Bibliograph

The spiritual child, the new science on parenting for health and lifelong thriving, Lisa Miller

Type

Label

The spiritual child, the new science on parenting for health and lifelong thriving, Lisa Miller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-363) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The spiritual child

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

892041230

Responsibility statement

Lisa Miller

Sub title

the new science on parenting for health and lifelong thriving

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

Birthright: Built for spirituality -- Science of the spiritual brain -- Nod: The intergenerational transmission of spiritual attunement -- Soul arrives -- Field of love: Creating the space for spiritual parenting -- First decade: The education of head and heart -- Six spiritual strengths -- Window of awakening: The science of spirituality in adolescence -- 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

resource.variantTitle

New science on parenting for health and lifelong thriving

Classification