The Optimistic Child
E420597
The Optimistic Child is a self-help and psychology book by Martin Seligman that teaches parents and educators how to foster resilience and optimistic thinking in children to prevent depression and improve well-being.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Optimistic Child canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4190574 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Optimistic Child Context triple: [Martin Seligman, notableWork, The Optimistic Child]
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A.
Teach Your Children
"Teach Your Children" is a folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young known for its gentle harmonies and reflective lyrics about intergenerational understanding and guidance.
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B.
This Child Will Be Great
"This Child Will Be Great" is the memoir of Liberian president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, recounting her life, political struggles, and the history of modern Liberia.
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C.
Pollyanna
Pollyanna is a 1913 children's novel by Eleanor H. Porter about an irrepressibly optimistic orphan whose "glad game" transforms the lives of those around her.
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D.
The Children’s Book
The Children’s Book is a richly layered historical novel by A. S. Byatt that follows several intertwined families of artists and intellectuals in late Victorian and Edwardian England, exploring art, storytelling, and the social upheavals leading up to World War I.
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E.
How to Be Good
How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Optimistic Child Target entity description: The Optimistic Child is a self-help and psychology book by Martin Seligman that teaches parents and educators how to foster resilience and optimistic thinking in children to prevent depression and improve well-being.
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A.
Teach Your Children
"Teach Your Children" is a folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young known for its gentle harmonies and reflective lyrics about intergenerational understanding and guidance.
-
B.
This Child Will Be Great
"This Child Will Be Great" is the memoir of Liberian president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, recounting her life, political struggles, and the history of modern Liberia.
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C.
Pollyanna
Pollyanna is a 1913 children's novel by Eleanor H. Porter about an irrepressibly optimistic orphan whose "glad game" transforms the lives of those around her.
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D.
The Children’s Book
The Children’s Book is a richly layered historical novel by A. S. Byatt that follows several intertwined families of artists and intellectuals in late Victorian and Edwardian England, exploring art, storytelling, and the social upheavals leading up to World War I.
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E.
How to Be Good
How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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psychology book ⓘ self-help book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve children’s well-being
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prevent childhood depression ⓘ |
| author | Martin Seligman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
research on explanatory style
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research on learned helplessness ⓘ |
| contributedTo | popularization of positive psychology in parenting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasizes |
building children’s sense of mastery
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developing problem-solving skills in children ⓘ helping children interpret setbacks more optimistically ⓘ teaching children to challenge negative thoughts ⓘ |
| field | positive psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
parent training
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school-based interventions ⓘ skills training for children ⓘ |
| genre |
popular psychology
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self-help ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | cognitive-behavioral approach ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
impact of parental communication on children’s outlook
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importance of realistic optimism ⓘ prevention rather than treatment of depression ⓘ the role of explanatory style in mental health ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educators
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mental health professionals ⓘ parents ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
children
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cognitive psychology ⓘ depression prevention ⓘ education ⓘ emotional well-being ⓘ explanatory style ⓘ learned helplessness ⓘ optimism ⓘ parenting ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| proposes |
that optimism can be taught
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that pessimistic thinking patterns can be changed ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Authentic Happiness
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Learned Optimism ⓘ |
| teaches |
how to build resilience in children
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how to foster optimism in children ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Optimistic Child Description of subject: The Optimistic Child is a self-help and psychology book by Martin Seligman that teaches parents and educators how to foster resilience and optimistic thinking in children to prevent depression and improve well-being.
Referenced by (1)
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