The Self-Driven Child

The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives

William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

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💡What’s the secret to raising a child who is genuinely self-motivated instead of just following your orders?
💡Have you ever wondered why your attempts to control your child’s success might actually be the primary source of their stress and lack of drive?
💡What if you could transform your relationship with your child by stepping back as their 'manager' and becoming their 'consultant' instead?

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What You'll Learn from The Self-Driven Child

✓Children feel stressed when everything seems beyond their control.
✓Giving children control over their own lives makes them happier and more driven.
✓Parents should guide children toward making well-informed choices by themselves.
✓Anxiety is contagious, so parents must strive to embody steady calm.
✓Children require regular breaks from technology.

The Self-Driven Child Chapter Overview

Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Children feel stressed when everything seems beyond their control.
Chapter 3: Giving children control over their own lives makes them happier and more driven.
Chapter 4: Parents should guide children toward making well-informed choices by themselves.
Chapter 5: Anxiety is contagious, so parents must strive to embody steady calm.
Chapter 6: Children require regular breaks from technology.
Chapter 7: A lot of teenagers are not truly prepared for college life.
Chapter 8: Academic achievement is not the sole path to a meaningful life.

About The Self-Driven Child

The Self-Driven Child (2018) shows us how our instinct to control our children’s lives can result in stressed-out, uncooperative, and poorly motivated kids. Instead, the book argues, we should try to help our children come to informed decisions themselves – and trust them to make the big calls.

Who Should Listen to The Self-Driven Child

Parents of stressed, overworked kids
Child psychologists and pediatricians
Anyone interested in the complex dynamics between parent and child

About William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

William Stixrud is a clinical neuropsychologist and founder of The Stixrud Group, a group of clinical psychologists. He is a member of the teaching faculty at Children’s National Medical Center and an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine.

Ned Johnson is the president and founder of PrepMatters, a tutoring and educational advising company in Washington, DC. He has been featured on NPR, NewsHour, U.S. News & World Report, as well as in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Time.

The Self-Driven Child

If You're Curious About These Questions...

Listen to The Self-Driven Child

What You'll Learn from The Self-Driven Child

The Self-Driven Child Chapter Overview

Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation

Chapter 2: Children feel stressed when everything seems beyond their control.

Chapter 3: Giving children control over their own lives makes them happier and more driven.

Chapter 4: Parents should guide children toward making well-informed choices by themselves.

Chapter 5: Anxiety is contagious, so parents must strive to embody steady calm.

Chapter 6: Children require regular breaks from technology.

Chapter 7: A lot of teenagers are not truly prepared for college life.

Chapter 8: Academic achievement is not the sole path to a meaningful life.

About The Self-Driven Child

Who Should Listen to The Self-Driven Child

About William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

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