The emotionally healthy child : helping children calm, center, and make smarter choices

"A child psychologist describes the habits and attitudes of happy, well-adjusted children and shows parents how they can encourage these traits in their own children"-- Provided by publisher • Gives parents and children the tools for finding emotional equilibrium in the moment and strengthening healthy emotional habits over time • Fits with current trends in education emphasizing Social-Emotional curricula • According to NPR, 5 million public school students showed signs of mental-emotional health problems such as depression and anxiety. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) reports that 25% of children experience anxiety and 14% of children have a mood disorder • Addresses the influence of digital life and social media on children’s emotions • Author has been a featured speaker at Fortune 100 companies, conferences, personal growth events, and schools and is represented through AEI Speakers Bureau and Premiere Speakers • Author is a cofounder of the World Happiness Summit and has spoken extensively in Europe, Asia, and across the Americas to parents, teachers, and helping professionals Winner of Nautilus Book Award in Parenting & Family While growing up has never been easy, today's world presents kids and their parents with unprecedented challenges. The upside, posits Maureen Healy, is a widespread acknowledgment that emotional health, resilience, and equilibrium can be learned and strengthened. Healy is an expert on teaching skills that address the high sensitivity, big emotions, and hyper energy she herself experienced growing up. Three simple steps are key — Stop, Calm, and Make Smarter Choices. While not always easy, these steps are powerful, and Healy shows readers exactly how to implement them. Children move from acting out or shutting down, experiencing frequent physical symptoms such as head- and stomachaches, or hurting themselves or others, to recognizing they are being triggered, feeling their emotions, and using mindfulness strategies to respond from a calmer place. Emotional learning -- Today's children -- The big picture -- Mindset -- Ideas -- Tools -- Insight -- Habits -- The toolbox -- Progress, not perfection -- About the author -- Gratitude -- Resources.