Motivated and Resilient: How Parents Can Raise Self-Driven Children

With authors Dr. William Stixrud & Ned Johnson

Best-selling authors and educators Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson share insights and offer advice from their new book, The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives.


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Dr. Bill Stixrud & Ned Johnson
Dr. Bill Stixrud & Ned Johnson

William Stixrud is a practicing neuropsychologist and a practicing faculty member at Children's National Medical Center and George Washington University Medical School.

Ned Johnson is the founder of Prep Matters, a tutoring service in Washington, DC, and the co-author of Conquering the SAT: How Parents Can Help Teens Overcome the Pressure and Succeed.


What people are saying about the book:

“Compelling, revolutionary, and wise, The Self-Driven Child empowers parents with the courage, the tools, and the mindset to reduce toxic stress, and to foster our child’s capacity for resilience, success, and optimal development. Its message—that we should trust kids to have more control over their own lives—is one every parent needs to hear."

~ Tina Payne Bryson, PhD co-author of The Whole Brain Child and The Yes Brain