Switching to Strength. How to Learn to See the Strengths in Children to Help Them Bloom

Leah Waters offers a new approach to parenting: to stop focusing on weak sides and to rely on what our children are really good at. She is convinced that every child has a great potential for virtues. It is this... potential that helps build a positive future, endure difficult times, and maintain optimism while avoiding anxiety and depression, which are characteristic of today's world. The author shares how to 'switch to strength' through life stories of parents from around the globe and describes ways to uncover and strengthen children's strengths, use positive emotions as a resource, avoid negative attitudes, and cope with problematic behavior. Parents will find inspiring tools here to recognize and manifest the true interests, talents, and abilities of their children.