It is our responsibility as parents, educators, taxpayers, and policymakers to raise thinking children and teens, to effectively guide their mental and moral development, to teach them to think for themselves, and to help them know what thinking means. Just how do we do that. Full of daily life advice, as well as profound ideas for changing the way we think about learning, "Raising Thinking Children and Teens: Guiding Mental and Moral Development" takes readers into the thinking processes of young people and shows how to reach them, to help them, to empower them. 'Moral intelligence' is key, and Angela Browne-Miller explains how to guide young people in developing it. She likewise explores human potential and ways to raise thinking children who will maximize theirs. Examining both the folklore and the scientific debates about intelligence, she shows the danger of mislabeling and how to watch for and prevent labeling at school, in the home, and in society in general. The book also treats topics such as the quality of care and safety in school and preschool settings, effects of the physical environment on learning, the role of organization in thinking, childhood stress and hypochondria, child abuse outside the home, and family violence. It also features photographs, drawings, and tables.