Parenting with Temperament in Mind by Liliana J Lengua

Parenting with Temperament in Mind by Liliana J Lengua

This book will help parents understand and work more effectively with their young child amp rsquo s temperament. A Greater Good's Favorite Parenting Book   Effective parenting isn amp rsquo t one-size-fits-all. Every child comes with an innate temperament, which includes a unique set of emotional reactions and personal strengths, a motivational style, and needs that demand attention. And every family has its own values and culture. While we cannot change our child amp rsquo s natural temperament (nor would we want to!), we can impact their self-regulation systems, nurture their positive behaviors, and promote healthy social and emotional development. In this book, psychologists Liliana Lengua and Maria Gartstein offer readers science-based recommendations for parenting based on the individual temperament of your child and the specific needs of your family.   To help readers understand the innate nature of temperaments, the book begins with a brief, accessible overview of the neurobiological systems that underlie temperament. Combining this scientific understanding of temperaments with the latest psychological theories and research, as well as the authors amp rsquo own experience as clinicians and mothers, the authors present four broad parenting principles and then show how to apply these principles with young children of different temperaments. In particular, they focus on a handful of temperament characteristics that, when very strong, can present challenges related to children amp rsquo s social, emotional, and behavioral development and well-being. These include being fearful, impulsive, inflexible, and easily frustrated.   With its simple practical advice, relatable examples, and questionnaires to help you assess your child amp rsquo s temperament and your own parenting practices, this book gives you the tools you need to parent more effectively and strengthen your relationship with your child.

Liliana J. Lengua, PhD, is Maritz Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington, director of the Center for Child and Family Well-Being, a child clinical psychologist, and mother of three children. She is internationally recognized for her research on children amp rsquo s vulnerable and resilient responses to stress, and how parenting and children amp rsquo s temperament contribute to children amp rsquo s unique responses to stress. She also researches the effects of economic disadvantage and adversity on parenting and children amp rsquo s development. She has been the principal investigator of several federally funded research projects and is the author of over 5 published papers. Visit ccfwb.uw.edu.

Maria (Masha) Gartstein, PhD, is professor of psychology and director of the clinical psychology doctoral program at Washington State University. Dr. Gartstein has published over research articles focused chiefly on temperament, namely how different profiles/types change over time, and how they confer risk or protection with respect to emerging symptoms and disorders. Two major themes throughout this work are the role parenting plays in how temperament develops and the contribution of temperament to later adjustment. She has served as principal investigator for several federally funded research projects. Visit labs.wsu.edu/infant-temperament/ and follow mashagartstein for more information.

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ISBN 13	9781433838606
ISBN 10	1433838605
Title	Parenting with Temperament in Mind
Author	Liliana J Lengua
Series	Apa Lifetools Series
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	American Psychological Association
Year published	2024-08-20
Number of pages	286
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