By Kim C. Metcalfe, Ph.D.
Let's Build Extraordinary Youth Together
When Kim Metcalfe lost her 21-year-old daughter to suicide, it was a devastating blow. Her daughter, Abbey, was not a “troubled child”--she was planning her wedding and by all external signs happy and well adjusted. What brought the author back from her grief was the desire to keep other children and other families from the same trauma. This book is the result of her exploration.This book will help you understand how your children think, how their mental and emotional capabilities grow over time, and how you can help them to become confident, capable, and hopeful adults, able to deal with the blows that life inevitably throws at us.
Author & Educational Psychologist
Kim C. Metcalfe, Ph.D.
Dr. Kim Metcalfe is an educational psychologist, author, speaker, consultant and Professor Emeritus at Moreno Valley College, where she spent 15 years as a tenured professor of Early Childhood Education and Psychology, preparing more than 8,000 teachers and caregivers.
Founder of the Developmental Equity Framework, Dr. Kim brings together research in psychology, neuroscience, education and child development to help parents, educators and leaders better understand how their everyday decisions and practices influence young people’s development. Her work focuses on giving adults practical, research-backed tools that help young people build resilience, confidence and a strong sense of identity, purpose and belonging.
Other Books
Supporting Workplace Diversity
This workbook accompanies the course Supporting Workplace Diversity with Inclusion Practices: A Course for Companies, by Kim C. Metcalfe, Ph.D. Supporting Workplace Diversity is an interactive exploration of the values of workplace diversity, with practical strategies to make your company's diversity goals successful at every level.
Big Lie: Gender Identity Ideology
Gender Identity Ideology is the second book in the series Government Sanctioned Child Abuse. Gender Identity Ideology has been implemented in schools across the U.S.A. The problem is that this ideology is being taught as though it is factual, yet it is NOT. This book discredits each tenet or claim that underscores this ideology, revealing that the ideology is based on subjective opinions, NOT objective scientific data. Consequently, our children are being indoctrinated rather than educated. Diversity, equity, and inclusion must not mean that heavily weighted materials that focus on the LGBT+ community should not be scrutinized for truthfulness and developmental appropriateness. This work is a step in that direction.
Dr. Kim has taught me how to be a better mom and how to be a better human being... I have learned lessons of life which have shaped a part of me and my character as a more passionate, more caring and a better human being.
- Abigail S.
Dr. Kim has taught me how to be a better mom and how to be a better human being... I have learned lessons of life which have shaped a part of me and my character as a more passionate, more caring and a better human being. - Abigail S.