Ellen Galinsky

“Ellen Galinsky—already the go-to person on interaction between families and the workplace—draws on fresh research to explain what we ought to be teaching our children. This is must-reading for everyone who cares about America’s fate in the 21st century.” — Judy Woodruff, Senior Correspondent for The PBS NewsHour Families and Work Institute President Ellen Galinsky (Ask the Children, The Six Stages of Parenthood) presents a book of groundbreaking advice based on the latest research on child development.

The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs

Mind in the Making

the seven essential life skills every child needs

Mind in the making

Sandra Aamodt

Sam Wang

How the Mind Grows from Conception to College

Welcome to Your Child's Brain

Judy David

This guide to preschool-age children examines some of the problems faced by parents and offers a range of solutions.

Family Strategies That Work--From Experts and Parents

The Preschool Years

The first comprehensive study asking children and their mothers and fathers for their family views on work and family life offers dozens of proven strategies busy families can use to feel more successful at work and at home. Noted work-family researcher Ellen Galinsky overtunes accepted thinking on quality vs. quantity time and many other guilt-inducing "myths", reveals children's one greatest wish for changing how work affects their parents' lives, shares relationship stories of how families stay close, and outlines a brilliant new set of operating principles to navigate work-family challenges, including: Proven tactics for enhancing life at work Ways to de-stress at work and at home How to encourage family communication-and what to say to do once you have your child's attention How to decode the messages your children are getting about the world and work Simple family traditions that foster well-adjusted children And much more

The Breakthrough Study That Reveals How to Succeed at Work and Parenting

Ask the Children

Argues that parents develop different skills and attitudes to cope with each stage in their children's lives, and looks at how parents compare their experiences with their expectations

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