Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Galinsky, Ellen, frey50

Mind in the making : the seven essential life skills every child needs / Seven essential life skills every child needs Ellen Galinsky. - First edition. - New York William Morrow 2010 - xv, 382 pages : tables ; 23 cm

Skill one: focus and self control -- Skill two: perspective taking -- Skill three: communicating -- Skill four: making connections -- Skill five: critical thinking -- Skill six: taking on challenges -- Skill seven: self-directed, engaged learning.

Bringing the work of more than a hundred scientists into a form that parents everywhere can use, Galinsky has divided this information into the seven skills she believes all children should learn, showing parents not only what children are capable of, but specifically how to develop those capabilities in their children from birth up until age eight.

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9780061732324

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Children
Child development.



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