Raising a Thinking Child - by Myrna Shure (Paperback)

About the Book

Based on years of research, this unique childrearing guide--which has been featured on Oprah--offers the renowned I-Can-Problem-Solve (ICPS) program which teaches children as young as four how to think in order to solve problems and understand their own and others' feelings.

Book Synopsis

From Simon & Schuster, Raising a Thinking Child is a guide to helping your young child to resolve everyday conflicts and get along with others.

Stressing the importance of developing thinking skills in growing children, a parent's guide introduces the "I Can Problem Solve" program and explains the difference between teaching children what to think and how to think.

From the Back Cover

All of us like to think for ourselves. And so do children - if they have the skills to do it. That's why award-winning psychologist Dr. Myrna Shure decided to create a program to give them those skills. It's called I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) and for twenty-five years it has benefited thousands nationwide. Raising a Thinking Child, a book that will change your family dynamics forever - and help your child develop in ways you never thought possible - brings this positive parenting program directly into your home. Unlike other methods of child rearing, the ICPS approach teaches youngsters as young as four not what to think or do, but how to think - and the results are astounding. Through the program's specially designed and fun-to-do dialogues, games, and activities - easily incorporated into everyday family life - a young child learns how to solve problems and resolve conflicts with friends, teachers, and family; explore alternative solutions and their consequences; and understand the feelings of others. With ICPS, shy children become more assertive and impulsive children are less likely to act out when things don't go their way. Most important the ICPS-competent child is better equipped to avoid early destructive behaviors that later can lead to delinquency, substance abuse, violence, and depression. Helping your child become a thinking, feeling individual and grow up to be a socially adjusted, self-confident adult is what Raising a Thinking Child is all about. Based on years of research and evaluation, clinically proven, and child-tested, it may be the most important gift you can share with your child today...for tomorrow.

About the Author

Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D., a developmental psychologist and professor, has won awards from the American Psychological Association and the National Mental Health Association for developing the ICPS program.