Books like Mind in the Making by Ellen Galinsky

Ellen Galinsky’s Mind in the Making delivers research‑based guidance for parents seeking to nurture well‑rounded children ready for life’s challenges. Drawing on studies and conversations with leading child‑development and neuroscience experts, Galinsky identifies seven critical skills—focus and self‑control, perspective taking, communication, making connections, critical thinking, taking on challenges, and self‑directed, engaged learning. For each, she explains the science behind the skill and offers concrete, everyday actions parents can start right away to strengthen these abilities in their children. The book emphasizes that these skills do not emerge naturally; they must be deliberately fostered. By embedding them early, children gain the focus to pursue goals, the communication tools to share their learning, and the resilience to thrive in a modern world. Mind in the Making has already been praised by respected clinicians and parenting experts and promises to become a classic for parents wanting practical, evidence‑based strategies.

First publish date: 2010