by Dr. Kevin Leman
In When Your Kid Is Hurting, internationally known psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Kevin Leman offers practical, time-tested strategies to best help hurting kids, including
- what to say (and not say) when bad things happen
- how to get a hurting kid to talk to you
- when to intervene and when to let your child problem-solve
- how to turn trauma into teachable moments rather than fostering a victim mentality
- understanding the three greatest fears every kid has . . . and the biggest antidotes
- how being proactive can turn difficult situations around and provide future protection
- why the words you choose to use with your child are critical to their recovery
With Dr. Leman’s time-tested advice that has worked for hundreds of thousands of families, you and your child can not only get through these difficult experiences intact but also develop a deeper bond and healthy perspective that will serve you well in the future.