Raising Independent, Self-Confident Kids

Nine Essential Skills to Teach Your Child or Teen

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Pub Date 18 Dec 2017 | Archive Date 08 May 2018

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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 Moss, PhD, and Donald 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.

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...


Advance Praise

Moss and Moses have written a unique and compelling book about how parental behavior may promote or discourage self-confidence and independence in children. In addition to providing plenty of guidance on parenting that is grounded in theory and research, Moss and Moses motivate readers to reflect on the impact of their own parenting styles and actions. Many down-to-earth and humorous anecdotes vividly illustrate how to parent differently at each stage of development in order to launch independent, self-confident kids. I wish I had read this book when my children were young, but now I have a terrific resource to recommend.

Stewart Lipner, PhD, Director of Psychological Services, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and North Shore University Hospital/Manhasset, Glen Oaks, NY

 

Through questionnaires, examples of difficult parenting moments, and sound advice, Moss and Moses help readers consider their own style of parenting. They give clear recommendations about how best to meet the most essential challenge of parenting—raising independent and secure children. 

Amy Raphael, PhD, New York, NY

 

This book is bursting with practical advice and essential skill-building activities for raising confident children. It will go a long way to calm the anxieties of both new and seasoned parents. Moss and Moses skillfully illustrate how to help children navigate the winding path of successes and failures in a way that will ultimately lead to their independence.

Robin A DeLuca-Acconi, LCSW, PhD, Certified School Social Worker, Adjunct Professor of Social Work, and coauthor of School Made Easier: A Kid’s Guide to Study Strategies and Anxiety-Busting Tools

 

This timely and invaluable book is a must-read toolkit for raising confident and self-reliant children. As a parent, I recognized several strategies that worked for me in raising two happy and successful young adults—and a few I wish I had tried! As an educator, I applaud Moss and Moses for including an entire chapter on executive functioning skills. These skills, rather than intelligence or aptitude, are what set successful students apart. If your child is struggling—in school, or in life—this book could be the most important thing you read this year.

Colonel Albert M. Zaccor, MA, (Retired), High School History and Civics Teacher, Bridport, VT

Moss and Moses have written a unique and compelling book about how parental behavior may promote or discourage self-confidence and independence in children. In addition to providing plenty of...


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ISBN 9781433828256
PRICE $19.95 (USD)
PAGES 248

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This is a useful book for parents and anyone working with children such as teachers. I know there is no manual for parenting but this book can help.

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Thank you to NetGalley, Wendy L. Moss, Donald A. Moses and the APA for allowing me to read an ARC of Raising Independent, Self-Confident Kids. As a parent, I found this book enlightening and it offered me great tips and tricks to add to my parenting repertoire.

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