The Parents We Mean to Be
by Weissbourd, RichardEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-09-03
Publisher(s): Mariner Books
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Summary
In The Parents We Mean to Be, Harvard psychologist Richard Weissbourd argues incisively that parents-not peers, not television-are the primary shapers of their children's moral lives. His original field research reveals surprising, real threats to children's moral and emotional development. Parents' intense focus on children's happiness and parental obsession with achievement has eroded their influence as moral mentors. The widespread desire of parents to be closer to their children-a wonderful trend in many respects-can also imperil children's moral growth.
Author Biography
Richard Weissbourd is a child and family psychologist on the faculty of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and School of Education. He is the author of The Vulnerable Child, recently named by the American School Board Journal one of the top ten education books of all time.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| A Note on Methods | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Helping Children Manage Destructive Emotions | p. 9 |
| Promoting Happiness and Morality | p. 37 |
| The Real Danger in the Achievement Craze | p. 61 |
| When Being Close to Children Backfires | p. 81 |
| Moral Adults: Moral Children | p. 99 |
| The Real Moral Power of Schools | p. 115 |
| The Morally Mature Sports Parent | p. 137 |
| Cultivating Mature Idealism in Young People | p. 165 |
| Key Moral Strengths of Children Across Race and Culture | p. 177 |
| Conclusion: Moral Communities | p. 195 |
| Notes | p. 207 |
| Index | p. 229 |
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