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This book offers best parenting practices that foster resilience, by encouraging children’s social-emotional development and adaptive stress-regulation strategies.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Parenting, Stress, and the Shaping of Children’s Biology
Chapter 2: The Challenges of Contemporary Parenting
Chapter 3: Love and Resilience
Chapter 4: Parenting Before Birth
Chapter 5: Laying the Foundation: The Early Years
Chapter 6: In the Mind’s Eye: Mentalizing and Empathy
Chapter 7: Tempering the Tantrum: Regulating Children’s Negative Emotions
Chapter 8: Capitalizing on Children’s Positive Emotions
Chapter 9: Nurturing Your Child’s Nature
Chapter 10: The Co-Parent
Epilogue
About the author
Stacey N. Doan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Claremont McKenna College. She is an expert on adversity, parenting, and social-emotional development. Dr. Doan has published in top journals and received funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
Jessica Borelli, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychological Science at University of California, Irvine, and a practicing psychologist. She conducts research on parent-child relationships, children’s socioemotional health, and family interventions. She lives with her family in Irvine, California.
Summary
Offers the best parenting practices to foster resilience by encouraging children’s social-emotional development and adaptive stress-regulation strategies. The authors translate scientific research into concrete, actionable tips and recommendations to help promote the emotional wellbeing of both child and parent.
