Capable

How to Teach Your Kids the Strengths, Skills, and Strategies to Build Resilience

By: Sissy Goff, David Thomas

Narrated by: Sissy Goff, David Thomas

Today's kids face unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and emotional distress. Despite our best efforts, our children continue to struggle with internal and external pressures that impact their mental health. If we're doing all we can to make sure our kids are happy, why aren't they?

Beloved therapists, speakers, and authors Sissy Goff and David Thomas have discovered the key is found in one word: capable. Capable kids are confident kids who don't shrink from challenges. They're resilient kids who get back up when life knocks them down. They're thriving kids because they have a deep belief in their ability to do hard things, overcome roadblocks, and keep moving forward.

In Capable, Sissy and David draw on their more than fifty years of combined counseling experience to offer a clinically sound, emotionally attuned, faith-informed approach to help kids build the resilience they need in today's world. Through evidence-based insight and practical guidance, Sissy and David equip you to nurture capability—the internalized belief that a child can face adversity, navigate challenges, manage stress, and build confidence in who they are and who God has made them to be.

This enhanced audiobook includes bonus Q&A with the authors.

©2026 Helen S. Goff and David Scott Thomas

Very practical

There were so many practical ways to work on capability and good explanation of how and why

Encouraging and Insightful

This book felt like a warm hug of encouragement to parents. It was the right mix of science, down-to-earth insight, and encouragement for parents trying to raise capable kids. Highly recommend!

Excellent advice. The next generation needs this book.

Solid advice from both counselors who have a wealth of experience. This a great book for parents and grandparents.

Thank you

This js the parenting book we needed: a comprehensive guide for parenting through the waves of emotions and experiences

Useful information

Great advice from professionals who have been working with families for years. They offer a balanced approach to parenting that can help kids learn to feel and be capable.