TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller, L.
TI  - The spiritual child: The new science on parenting for health and lifelong thriving
SN  - 978-1-250-03292-8
AV  - BF 712 .M55 2015 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - St. Martin's Press
KW  - Parenting- Religious aspects.|Child rearing- Religious aspects.|Child development
N1  - "In The Spiritual Child, psychologist Lisa Miller presents the next big idea in psychology: the science and the power of spirituality. She explains the clear, scientific link between spirituality and health and shows that children who have a positive, active relationship to spirituality: * are 40% less likely to use and abuse substances * are 60% less likely to be depressed as teenagers * are 80% less likely to have dangerous or unprotected sex * have significantly more positive markers for thriving including an increased sense of meaning and purpose, and high levels of academic success. Combining cutting-edge research with broad anecdotal evidence from her work as a clinical psychologist to illustrate just how invaluable spirituality is to a child's mental and physical health, Miller translates these findings into practical advice for parents, giving them concrete ways to develop and encourage their children's--as well as their own--well-being. In this provocative, conversation-starting book, Dr. Miller presents us with a pioneering new way to think about parenting our modern youth
ER  -