Raising Kids in the 21st Century: The Science of Psychological Health for Children

This is an easy-to-read guide on raising emotionally healthy children that is based on sound psychological research. This book’s format makes it a good choice for students, parents, or practitioners. This work: focuses on seven key areas of child development in raising psychologically healthy children; paints an overall picture of the skills children need to become functioning adults through translating the latest scientific research into workable guidelines; and, explores how early cognitive and social development is linked to universal issues of tolerance, sexism, and racism. Written in a language suitable for the student or general reader, this work is a useful resource for clinicians to share with families under their care.