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Welcome to the NASP-Fishful Thinking partnership website, dedicated to helping parents and educators raise optimistic kids who can achieve their best at school, at home, and in life.

About Fishful Thinking

• What Is Fishful Thinking?
• About the NASP-Fishful Thinking Partnership
• About Dr. Karen Reivich, developer of Fishful Thinking
• What the Research Says

Resources and Articles

• Self-Efficacy: Helping Children Believe They Can Succeed
• Building Resilience in Youth: The Penn Resiliency Program
• The Seven Ingredients of Resilience: Information for Parents
• Resiliency Techniques in School Practice
• The Goldfish Guide to Raising Optimistic Kids
• Optimism and Well-Being
• Optimism: A Key Ingredient to Happiness
• Fishful Thinking: Cultivating Gratitude in Youth
• Linking Gratitude Strategies to School Priorities
• Fostering an Attitude of Gratitude: Tips for Parents
• Gratitude Works in Schools

Strategies and Activities Center

• Optimism
• Resilience
• Goal Setting
• Empowerment
• Emotional Awareness

Links

• Fishful Thinking
• Communiqué Online
• Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania

NASP Related Resources on Positive Psychology

• Positive Psychology Interest Group
• Interventions Online, Volume 10: Resilience: Building Strength for Life
• Gratitude in Children and Adolescents: Development, Assessment, and School-Based Intervention
• The Third Pillar: Linking Positive Psychology and School-Wide Positive Behavior Support
• Positive School Climate, Student Wellness, and Improved Academic Outcomes: Bringing Out the Best in Students and Schools
• Congressional Briefing Statement: Terry Molony, School Psychologist
• Congressional Briefing Statement: Kwame Morton, Principal