Raising Mentally Strong Kids (affiliate link) is one of better parenting books that I read recently. Highly recommended , 5/5.
A lot of parenting books have same concepts but it is good to re-read same ideas with different perspectives from various authors. It helps reinforce those ideas.
The main ideas are:
- Focus on yourself first. Fix your issues, get good sleep, handle stress, do hard things, be a good example.
- Physical activity is very important for brain development.
- Fight Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANT).
- Give kids chores, give them hard things to do, let them fail when stakes are low.
- Choose authoritative parenting style. But don’t nag, let kids learn from their mistakes and be there for them when they fail.
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