Introduction -- Raising independent children: knowing when to step in and when to guide from afar -- Confidance: how to build the skills -- Executive functioning skills: teaching your child to manage tasks large and small -- Decision making: tips for helping your child make healthy choices -- Frustration tolerance: developing your child's patience and ability to manage obstacles -- Self-monitoring: teaching your child to look within -- Social skills: building your child's social competence -- Independent technology use: teaching children about the risks and benefits -- Raising independent children in special circumstances -- Conclusion -- Suggested readings.
Summary:
Parenting is a delicate dance. One of the hardest parts of parenting is knowing when to let your child struggle, in order to learn and grow, and when to intervene. In this book, child development experts Wendy L. Moss, PhD, and Donald A. Moses, MD, examine the key skills parents need to help their kids emerge as confident, and capable adults. Throughout this book, parents will discover ways to build their child's confidence, decision making abilities, tolerance for frustration, patience, and self-sufficiency. Lessons and examples based on the authors' professional experience illustrate how to teach skills such as self-monitoring, understanding social cues, using technology, and recognizing opportunities for growth, even in life's more stressful moments. True-to-life stories and conversation-starters demonstrate specific ways parents can empower children to think for themselves, and learn to meet life's challenges head-on.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.