How Children Thrive, Mark Bertin, MD
How Children Thrive, Mark Bertin, MD
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How Children Thrive
The Practical Science of Raising Independent, Resilient, and Happy Kids

Author: Mark Bertin, MD

Narrator: Walter Dixon

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/31/2018

Synopsis

How do children thrive? As a parent, you probably think about this all the time. You want your children to have happy, healthy, and meaningful lives—but what's the best way to support them? In How Children Thrive, developmental pediatrician and parent Dr. Mark Bertin provides a positive, simple, and empowering approach for raising children of all ages. Bringing together mindfulness, new science on brain development, and the messy reality of being a parent, Dr. Bertin has a created a breakthrough guide that will help children—and their parents—flourish.

Research has shown that the key to raising resilient, kind, and independent children lies in executive function, our mental capacity to manage just about everything in life. "Despite its wonky, overly scientific name, there is nothing complicated about building executive function," Dr. Bertin writes. "It's actually a lot more straightforward and less anxiety-provoking than most of the parenting advice out there." Through concise, easily applied chapters, Dr. Bertin provides simple strategies for helping your children develop healthy EF while taking care of yourself and enjoying your family.

About Mark Bertin, MD

Mark Bertin, MD, is a developmental behavioral pediatrician in private practice in Pleasantville, New York. He is assistant professor of pediatrics at New York Medical College, on the faculty of the Windward Teacher Training Institute, and on the editorial board of Common Sense Media. His blog regarding topics in child development, mindfulness, and family is available through huffingtonpost.com, psychologytoday.com, mindful.org, and elsewhere. For information about his online mindfulness classes and other resources, visit developmentaldoctor.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elaine Mullane

I delve into parenting books from time to time, either reading them from cover to cover or dipping in and out of them as the need arises. Dr. Mark Bertin, a parent himself, believes that a supportive, fun, environment is what provides the best setting for a child to truly thrives, not a helicopter-p......more

Goodreads review by Teryn

My elementary-school-age son has been struggling lately at school (with focusing and general unhappiness) and a friend who knows the author suggested I read a copy of this book. I'm not a frequent reader of parenting books, but I felt this one was genuinely helpful, clear, and reassuring. It had pra......more

Goodreads review by Kate

Much of book was common sense parenting advice. Some of it discussed the issue of being over scheduled, which included sports/activities and homework. He also focused on technology/screen time quite a bit. One criticism is that many assumptions are made when discussing screen time. Screen time is al......more

Goodreads review by E

I've read an advance copy of the book and I am so glad I did. As a parent and teacher, I've read a lot of books about child development/executive function and Dr. Bertin's is heads above the rest: wise, clear, and pertinent to my day to day life. It's got a lot of information that other books on the......more

Goodreads review by Kim

After parenting a child with ADHD for 7 years, being with at least 10 different doctors including multiple counselors, multiple psychologists, a social worker, teachers, this book finally got through to me like no one had. I now understand my ADHD child like never before.......more

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