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The parents we mean to be : how well-intentioned adults undermine children's moral and emotional development / Richard Weissbourd.

By: Publication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.Description: xii, 241 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780618626175
  • 0618626174
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 649/.7 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ772 .W365 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Helping children manage destructive emotions -- Promoting happiness and morality -- The real danger in the achievement craze -- When being close to children backfires -- Moral adults : moral children -- The real moral power of schools -- The morally mature sports parent -- Cultivating mature idealism in young people -- Key moral strengths of children across race and culture.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-227) and index.

Helping children manage destructive emotions -- Promoting happiness and morality -- The real danger in the achievement craze -- When being close to children backfires -- Moral adults : moral children -- The real moral power of schools -- The morally mature sports parent -- Cultivating mature idealism in young people -- Key moral strengths of children across race and culture.

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