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The spiritual child : the new science on parenting for health and lifelong thriving  Cover Image Book Book

The spiritual child : the new science on parenting for health and lifelong thriving / Lisa Miller, PH.D ; with Teresa Barker.

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"In The Spiritual Child, psychologist Lisa Miller presents the next big idea in psychology: the science and the power of spirituality. She explains the clear, scientific link between spirituality and health and shows that children who have a positive, active relationship to spirituality: *are 40% less likely to use and abuse substances *are 60% less likely to be depressed as teenagers *are 80% less likely to have dangerous or unprotected sex *have significantly more positive markers for thriving including an increased sense of meaning and purpose, and high levels of academic success. Combining cutting-edge research with broad anecdotal evidence from her work as a clinical psychologist to illustrate just how invaluable spirituality is to a child's mental and physical health, Miller translates these findings into practical advice for parents, giving them concrete ways to develop and encourage their children's--as well as their own--well-being. In this provocative, conversation-starting book, Dr. Miller presents us with a pioneering new way to think about parenting our modern youth."-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781250032928
  • Physical Description: viii, 374 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I: Childhood. Birthright : built for spirituality ; The science of the spiritual brain ; The nod : the intergenerational transmission of spiritual attunement ; A soul arrives ; Field of love : creating the space for spiritual parenting ; The first decade : the education of head and heart ; The six spiritual strengths -- Part II: Adolescence and beyond. Window of awakening : the science of spirituality in adolescence ; The quest : the adolescent's search for life's calling, meaning, and purpose ; Developmental depression and spiritual awakening : an epidemic of suffering among healthy teens ; Healing the severed spirit : two portraits of the adolescent struggle for spiritual wholeness ; Parenthood : the spiritual awakening ; Seven right things : opportunities for spiritual parenting,
Subject: Parenting > Religious aspects.
Child rearing > Religious aspects.
Child development.
Children > Religious life.

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