13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do: Raising Self-Assured Children and Training Their Brains for a Life of Happiness, Meaning, and Success
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The author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children.
Do today’s children lack the flexibility and mental strength they need to cope with life’s challenges in an increasingly complicated and scary world? With safe spaces and trigger warnings designed to ""protect"" kids, many adults worry that children don’t have the resilience to reach their greatest potential. Amy Morin, the author who identified the characteristics that mentally strong people share, now gives adults—parents, teachers, and other mentors—the tools they need to become mental strength trainers. While other books tell parents what to do, Amy teaches parents what ""not to do,"" which she says is equally important in raising mentally strong youngsters.
As a foster parent, psychotherapist, and expert in family and teen therapy, Amy has witnessed first-hand what works. When children have the skills they need to deal with challenges in their everyday lives, they can flourish socially, emotionally, behaviorally, and academically. With appropriate support, encouragement, and guidance from adults, kids grow stronger and become better.
Drawing on her experiences and insight, 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don’t Do combines case studies, practical tips, specific strategies, and concrete and proven exercises to help children of all ages—from preschoolers to teenagers—build mental muscle and develop into healthy, strong adults.
Amy Morin
Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, mental strength trainer and an international bestselling author. Her books in the 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do series have sold more than 1 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. She's the award-winning host of the Mentally Stronger podcast and she gave one of the most popular TEDx talks of all time. The Guardian dubbed her the ""self-help guru of the moment"" and Forbes refers to her as ""a thought leadership star. She lives on a sailboat in the Florida Keys. You can visit her online at amymorinlcsw.com.
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Reviews for 13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I absolutely loved that she gave not only a list of what not to do, but what TO do, along with examples of dialogue.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was more of a self reflection on the issues I have and where they stem from, though it did not inspire blame but rather ideas on how to improve or repair yourself before you can repair a child. Fantastic, absolutely recommend even if you don’t yet have kids.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A very informative book indeed! I will listen again for sure!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Amy Morin has very good things to say about what mentally strong parents don't do. She gives very good examples and stories. A lot of things were very self explanatory, at least to me. I have read a few other parenting books and it reiterates some of the same themes. There are some issues she brought up that I don't agree with her about, but it was only a small fraction. If you haven't read a parenting book before this one, I think this would be a good start, but I would encourage reading more than just this one.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Most practical parenting book I've ever read. It's a gut punch of reality. She provides examples on what to look at for ourselves as parents. I will keep this as a regular read and pass down to my children.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An excellent book for bringing up morally upright children who are responsible
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Having listened to a lot of parenting books this was good as far as how to get out of the victim mindset. However, I disagreed with timeouts or forms of consequences which weren't natural or logical- as they didn't really correlate.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A life changing book, I want to reread it and find more books like it
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the best parenting books I’ve listened to. I’m very appreciative of the examples at the end of each chapter and she is very thorough. Thank you
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5a nice book with many good examples of raising kids common problems
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good book, gives some great practical and theoretical parenting tips!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing book! Wonderful insight. Thanks for the inspiration and ideas. I'll need to get a hard copy, so I can return to it whenever I need it, as there is a lot of great wisdom to be applied. Now my husband must listen to it :)