The Spiritual Child, Dr. Lisa Miller
The Spiritual Child, Dr. Lisa Miller
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The Spiritual Child
The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving

Author: Dr. Lisa Miller

Narrator: Christine Marshall

Unabridged: 12 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/05/2015


Synopsis

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.

About Dr. Lisa Miller

Lisa Miller, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology and Education, and Director of the Clinical Psychology Program at Columbia University, Teachers College. She is also Director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute. Dr. Miller's research has been published in journals including JAMA-Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. She has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and Weekend Today as an expert psychologist. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Panda on December 01, 2015

I saw this book at the library, and as a Christian, I was fascinated by the claim that the scientific studies reveal differences in the brain based on one's sense of spirituality and connection with the transcendent, irrespective of a specific religion or practice. Since I believe that all humans ar......more

Goodreads review by Yonasan on May 29, 2016

In this book, Miller seeks to discuss the spirituality of a child and how children are built for spirituality. Examining the science behind spirituality, Miller looks at spirituality as a form of an awakening, taking a postmodern approach to the spiritual world as a whole. Miller associates depressi......more

Goodreads review by Kresha on April 06, 2019

If you are comfortable with a generalized view of spirituality (as I am), this book provides some rich insights into deepening and respecting children's views of the transcendent. It is quasi-academic and quasi-parenting book, which makes it seem a bit long. However, as someone who studies and teach......more

Goodreads review by Lori on March 17, 2018

Despite the author's repeated promises and assurances, she fails to present convincing scientific evidence to support her claims.......more

Goodreads review by Luke on October 29, 2024

This likely could've been an excellent academic journal article or longform essay, but as a full-length text it is honestly comically redundant. This desperately needed a ruthless editor to trim its considerable fat as the same few points and phrases are repeated over and over again ("Stop trying to......more