How Children Thrive by Bertin, Mark -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Dedication Contents Foreword Introduction Part 1: Brain Management as a Developmental Path

Marshmallows and the Developing Mind Managing Your Child’s Brain—Until They Can Manage It Themselves Putting One Foot in Front of the Other: Monitoring Milestones Kids Just Need to Be Kids Executive Function Every Day Not Ready for Prime Time Preschool School-Age EF: Building Independence Through Routine Keeping Homework in Its Place Adolescent Brains Aren’t Grown-Up Brains: Collaborating with Your Teen You Gotta Take Care of Yourself

Part 2: The A-E-I-O-U and Y of Childhood Well-Being

Prioritizing What Matters Most The Vital Role of Play Putting Your Kids on a Media Diet Positive Parenting with Authority Limit-Setting Guides Children Toward Success Chronic Stress and Communication Training Your Brain to Live More Intentionally

Practice: Breathing Meditation

Bringing Mindfulness Home Mindfulness Starts with You EF Starts with Consistency, Consistency, Consistency Books, the Brain, and Family Relationships Building a Better Learner Making the Choice for Intervention Nothing More or Less Than an EF Deficiency Facts Are Facts, Even Around Child Development Grit, Mindset, and Their Relationship to EF Motivation in Kids Relies on Success Persistence + Skill = Resilience

Part 3: Practical, Positive Parenting: Self-Management Every Day

Behavior and the Brain: The Early Years (I Want It Now) Time-Outs in Real Time Behavior and the Brain: The Teen Years (Leave Me Alone . . . Except When I Need You) Lovable and Healthy Nutrition for Children To Sleep, Perchance to Sleep Modeling Media Use: Parents First Managing Media Through the Ages

Part 4: Mindfulness and Families

The Antidote for Perfectionism

Practice: Working with Your Inner Critic

Attention, the Negativity Bias, and Stress Feeding the Right Wolf Eating as a Metaphor for Mindfulness

Practice: Eating Mindfully

Managing Stress from Our Toes to Our Head

Practice: Body Scan Meditation

Emotional Rescue: Using Mindfulness to Reset Your Internal Life

Practice: Paying Attention to Emotions

Awareness of Thought: Finding the Light in Mental Storms

Practice: Watching the Weather

Shoring Up Resilience Through Mindfulness: It’s All in Your Mind Unhooked from Reactivity, Hooked onto Wisdom

Practice: Getting Unhooked

See a Habit to Break a Habit

Practice: Fifteen Breaths

Self-Compassion and the Average Parent

Practice: Self-Compassion

Common-Sense Compassion

Practice: Compassion (Lovingkindness) Meditation

Everyday Mindfulness Mindful Kids in Context Closing Thoughts: Seeing the World as It Is

Acknowledgments Notes About the Author Also by Mark Bertin About Sounds True Copyright Praise for How Children Thrive