Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World

Jill Rigby

• Publisher: Howard Books
• Year: 2008
• eBook ISBN:
  9781416560555
• Print ISBN:
  9781416558422

Child expert Jill Rigby reveals the dangers of the self-esteem parenting philosophy and offers an alternative approach that teaches children to respect both themselves and others. After decades of experimenting with child-focused parenting, parents are beginning to realize that the result is often self-centered children who tend toward narcissism, selfishness, mediocrity, and dysfunction. Rigby espouses a new goal of parenting: gently bumping children off self-center and teaching them to be unselfish givers instead. Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World dares to revisit the values of compassion, forgiveness, thanksgiving, and unselfishness and insists that we can instill these values in our children. With her encouraging approach, Rigby helps parents realize it's never too late to change their children's point of view and equip them to interact with kindness and respect in a world outside themselves. Teaching concepts, such as developing a passion for compassion, learning to give by forgiving, and filling every day with thanksgiving, Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World offers a new paradigm for parenting -- one that educates the heart and teaches moms and dads how to parent with a new end in mind.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword, by John Rosemond
• Introduction
• PART ONE: REASSESSING THE GOAL OF PARENTING
• PART TWO: BUMPING YOUR CHILD OFF SELF-CENTER
• PART THREE: REBUILDING OUR WORLD
• CONCLUSION: Parenting with Eternity in View
• APPENDIX A: Movies with a Purpose
• APPENDIX B: State Family Policy Councils
• APPENDIX C: Mall Management Companies
• Notes
• About the Author