One of the great tragedies of our time is that childhood depression is increasing dramatically. The World Health Organization predicts that by the year 2020, when today's children reach adulthood, depression will rank as the second leading cause of "lost years of healthy life" behind only heart disease. Today's parents have cause for hope, however. Researchers are discovering that some depressions may be preventable. And new studies are showing that children can be taught, from a very young age, to live optimistically. Parents will find the latest information about childhood depression in this much-needed guide, as well as practical, everyday strategies to reduce your child's risk of developing the life-threatening disease.
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"Raising Depression-Free Children is a thoughtful, practical and up-to-date summary about the diagnosis and treatment of childhood and adolescent depression, with an important emphasis on prevention. This book will be a welcome resource for parents, teachers, and other adults who work with and care about children."
—David Fassler, M.D., clinical associate professor at University of Vermont, College of Medicine and co-author of Help Me, I'm Sad
—David Fassler, M.D., clinical associate professor at University of Vermont, College of Medicine and co-author of Help Me, I'm Sad
"Kay Hockey has written a wonderful guide to effective parenting that has the potential not only to save lives, but to make those lives happier and more meaningful. I highly recommend that anyone who cares about children read this book and apply what it teaches."
—Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and author of Breaking the Patterns of Depression and Hand-Me Down Blues
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Kathleen P. Hockey is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Richland, WA where she resides with her husband and two children. She is also a recognized speaker on the topic of preventing childhood depression.
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Wonderful guide for effective parenting,
By C. Ruth Ward "C.R.Ward" (Morehead KY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Raising Depression Free Children: A Parent's Guide to Prevention and Early Intervention (Paperback)
As a mother, teacher and social worker I have had the opportunity to use Kay Hockey's advice in a variety of settings. She offers gentle, easy to follow suggestions for effective interaction with children.
Parents anxious to step out of the cyclical trap of failure and discouragement will come to believe that they CAN learn new skills for raising their children after reading this book. Kay Hockey's book is a must for all parents and others who work with those in need of guidance and assistance in raising happy, healthy children.
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creating hope for children, antidepressant core, depression prevention, unstructured free time, protective skills, preventing depression, childhood depression, depressed parents, emotional flexibility, unconscious learning, bipolar depression Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wheat Chex, American Academy of Pediatrics, Christine Padesky New!
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- The Optimistic Child: Proven Program to Safeguard Children from Depression & Build Lifelong Resilience by Martin E. Seligman on 4 pages
- Breaking the Patterns of Depression by Michael D. Yapko in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Raising Resilient Children : Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child by Robert Brooks in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Social Anxiety Disorder (Medical Psychiatry Series) by Borwin Bandelow in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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