When Your Kid Is Hurting: Helping Your Child through the Tough Days - Hardcover

Leman, Dr. Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0800723066 ISBN 13: 9780800723064

Publisher: Revell, 2018

Synopsis

As parents, we have a strong impulse to protect our children, but that very protection can end up handicapping them for life. Rather than seek to save them from the hard things, we must teach our kids how to cope with and rise above their problems. In one of his most important books to date, internationally known psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Kevin Leman shows parents how to

- be good listeners
- tell the truth, even when it's difficult
- find balance between being protective and being overprotective
- approach hurt and injustice as a learning experience rather than fostering a victim mentality
- and much more

Whether a child is dealing with a difficult family situation, bullies, the loss of friends, the death of a loved one, discrimination, abuse, a teen pregnancy, or even just trying to make sense of what they see in the news, this compassionate and practical book will help parents equip them to process, learn from, and rise above their situation.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

What do you do when . . .
· your daughter is sobbing because her BFF betrayed her?
· your teen withdraws and won't talk?
· a loved one gets seriously ill or passes away?
· your ex doesn't show up for a promised event?
· your son is bullied for being "different"?
· you find out your teen is sexually active?
· a mean comment about your child pops up on social media?
· your son says you'd be better off without him?
· your daughter says she hates you and wants to go live with her father?

These are just a few situations you may face as a parent. Your kid's world is so different from the one you grew up in. A lot more scary on many fronts too. So when your children hurt, how can you best help them?

When Your Kid Is Hurting walks you through real-life issues, your child's fears and hurts, and natural coping mechanisms for stress and grief. With some of my time-tested advice that has worked for hundreds of thousands of families, you and your child can not only get through these difficult experiences intact but also develop a deeper bond and healthy perspective that will serve you well in the future.

I guarantee it.|Dr. Kevin Leman is an internationally known psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, radio and television personality, educator, humorist, and speaker who has taught and entertained audiences worldwide with his wit and commonsense psychology. He has made house calls through hundreds of radio and television programs, such as FOX & Friends, The View, FOX's The Morning Show, Today, Hallmark Channel's Home & Family, The 700 Club, CBS's The Early Show, CNN, and Focus on the Family, and has served as a contributing family psychologist to Good Morning America. He has written more than 60 books about marriage and family issues, including The Birth Order Book, Making Children Mind without Losing Yours, and Have a New Kid by Friday. Dr. Leman and his wife, Sande, live in Tucson, Arizona. They have five children and four grandchildren.

From the Back Cover:

No parent likes to see their child in pain.
But you can navigate even negative events with less drama, more resilience, and a positive attitude.

Life isn't always predictable or safe, and today's kids live in an increasingly unstable world. Being bombarded by headlines highlighting school shootings, bullying, and ethnic violence is only the start. Add on peer pressure, a friend's betrayal, nasty jabs on social media, and being stuck in the middle of a divorce, and it's no wonder kids of all ages are facing significant trauma.

In When Your Kid Is Hurting, internationally known psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Kevin Leman offers practical, time-tested strategies to best help hurting kids, including

· what to say (and not say) when bad things happen
· how to get a hurting kid to talk to you
· when to intervene and when to let your child problem-solve
· how to turn trauma into teachable moments rather than fostering a victim mentality
· understanding the three greatest fears every kid has . . . and the biggest antidotes
· how being proactive can turn difficult situations around and provide future protection
· why the words you choose to use with your child are critical to their recovery

You can help your child get up after being knocked down. When Your Kid Is Hurting will help you not only be your child's best advocate in a healthy way but also reveal secrets for strengthening your lifelong relationship.

About this edition

• Publisher: Revell
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0800723066
• ISBN 13: 9780800723064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288