How to Raise an Emotionally Healthy, Happy Child

by Albert Ellis

Wilshire Book Company

Genres: Parenting, Psychology

247 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1980

About the author

Albert Ellis was an American psychologist who in 1955 developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). He held M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University and American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). He also founded and was the President of the New York City-based Albert Ellis Institute for decades.
He is generally considered to be one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and the founder of cognitive-behavioral therapies. Based on a 1982 professional survey of USA and Canadian psychologists, he was considered as the second most influential psychotherapist in history (Carl Rogers ranked first in the survey; Sigmund Freud was ranked third).

Reviews

[Vlad Stavarache · Rating 2 out of 5]

tldr version: using philosophy with your child from a young age is good + various examples of it.

I found it not abstracted/conceptualised efficiently. The structure and the approach is repetitive, although some of the chapters seem like different use cases, they don't bring much additional insight/value.

[Aly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un'ottima lettura dedicata al mondo dei bambini e dell'educazione. Tratta un' ampia gamma di problematiche affrontate dal punto di vista del genitore. Non si propone di risolvere i problemi ma di essere un aiuto e una guida per chi li vive oggi giorno. Consigliato

[Ben Sutter · Rating 3 out of 5]

As expected this book is full of the powerful Ellis philosophy. But it lacks the biting, mind-altering delivery found in Ellis' more renown books. The philosophy is there, but for Ellis at his bold and brutal best - look elsewhere. Likewise, the bridge between the theoretical and practical usually so strong in Ellis' books struggles a little here when dealing with children as subject matter. And finally, the views on sexuality and gender come across very dated, conservative and backwards - standing out against the uber-liberal reputation of the author.