Great Kids: Helping Your Baby and Child Develop the Ten Essential Qualities for a Healthy, Happy Life

by Stanley I. Greenspan

Parents all over the world have certain universal aspirations. They want their children to contribute meaningfully to society and to pursue their own dreams. But we appear to be missing the essentials. In this inspiring book, based on 30 years of research and practice, Dr. Stanley Greenspan redefines the qualities of an emotionally and intellectually healthy child and identifies the ways that parents can help their children develop each quality. The qualities that make us call a child a “great kid,” such as empathy, curiosity, and logical thinking, are fundamental and underlie all the academic, athletic, and social talents that a child might develop. We are not born with these traits, Greenspan demonstrates, they come from experience, which suggests that each and every parent can encourage them and that each and every child can strive to acquire them.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

First published August 13, 2007

About the author

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Greenspan (June 1, 1941 – April 27, 2010)[1] was an American child psychiatrist and clinical professor of Psychiatry, Behavioral Science, and Pediatrics at George Washington University Medical School. He was best known for developing the floortime approach for attempting to treat children with autistic spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities.[2]

He was Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and Learning Disorders and also a Supervising Child Psychoanalyst at the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Medical School,[2] Greenspan was the founding president of Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families and former director of the National Institute of Mental Health's Clinical Infant Developmental Program and Mental Health Study Center.[3]

Reviews

[Rin · Rating 2 out of 5]

So I wanted to enjoy this book but it didn't end up being what I was looking for. It was taking me too long to get through. At first because I have a lot of other things going on, and then because I just didn't enjoy it. It was very repetitive. You know a book is bad when halfway through, or even less, you find yourself saying, "okay, I get it!" in an exasperated tone. In fairness, the principles were solid. It was a great book to grab your attention but it doesn't keep it at all.

[Vicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

'Helping your baby and child develop the 10 essential qualities for a healthy, happy life.'
1.engagement
2.empathy
3curiosity
4.communication
5.emotional range
6.genuine self-esteem
7.internal discipline
8.creativity & vision
9.logical thinking
10.moral integrity

[vlad popescu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Foarte utilă pentru părinți, în primii ani din viața copilului. Deși are multe exemple concrete îi lipsește acel ceva pentru a fi o carte cu adevărat grozavă. Nu știu exact cum să explic, dar se simte că este scrisă mai mult cu mintea, decât cu sufletul, ca un AI.

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reread! I read this book initially many years ago. It is a good overview of his model and principles for families and caregivers of neurotypical children

[Linda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to finish this book just for the sake of finishing it, but in the end I couldn't go on and ended up reading only the concluding points for the last two chapters. Though the author's ideas are valid and well-intended, the execution of his arguments is so repetitive that it becomes redundant and painful to read through. I would not recommend this book- there are much more informative books that are worth your time.

[donewithdora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid principles for raising children are the focus. Slightly superfluous...I ended up checking it back in to the library before I could completely finish it.

[Daria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend for anyone having a child or with children. The book discusses the qualities that we all hope our children will develop...empathy, curiosity, engagement, etc.