The Spiritual Child
The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Child & Adolescent, Child Development, Religion & Spirituality, Inspiration & Meditation, Spirituality, Family & Relationships, Parenting
| Author: | Dr. Lisa Miller | ISBN: | 9781250032911 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Publishing Group | Publication: | May 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | St. Martin's Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dr. Lisa Miller |
| ISBN: | 9781250032911 |
| Publisher: | St. Martin's Publishing Group |
| Publication: | May 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | St. Martin's Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
