The Optimistic Child (A Revolutionary Approach to Raising Resilient Children).
by Seligman, Martin E. P.; Kidman, Dr Antony (foreword); Reivich, Karen (with); Jaycox, Lisa (with); Gillham, Jane (with)
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0091831199
- ISBN 13
- 9780091831196
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About This Item
Sydney: Random House, 1995. 1st Australian, reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. 336 pp. The respected American cognitive psychologist, the author of Learned Optimism, aims to teach parents how to instil in children a sense of optimism and personal mastery (positive emotions). He proposes that improved self-esteem comes from mastering challenges, overcoming frustration, and experiencing individual achievement. Based on research at the Penn Depression Prevention Project, which shows the high depression rates in children can be cut by half by encouraging optimism.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10936
- Title
- The Optimistic Child (A Revolutionary Approach to Raising Resilient Children).
- Author
- Seligman, Martin E. P.; Kidman, Dr Antony (foreword); Reivich, Karen (with); Jaycox, Lisa (with); Gillham, Jane (with)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Australian, reprint ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0091831199
- ISBN 13
- 9780091831196
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- psychology, self-help, positive emotions, optimism, childhood
- Bookseller catalogs
- FAMILIES & CHILDHOOD;
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Bookhome Sydney
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Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.