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The Self-Driven Child

The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control over Their Lives

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The Self-Driven Child

By: William Stixrud PhD, Ned Johnson
Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
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“Instead of trusting kids with choices . . . many parents insist on micromanaging everything from homework to friendships. For these parents, Stixrud and Johnson have a simple message: Stop.” —NPR

“This humane, thoughtful book turns the latest brain science into valuable practical advice for parents.” —Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling author of How Children Succeed

A few years ago, Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson started noticing the same problem from different angles: Even high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking motivation. Many complained they had no control over their lives. Some stumbled in high school or hit college and unraveled. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist who helps kids gripped by anxiety or struggling to learn. Ned is a motivational coach who runs an elite tutoring service. Together they discovered that the best antidote to stress is to give kids more of a sense of control over their lives. But this doesn't mean giving up your authority as a parent. In this groundbreaking book they reveal how you can actively help your child to sculpt a brain that is resilient, and ready to take on new challenges.

From the authors of Seven Principles for Raising a Self-Driven Child and What Do You Say, The Self-Driven Child offers a combination of cutting-edge brain science, the latest discoveries in behavioral therapy, and case studies drawn from the thousands of kids and teens Bill and Ned have helped over the years to teach you how to set your child on the real road to success. As parents, we can only drive our kids so far. At some point, they will have to take the wheel and map out their own path. But there is a lot you can do before then to help them tackle the road ahead with resilience and imagination. Developmental Psychology Parenting & Families Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships
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trust kids let the make mistakes there isn't only one way to success - that is basically this book in a nutshell

just says the same thing over and over

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Inspiring, true to life and smartly argumented book. Read it at any age your kid might be

Let your kids breath on their own

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I wish I had read (listen) to this several years ago. It is the best parenting book I have read by far, and I did read quite a few.
It puts the child/teen at the center and brings to light the idea that this is not about them listening to us, it is about helping them grow up into self-motivated adults, able to make their own decisions.

Invaluable

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Great book with great recommendations on how to help kids be well armed for life. Maybe too long and reading the figures is somehow unnecessary.

Great recommandations on how to nurture kids!

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