Can you teach a child to be kind? So many things in our society send a message of selfishness that it takes hard work to raise kind kids. It’s one thing to know you want your child to be kind and another to know what to do when your son slams the door in your face or your daughter mocks a kid in her class who is struggling to fit in. The good news from this book is that an inclination to be kind is hard wired into humans, and at every age you can course correct and retrain. How to Raise Kind Kids offers an invaluable toolkit for parents who are struggling—and the confidence it can work. A world-renowned developmental psychologist who has been one of the leading figures in the character education movement, Dr. Thomas Lickona reveals that there are many things you can do to strengthen your child’s capacity for kindness at home.
With concrete examples drawn from the many families he has worked with over the years and clear tips you can act on tonight, How to Raise Kind Kids will help you give and get respect, hold family meetings to tackle problems, set up age-appropriate chores, identify your family’s core values, diffuse sibling rivalry, discipline in a way that builds character, and improve the dynamic of your relationship with your children while putting them on the path to a happier and more fulfilling life. About the Author: Dr. Thomas Lickona is the founding director of the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) at the State University of New York at Cortland and an advisor to Harvard’s Making Caring Common project. The founding president of the Association for Moral Education, he has spent much of his career teaching teachers how to foster character in the classroom. His eight books on character include Raising Good Children, Educating for Character (“the bible of the character education movement”), and Character Matters. He received the “Sandy” Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education and is co-director of the Narnian Virtues project. |