Abstract

This is the first parenting book from Mai Uchida, a Harvard University pediatric psychiatrist and mother of three! Recommended by essayist Yayako Uchida: "When you look at child-rearing, you can see the diversity of the world. This book is a guidepost for those raising children, and a great encouragement to help you flexibly search for your true self."

Raising children is a series of choices. What are the thoughts and attitudes of parents that will help them develop the "zest for life" in their children in the long term?

“Is it my fault my child can't get good scores?"
"I'm sorry we don't spend enough time together"...
This book offers advice and encouragement based on expertise and real-life parenting experience for parents who face the challenges of raising children while harboring a variety of thoughts.
[Focusing on preschoolers to elementary school students, and up to junior high school students]
・How to deal with breastfeeding, night crying, etc.
・How couples should work after the birth of a child
・How to "reevaluate" to develop emotions and logical thinking at the same time
・Motivation decreases when rewards are the goal
・The "first 15 minutes" of homework are important
・Experiences of being passionate about something lead to children "liking" it
・How to avoid the supremacy of academic scores
・How to protect children from online and sexual abuse
・The serious impact that social media has on children's mental health
・How to protect children's minds

Author’s Information

She is a child psychiatrist, associate professor at Harvard Medical School, director of the Pediatric Depression Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, and mother of three. She graduated from Hokkaido University School of Medicine in 2007, completed her residency in psychiatry at Yale University in 2011, and completed her residency in child psychiatry at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital in 2013. While attending medical school in Japan, she passed the US National Medical Examination and was hired as a resident, becoming the youngest Japanese medical school graduate to become a US clinician.