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Thrivers (2021) is a study of what it means to be a child in today’s fast-paced, ultra-competitive, and digital world. Kids are achieving more and more, but they’ve never felt so lonely and stressed. In our rush to prepare them for an uncertain future, we’ve taught them to strive for accolades but forgotten that there’s more to success – and happiness – than test scores and grades. What’s missing is an emphasis on helping them thrive.

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Michele Borba is an educational psychologist and best-selling author with over 40 years of experience helping parents and their children. She’s also written UnSelfie, a study of empathy in an age of egocentric social media, and is a regular contributor to TV shows including Today, Dateline, The View, Dr. Phil, NBC Nightly News, Fox & Friends, Dr. Oz, and The Early Show.

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Unlocking Parental Intelligence (2015) explores childrens’ complicated behavior with a fresh mental toolbox to decipher why kids act the way they do. It outlines a five-step process with relatable case studies to help parents connect more deeply with their children, as well as anticipate their needs and actions.

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Laurie Hollman, PhD is a psychoanalyst who specializes in infant-parent, child, adolescent, and adult psychotherapy. She’s written best-selling books such as The Busy Parent’s Guide to Managing Exhaustion in Children and Teens and The Busy Parent’s Guide to Managing Technology in Children and Teens.

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The Self-Driven Child (2018) shows us how our instinct to control our children’s lives can result in stressed-out, uncooperative, and poorly motivated kids. Instead, the book argues, we should try to help our children come to informed decisions themselves – and trust them to make the big calls.

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William Stixrud is a clinical neuropsychologist and founder of The Stixrud Group, a group of clinical psychologists. He is a member of the teaching faculty at Children’s National Medical Center and an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine.

Ned Johnson is the president and founder of PrepMatters, a tutoring and educational advising company in Washington, DC. He has been featured on NPR, NewsHour, U.S. News & World Report, as well as in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Time.

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The Connected Child (2007) is an insightful guide for parents of adopted and foster children. Children from deprived or abusive backgrounds have unique needs. By taking a multipronged approach including behavioral interventions, good diet and exercise, and lots of nurturing, parents can play a vital role in helping their children heal.

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The late Dr. Karyn Purvis was the director of the Rees-Jones Foundation and cofounder of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

Dr. David R. Cross is a psychology professor at Texas Christian University and the director of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development.

Wendy Lyons Sunshine is an award-winning health journalist. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Scientific American, and AARP Magazine.

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The Optimistic Child (1996) explores both the benefits of raising children to be optimistic and the dangers of pessimistic thinking. Drawing on psychologist Martin Seligman’s seminal research, this practical guide explains how parents can instill optimism in their children and equip them with a healthy way of thinking.

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Martin E.P. Seligman is an American psychologist, educator, and author who focuses on positive psychology and well-being. In 1998, Seligman was elected President of the American Psychological Association. He is currently the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Parenting Outside the Lines (2020) is an essential guide to forgetting everything you’ve ever learned about parenting – and following your intuition instead. As parents, we’re insecure and desperate to get it right. So we keep searching for the perfect book or workshop that will tell us how to raise our children. But, truthfully, there is no perfect method. The only thing we can do is learn how to tune into ourselves and our children, and respond to specific situations with flexibility and grace.

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Meghan Leahy is a columnist for On Parenting in the Washington Post, and a certified parenting coach. She’s appeared on NPR and ABC, and her writing has been featured in numerous publications.

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The Relationship Cure (2002) prescribes a surprisingly simple solution to the problems that ail many of our relationships. Drawing on psychologist John M. Gottman’s extensive research, its insights and tips are equally applicable to relationships between romantic partners, friends, family members, and coworkers.

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John M. Gottman is both a research and clinical psychologist with over four decades of experience. He is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Washington. Together with his wife, he is the cofounder of The Gottman Institute, which trains therapists to apply the principles he’s derived from his research. He is the author or coauthor of more than 190 academic papers and 40 books, including The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, a New York Times best seller.

Joan DeClaire is the director of communications at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute. She has three decades of professional experience communicating health and psychology research to the general public. She has previously coauthored two books with John M. Gottman: The Heart of Parenting and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child.

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