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In Raising Human Beings, the renowned child psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Lost at School and The Explosive Child explains how to cultivate a better parent-child relationship while also nurturing empathy, honesty, resilience, and independence.
Parents have an important task: figure out who their child is--his or her skills, preferences, beliefs, values, personality traits, goals, and direction--get comfortable with it, and then help him or her pursue and live a life that is congruent with it. But parents also want to have influence. They want their kid to be independent, but not if he or she is going to make bad choices. They don't want to be harsh and rigid, but nor do they want a noncompliant, disrespectful kid. They want to avoid being too pushy and overbearing, but not if an unmotivated, apathetic kid is what they have to show for it. They want to have a good relationship with their kids, but not if that means being a pushover. They don't want to scream, but they do want to be heard. Good parenting is about striking the balance between a child's characteristics and a parent's desire to have influence.
Now Dr. Ross Greene offers a detailed and practical guide for raising kids in a way that enhances relationships, improves communication, and helps kids learn how to resolve disagreements without conflict. Through his well-known model of solving problems collaboratively, parents can forgo time-out and sticker charts, stop badgering, berating, threatening, and punishing, allow their kids to feel heard and validated, and have influence. From homework to hygiene, curfews, to screen time, Raising Human Beings arms parents with the tools they need to raise kids in ways that are non-punitive and non-adversarial and that brings out the best in both parent and child.
Show moreIn Raising Human Beings, the renowned child psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Lost at School and The Explosive Child explains how to cultivate a better parent-child relationship while also nurturing empathy, honesty, resilience, and independence.
Parents have an important task: figure out who their child is--his or her skills, preferences, beliefs, values, personality traits, goals, and direction--get comfortable with it, and then help him or her pursue and live a life that is congruent with it. But parents also want to have influence. They want their kid to be independent, but not if he or she is going to make bad choices. They don't want to be harsh and rigid, but nor do they want a noncompliant, disrespectful kid. They want to avoid being too pushy and overbearing, but not if an unmotivated, apathetic kid is what they have to show for it. They want to have a good relationship with their kids, but not if that means being a pushover. They don't want to scream, but they do want to be heard. Good parenting is about striking the balance between a child's characteristics and a parent's desire to have influence.
Now Dr. Ross Greene offers a detailed and practical guide for raising kids in a way that enhances relationships, improves communication, and helps kids learn how to resolve disagreements without conflict. Through his well-known model of solving problems collaboratively, parents can forgo time-out and sticker charts, stop badgering, berating, threatening, and punishing, allow their kids to feel heard and validated, and have influence. From homework to hygiene, curfews, to screen time, Raising Human Beings arms parents with the tools they need to raise kids in ways that are non-punitive and non-adversarial and that brings out the best in both parent and child.
Show moreRoss W. Greene, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and the originator of the innovative, evidence-based approach called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), as described in his influential books The Explosive Child, Lost at School, Lost & Found, and Raising Human Beings. He developed and executive produced the award-winning documentary film The Kids We Lose. Dr. Greene was on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over twenty years and is now founding director of the nonprofit Lives in the Balance. He is also currently adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech. Dr. Greene has worked with several thousand kids with concerning behaviors and their caregivers, and he and his colleagues have overseen implementation and evaluation of the CPS model in countless schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, with dramatic effect: significant reductions in recidivism, discipline referrals, detentions, suspensions, and use of restraint and seclusion. Dr. Greene lectures throughout the world and lives in Freeport, Maine.
"Parents and children everywhere will benefit from Dr. Greene's
insights into everyday parent-child interactions. His empathic
understanding of families' daily struggles shines through the
entire book. He provides realistic, concrete, and effective
guidance for turning those struggles from confrontation to
collaboration. Bravo!"--Joan E. Durrant, PhD, author of Positive
Discipline in Everyday Parenting, Associate Professor of Family
Social Sciences, University of Manitoba
"Ross Greene takes a deep dive into the complexities of raising a
human being and emerges with guidelines that are clear, doable, and
sure to empower both parents and their children."--Adele Faber,
co-author of How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will
Talk
"Want to know how to prepare your child for the innovation era? How
to raise a child who knows who he or she is and can collaborate and
solve problems creatively? Ross Greene will show you how in this
book. Practice the parenting approach he describes, and your child
will thrive!"--Tony Wagner, author of The Global Achievement Gap
and Creating Innovators
"Inspirational . . . This book is a game changer for parents,
teachers, and other caregivers. Its advice is reasonable and
empathetic, and readers will feel ready to start creating a better
relationship with the children in their lives."--Publishers Weekly
STARRED review
"A brilliant, practical guide on how to raise children in such a
way that they will become the people we all want our children to
become. Brimming with specific tips and how-to details, as well as
encouragement and optimism rooted in decades of experience, this
book can quickly become any parent's go-to resource day in and day
out, especially in those moments when you feel at wit's end. Bravo,
Dr. Greene!"--Ned Hallowell, New York Times bestselling author and
ADHD expert
"Easy to follow...stuffed with examples and mock adult-child
conversations...makes a powerful case for rethinking typical
approaches to parenting and disciplining children. "--The
Atlantic
"Not only does Dr. Greene teach us how to be collaborative partners
in our children's development, but how to both raise and to rise up
as better human beings."--GeekDad
"This practical guide is a powerful tool to support the development
of mindsight--how we know our own mind, connect with others, and
respect differences. Collaborating with our children and teens is
an important skill Ross Greene inspires us to acquire to help our
kids learn the lifelong capacity to problem solve, be empathic, and
become more insightful. Filled with captivating stories and clear
steps, Raising Human Beings will help you raise thoughtful and
resilient individuals."--Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. New York Times
bestselling author of Brainstorm and co-author of The Whole-Brain
Child and No-Drama Discipline
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