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Superpowers for Parents: The Psychology of Great Parenting and Happy Children | 
 enlarge | Author: Dr Stephen Briers
Publisher: Prentice Hall Life
Category: Book
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 4924
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 027371435X
EAN: 9780273714354
ASIN: 027371435X
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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 Highly recommended! October 8, 2008
Haidee P (Brighton UK)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
I love this book. If you only ever buy one "parenting" book, make it this one! It is written with warmth and humour and the author's obvious love and respect for children shines through.
He is not concerned with "managing the child's behaviour" but rather with developing the psychological skills she needs to successfully manage her own life......and to this end, provides us with the ways in which we can assist in this process.
He is also not concerned with "guilt tripping" parents for any shortcomings in their parenting skills....what a relief!
This is a very clear and easy to read book and if it were compulsory reading for all parents, would be parents and teachers, our future generation would be in very safe hands! I highly recommend it.
Easy to read good advice... October 19, 2008
hmcni (Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a great book with some really good advice. I like the fact that it is easy to read and has been written by someone who has kids of their own. Some of these types of books are very dry and academic but this is practical, has an almost conversational quality to it and successfully carries off a friendly tone without becoming patronising.
With information designed to help develop understand of the inner workings of children's emotions and psychology, this book will be useful to many people not just parents but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, childminders and teachers.
If you want to develop your superpowers then I would recommend this book as the perfect starting point. They don't come much better or easier to read than this!
Very useful for parents and anyone working with children November 9, 2008
SJS
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I came to this book as a parent and found it interesting and informative. However, my main reason for writing this review is to point out how useful this book could also be for professionals who work with children and their parents/families. As a primary school teacher and 'Family Learning' teacher I have already found this book useful in a professional context.
Last week I was playing a language game with a group of seven year old children when one of them suddenly said "I am going to lose this game. I always lose in games. I am just a big fat loser!" It is not particularly unusual for children to make comments like this, but I found that I was instantly reminded of the swimming club experiences/examples in chapter 4 of Superpowers for Parents(Becoming indestructible - nuturing resilence in young people)and the statement by Dr Stephen Briers that in a negative or depressed mindset "bad events will be interpreted as permanent, far-reaching and person-related". My response to the child who uttered this remark (referral back to the previous session when he had won several of the games we played)may well have been the same even if I had not read the book. However, I have found since reading this book that I am much more aware of my own responses and attitude towards children's behaviour and speech in school as well as at home.
I think this book could be a very useful and accessible tool for anyone working with children and for professionals working with parents who may not read books about great parenting.
A good introduction to positive psychology for children and adults November 2, 2008
Stuart Moses (Epsom, United Kingdom)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a parent of two children under six I'm so busy doing the day-to-day things that I have little time to think strategically. It's worth setting aside time to read Superpowers for Parents, which has given me many practical ideas of things to do with my children. This is a book that respects children as individuals who merely have less life experience than adults. There will be no 'naughty step'.
This is a good introductory book for those interested in 'positive' psychology, which seeks to explore the strengths and virtues that enable people to thrive. The theories of American psychologist and writer Martin Seligman are heavily referenced. I would recommend seeking out Seligman's books, particularly Authentic Happiness, as they are accessible and inspirational. A book that gives an excellent overview of the psychology field is Tom Butler-Bowdon's 50 Psychology Classics.
I made a note of activities described in this book to try with my children. I'm aware that there are times when they are over-stimulated, but I hadn't considered that under-stimulation was also a problem. Whenever one of my children tells me they want to do something exciting my mind usually goes completely blank. Having read this book I can now suggest we try something like: a) using the digital camera to take pictures of family members expressing different emotions, then getting my children to identify what emotion is being expressed, b) exploring the idea of body language or c) using guided meditation for problem solving, which consists of the sort of imaginary journey to visit a Wise King that I think Jung would have enjoyed.
The theories Briers describes are simple, which means they are ideal for use with children. Most of the ideas are applicable to adults too. If you've read books like this before, Superpowers for Parents will act as a refresher. Sometimes it can take hearing the same ideas presented in slightly different ways before they sink in. If you're about to take a dive into the world of psychology then Superpowers for Parents is a good place to start. Just remember to take the ideas that you like and reject those you don't. While writers like Stephen Briers are experts on children in general, only you are an expert on your own.
Best parenting book so far! October 20, 2008
C. Penderis (glasgow)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is THE best parenting book i have come across and i have read quite a few. The author(who comes across as a perfectly normal Dad) has a very easy to read, compulsive style and the book is filled with humour and real life observations although all with a sound scientific basis (AND it is a British author so none of the twee whimsiness of USA authors). This book even beats Steve Biddulphs'. There are no instructions how to deal with specific problems (you know the books that you open in desperation only to read and feel guilt stricken that you are doing everything wrong!) but clear and informative points which make a lot of sense. I recently attended a lecture on the Bounce Back programme which is being trialled in Scottish schools (basically increasing our childrens' resilience and ability to deal with problems whilst teaching them resposibility for their actiona and the fact that they are not the centre of the Universe) and this book seems to echo that sentiment of Common Sense Parenting.
Instead of finding i have to force myself to read this book , i can not put it down and pick it up in preference to my novel.
Buy this book and be ready for a revelation!
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