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The Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience

by Martin Seligman

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In The Optimistic Child, Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman offers parents, teachers, and coaches a well-validated program to prevent depression in children. In a thirty-year study, Seligman and his colleagues discovered the link between pessimism — dwelling on the most catastrophic cause of any setback — and depression. Seligman shows adults how to teach children the skills of optimism that can help them combat depression, achieve more on the playing field and at school, and improve their physical health.

As Seligman states in his new afterword for this edition, “Teaching children optimism is more, I realized, than just correcting pessimism . . . It is the creation of a positive strength, a sunny but solid future-mindedness that can be deployed throughout life — not only to fight depression and to come back from failure, but also to be the foundation of success and vitality.”

About the Author

Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of several books, including Learned Optimism and Authentic Happiness. He is past president of the American Psychological Association as well as the division of clinical psychology of the American Psychological Association, and former director of clinical training in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780618918096
Subtitle:
A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and BuildLifelong Resilience
Author:
Seligman, Martin
With:
Reivich, Karen
With:
Jaycox, Lisa
Author:
Seligman, Martin E. P.
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Location:
Boston
Subject:
Developmental - Child
Subject:
Child rearing
Subject:
Resilience (Personality trait) in children.
Subject:
Child Development
Subject:
Child Care
Subject:
Optimism in children
Subject:
Psychology-Child Psychology
Copyright:
Edition Number:
13
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
20070917
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
8.18x5.54x.86 in. .79 lbs.

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