miller presents a set of tools and awarenesses adults can apply to raising and teaching children and teens. Full of daily life advice, as well as profound ideas for changing the way we think about learning, Raising Thinking Children and Teens: Guiding Mental and Moral Development takes readers into the thinking processes of young people and shows how to reach them, to help them, to empower them. "Moral intelligence" is key, and Angela Browne-Miller explains how to guide young people in developing it. She likewise explores human potential and ways to raise thinking children who will maximize theirs. Examining both the folklore and the scientific debates about intelligence, she shows the danger of mislabeling and how to watch for and prevent labeling at school, in the home, and in society in general. The book also treats topics such as the quality of care and safety in school and preschool settings, effects of the physical environment on learning, the role of organization in thinking, childhood stress and hypochondria, child abuse outside the home, and family violence.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. Notes From the Front: Parenting Now
• PART ONE: MORAL INTELLIGENCE AND MENTAL ABILITY
• PART TWO: THAT THING WE CALL SCHOOL
• PART THREE: THAT THING WE CALL HOME
• PART FOUR: ENCOURAGING MENTAL ABILITIES
• Epilogue: Walking Through the Gates of Knowledge
• Bibliography
• Index