Rushworth M. Kidder

Good Kids, Tough Choices (eBook, PDF)

How Parents Can Help Their Children Do the Right Thing

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A practical analysis and inspiring guide for teaching kids"ethical fitness" Parents are beginning to realize that deficiencies in ethics andcharacter are becoming a big problem among our nation's children.According to the latest data, lying, cheating, and rampantinsensitivity to other people are increasingly common. What canparents do? In this book, ethics expert Rushworth Kidder shows howto customize interventions to a child's age and temperament. Heencourages parents not to give up, since what they do can alwaysmake a difference, regardless of how long or deep the bad habits ofdishonesty may be. * Encourages parents to intervene early and re-establish childrenon the right course * Explores the keys to ethical behavior: honesty, responsibility,respect, fairness, and compassion All of Kidder's practical advice is based on the latestpsychological and neuroscientific research about how kids developcharacter and learn what's right and wrong.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470875513
• Artikelnr.: 38201820

Autorenporträt

Rushworth M. Kidder PhD is the founder and president of the Institute for Global Ethics (www.globalethics.org) and a long-time columnist and senior editor for The Christian Science Monitor. He writes a weekly column for the Institute's Web-based weekly Ethics Newsline which circulates to nearly 10,000 subscribers in 142 countries. Dr. Kidder works extensively on ethical issues with Ford, Accenture, Reuters, the US Coast Guard and other organizations. He is the author of nine books on ethics, global affairs, and literature including Moral Courage and How Good People Make Tough Choices. Rush travels, lectures, consults, and trains on ethics widely.