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Self-help Stress Management

Reframed

Self-Reg for a Just Society

by (author) Stuart Shanker

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2020
Category
Stress Management, Educational Psychology, General, Social Work, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487506315
    Publish Date
    Mar 2020
    List Price
    $40.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487533823
    Publish Date
    Apr 2020
    List Price
    $40.95

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For Stuart Shanker, the possibility of a truly just and free society begins with how we see and nurture our children.

 

Shanker is renowned for using cutting-edge neuroscience to help children feel happy and think clearly by better regulating themselves. In his new book, Reframed, Shanker explores self-regulation in wider, social terms. Whereas his two previous books, Calm, Alert, and Learning and Self-Reg, were written for educators and parents, Reframed, the final book in the trilogy, unpacks the unique science and conceptual practices that are the very lifeblood of Self-Reg, making it an accessible read for new Self-Reggers.

 

Reframed is grounded in the three basic principles of Shanker Self-Reg®:

 

- There is no such thing as a bad, lazy, or stupid kid.

 

- All people can learn to self-regulate in ways that promote rather than constrict growth.

 

- There is no such thing as a "fixed outcome": trajectories can always be changed, at any point in the lifespan, if only we have the right knowledge and tools.

 

Only a society that embraces these principles and strives to practice them, argues Shanker, can become a truly just society. The paradigm revolution presented in Reframed not only helps us understand the harrowing time we are living through, but inspires a profound sense of hope for the future. Shanker shows us how to build a compassionate society, one mind at a time.

About the author

Stuart Shanker is a distinguished research professor emeritus of philosophy and psychology at York University, and founder of the MEHRIT Centre, Ltd. He is a world leading authority and bestselling author on the topic of Self-Regulation and child development, and the former president of the Council of Early Child Development.

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