Dr. Stuart Shanker is a Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology at York University, founder of The MEHRIT Centre, and Science Director of the Self-Regulation Institute. He is former president of the Council of Early Child Development and the Council of Human Development. Dr. Shanker attended the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford, where he obtained his B.A., B. Phil and D. Phil. with distinction. His expertise is sought internationally, and he has been an adviser on child development to government organizations across Canada and the United States.
“Though this book takes children’s needs as its focus, it is really
focused on providing guidance—and even a degree of consolation—to
adults as they navigate the often tricky parent-child relationship.
Shanker gives readers clear explanations of even the more complex
neurological information, such as the role of the limbic system, as
well as ample diagrams. And the discussion does not stop at the
early childhood stage, moving ultimately into adolescence. If the
stressed populations most in need of this book’s lessons can find
the time to read it, they will appreciate its potential to bring
the minds of both parent and child to a state of heightened
attentiveness with minimal anxiety.”—Publishers Weekly
"Comprehensive data backs up a much-tested system that assists
parents in getting their children to a calmer state of
mind....straightforward and will be useful for any age
level."—Kirkus Reviews
“Our digital age is stressful, frantic and over-stimulating.
Raising a child today requires an understanding of self-regulation.
Self-Reg is a wonderful guide for parents, a way to understand the
hidden stressors facing children, and their neurological,
psychological, social, and emotional effects. Dr. Shanker helps
parents not just to understand the meaning of their child’s
behavior with compassion, but, just as essentially, how to calm
themselves in order to better guide their children toward more
positively engaged living.”—Catherine Steiner-Adair, Ed. D., author
of The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family
Relationships in the Digital Age
“Capping a lifetime of studying and thinking about children's
emotions and behavior, the brilliant Stuart Shanker presents us
with this stupendous gift, a true tour-de-force, in which he
dismantles and elegantly reassembles, so that the layperson can
understand, one of the most complicated mechanisms of the
mind: self-regulation. Parents, rejoice! Read this book
and you will be able to teach your children (and yourselves!) the
practical, immensely valuable, and enormously satisfying skills of
self-regulation.”—Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to
Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit
Disorder
“Brilliant. In this illuminating and accessible breakthrough book,
Stuart Shanker makes a powerful case for understanding children's
behavior and misbehavior using the lens of self-regulation. I
will never see children in the same way. I recommend Self-Reg to
any parent, educator, or mental health professional who wants to
understand children at the deepest levels, and who wants a
practical technique for helping a stressed-out child feel safe and
engaged.”—Michael Thompson, author of Raising Cain: Protecting the
Emotional Life of Boys
“Self-Reg is for every parent, educator, and professional who cares
for and about children. Dr. Shanker a leading expert in parenting,
children, and development, combines decades of theory and practice
to teach us about intense and reactive behavior in children in a
conversational and understandable way. What's more, he is also
teaching all of us about ourselves as human beings wired to think,
feel, and react. Reading Self-Reg is like sitting down with Dr.
Shanker for a consultation session. This book will transform
lives.”—Dr. Dan Peters, Ph.D, psychologist, author, and cofounder
of ParentFootprint.com and Summit Center
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