Healing Young Minds: Helping Children Thrive in a Stress-Filled World by Scott Shannon, MD

Scott Shannon, MD writes about how to assess and help children manage stress in their lives. Read sample chapters from his book, Healing Young Minds: Helping Children Thrive in a Stress-Filled World.

Read the Introduction

Read Chapter 1: Our Stressed Kids

Read Chapter 2: Stress and a Child's Mind 

Read Chapter 3: Signs of Stress in Kids and Why Adults Often Miss Them 

Read Chapter 4: Inner Capacity: Stress is Just Half the Story 

Read Chapter 5: The Healthcare System Fails Stressed Children

Read Chapter 6: We Mislabel and Misdiagnose Stress 

Read Chapter 7: Why Medicating Stress Doesn't Work 

Read Chapter 8: Building Inner Capacity: Environmental and Physical Factors 

Read Chapter 9: The Role of Thoughts and Emotions in Inner Capacity 

Read Chapter 10: Social Connections to Inner Capacity 

Read Chapter 11: Spiritual Aspects of Resilience