child development

Introduces four empowerment assets that teach children ways in which they can learn to feel important, cared for, and safe, by helping others at home and in their communities.

Presents the author's plan for better child rearing, calling for increased community participation in forty key areas of child development in order to help curb destructive behavior and promote good character.

Offers advice, ideas, and examples designed to help parents teach their children the skills of self-confidence, self-awareness, communication, problem solving, goal setting, perseverance, empathy, and getting along.

A parenting guide that explains how to help children build character and be responsible, using inner-directed motivators rather than external ones such as intimidation and fear. Covers such factors as perceptions of personal capabilities and personal significance, and intrapersonal, interpersonal, systemic, and judgmental skills.

Describes principles for creating and maintaining a healthy environment of support and challenge for children at home, which in turn equips them to effectively handle the pressures of school, and prepares them to learn.

Advises parents on child psychology during the first decade of life, covering children's emotional health, cognitive development, family and peer relationships, personal growth, and character formation at four stages along the way.

Shows parents how to be successful at raising young children by being loving and firm.