
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This practical self-help guide introduces "Psychological Fitness" – a powerful combination of mental resilience and emotional well-being that can transform how your child navigates life's challenges. It provides brain training methods that parents and teachers can adopt and use to foster skills and knowledge in children and young people, so they can successfully navigate this uncertain and ever-changing world.
Sharing simple, proven techniques developed over two decades of successful programs with children and young people, you will find easy-to-implement tools that will help them express their worries and build their own solutions, alongside effective brain training methods that promote both mental and physical health. These will empower you to help your teenagers embrace their unique identity and develop crucial life skills. Through practical exercises, they will build a foundation of resilient thinking, emotional awareness, optimism, and empathy – essential abilities that support their well-being now and throughout adulthood.
Whether you're a parent or work with children professionally, this straightforward guide offers life-changing opportunities to support the young people in your care. The refreshingly simple techniques can be implemented right away, creating lasting positive impacts on mental and emotional health.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Being a child is different now: teaching your teenagers well
- 2 Our amazing brains
- 3 The art of self-regulation: using our emotions strategically
- 4 Slow and steady: the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviour
- 5 Don’t believe everything you think: reframing with optimism
- 6 Why did I react that way? Identifying what matters most
- 7 Where the superpowers begin
- 8 The sky is falling in: when our thinking snowballs
- 9 One step beyond: the power of moving on
- 10 Making it real: resilience in action
- 11 You are one of a kind: using unique strengths to thrive
- 12 A messy kind of magic: achieving mastery of the skills
- 13 Reflections on the future of parenting
- Index