Today, the copy I want to share with you is Martin Seligman/Hong Li's translation of "Teaching Optimistic Children: A Lifetime of Happiness Classics for Children"
Children are like sponges, they absorb not only what you say, but also the way you speak. Therefore, one of the ways to help children is to acquire the skills to reject pessimism. While making children happy and optimistic, parents and teachers must accept it from the inside out.
The purpose of this book is to teach you how to raise children and teach them to be confident, initiative, enthusiasm, kindness and pride. I hope their quality of life will be better than ours and have all our strengths, not our weaknesses.
Children live in a happy time, and we should let them enjoy an optimistic life.
Optimism is actually a skill that can be mastered! If necessary, you can use one of the effective methods recommended by Dr. Seligman to change your pessimistic attitude towards life, namely learning the optimistic ABCDE technique.
Only when the child is optimistic and confident will everything be full of hope. Happiness is not only a goal, but also a continuous fighting force. Maybe it's the value of this book.
As a parent, you really should read this book to understand what pessimism is, to be able to identify pessimism in your own and your child's lives, and use the methods mentioned in the book to change pessimism. The correction methods mentioned in the book are actually in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). When educating a child, give him the opportunity to experience failure, and through hard work, the experience of making a comeback. Once or twice with such experiences, children will know how to face setbacks and failures. Parents should identify their children's strengths, focus on cultivating virtues related to strengths, and guide them to do things that are more satisfying, immersive, and good at helping others. The best way to educate is to teach by example, so parents should also respond to setbacks and failures, respond to pessimistic thinking, and be an optimistic guide for their children.