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 Jill Rigby Howard Books From A Press Release Book Description Child expert Jill Rigby is convinced that today's parents' overemphasis on self-esteem and happiness is the reason society has become self-absorbed, self-conceited and self-consumed. In RAISING UNSELFISH CHILDREN IN A SELF-ABSORBED WORLD, Rigby espouses a new goal of parenting: gently bumping children off self-center and teaching them to be unselfish givers instead. "Out of a desire to help their children feel good about themselves, parents often crown their kids as prince or princess of their domain. But rather than growing up to be grateful, selfless and thankful, these children are turning out to be ungrateful, greedy and resentful, even toward their parents-the very folks who have given them everything," writes Rigby. "If we don't empty our children of their self-centeredness, not only will they be intolerable to live with, they'll never become mature adults." The first step in Rigby's new parenting plan is for parents to rid their own hearts of self-centeredness. "We say we want to raise unselfish children, but we're selfish ourselves. We rationalize our thoughtless decisions. Make excuses for cruel choices. Blame others while forgiving ourselves. Buy things in order to feel better. We encourage our children to share their toys, but do we share our toys? We often tell our kids, 'Enough!' But when was the last time we told ourselves, 'Enough is enough?'" In RAISING UNSELFISH CHILDREN IN A SELF-ABSORBED WORLD, Rigby gives numerous examples of selfishness and selflessness and how parents should react in each situation. One of the reasons Rigby feels children are so selfish is because they are allowed to make too many decisions. Giving a breakdown of age ranges, Rigby helps parents identify how many decisions a child should make at any given age, as well as what they should be making decisions about. Others ways in which Rigby says unselfishness can be taught are by:
About the Author: JILL RIGBY is an accomplished speaker, columnist and founder of Manners of the Heart Community Fund. She has been a guest on more than 125 radio and television shows including The Early Show, Glenn Beck, Washington Weekly with Tony Perkins and Focus on the Family. She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Buy: Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World Return to the Dr. Laura Reading Corner |
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