{"product_id":"raising-spring-kids-a-psychologists-guide-to-nurturing-mindful-kids-9798986849171","title":"Raising Spring Kids: A Psychologist's Guide to Nurturing Mindful Kids","description":"\u003cp\u003eDo you want to learn how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edevelop a mindful approach to parenting?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehelp kids reach their full potential and tap into their inner strengths?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eimprove communication with your children?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaising Spring Kids: A Psychologist's Guide to Nurturing Mindful Kids\u003c\/em\u003e shows you how to raise and nurture children to be: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpiritual, Positive, Resilient, Imaginative, Nimble, and Grateful (SPRING)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerous, Respectful, Empathetic, Appreciative, and Thoughtful (GREAT).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaising Spring Kids\u003c\/em\u003e is a practical, strength-based guidebook that will benefit parents, therapists, educators, healthcare professionals, and anyone who works with kids. It is also a book that children can themselves use and benefit from. This book offers an innovative approach for working with young people that stands in contrast to the medical-based model of diagnosis, clinical assessment, and medication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRaising Spring Kids\u003c\/em\u003e integrates wisdom from Eastern and Western psychologies and philosophies alongside charismatic animal characters, captivating illustrations, and inspiring poetry. The book is structured in an accessible, easy-to-follow format, with heart-warming narratives, practical exercises, and actionable steps, augmented by clear psychological explanations, key learnings, and practice guides. Its learnings are relevant across contexts, ages, and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe creative approaches used in this book have been developed by Dr Belinda Khong over 25 years of work as a psychologist and mindfulness, meditation, and mindful parenting teacher. \u003cem\u003eRaising Spring Kids\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential companion to her Lunar New Year animal book series for kids. Dr Khong hopes this book will nourish your relationship with your children, and that you enjoy walking together to the park in all seasons instead of walking with them into her therapy room.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaising Spring Kids contains interesting, informative explanatory notes about the origin and meaning of the Chinese names and words used in the story, the Lunar New Year, and the personality of individuals born in the year of the wood snake. It also includes a zodiac calendar for readers to discover their Chinese zodiac animal signs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKhong, Belinda Siew Luan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr Belinda Siew Luan Khong, PhD is an internationally distinguished Australian-Chinese psychologist, academic, researcher and mindfulness teacher. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the APS College of Counselling Psychologists, and was an adjunct fellow of Macquarie University, Sydney. She counsels individuals and families on emotional well-being, good mental health, mindful parenting, and positive flourishing. She is widely recognized as one of the leading psychologists on the integration of Western and Eastern psychologies and philosophies. Dr Khong is a member of the editorial board of The Humanistic Psychologist journal. She was the co-guest editor of a Special Double Issue on Revisiting and Re-Envisioning Mindfulness (The Humanistic Psychologist, APA). Her first book Am I tiger...? in the Lunar New Year Animal Books for kids was published in 2022, her second book Water Rabbit Mindful Adventures, in 2023. Her third book, Dragon \u0026amp; Animal Friends' Mindful Adventures...\" was published in 2024. For more of her work, please visit: https: \/\/www.belindakhong.com\/\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTweed, Pip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Pip Tweed is an illustrator and graphic designer. She lives in Melbourne, Australia with her daughter Evie and two cats Dora and Frankie. 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