The Self-Motivated Kid: How to Raise Happy, Healthy Children Who Know What They Want and Go After It (Without Being Told)

　　給孩子進入這世界最棒的配備，就是讓他們能擁有自主自發性，有了這人生的內建導航系統，就能發揮與生俱來的熱情、創造力與天賦，活出獨一無二的快樂人生。

　　Child psychiatrist and mother of three, Dr. Shimi Kang shows us how to empower and motivate our kids—putting them on the path toward lifelong happiness and success.

　　Drawing on the latest neuroscience and behavioral research, The Self-Motivated Kid shows why pushy or permissive parents actually hinder self-motivation. Dr. Kang proposes a powerful new parenting model: the intelligent, joyful, playful, highly social dolphin. Dolphin parents focus on maintaining balance in their children’s lives and gently yet authoritatively guide them toward developing traits that will help them thrive in an increasingly complex world: adaptability, community-mindedness, creativity, and critical thinking.
　　
　　As the daughter of immigrant parents who struggled to give their children the “best” in life—Dr. Kang’s mother could not read, and her father taught her math while they drove around in his taxicab—Dr. Kang argues that often the simplest “benefits” we give our children are the most important. Life is a journey through ever-changing waters, and dolphin parents know that the most valuable help we can give our children is to assist them in developing their own inner compass.

作者簡介

　　Shimi Kang, M.D., is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, medical director for Child and Youth Mental Health for Vancouver, and clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Kang has helped thousands of children, adolescents, and parents across North America, Europe, and Asia move toward positive behaviors and better mental health.