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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Raising Children Who Think for Themselves

Raising Children Who Think for Themselves

Medhus, Elisa

Paperback

Child PsychologyGeneral Parenting

ISBN10: 1582700478
ISBN13: 9781582700472
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: May 10 2001
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.03 Depth: 9.09
Language: English
Awards: NAPPA Gold Awards, Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007)
Raising Children Who Think for Themselves offers a new approach to parenting that has the power to reverse the trend of external direction in our children and help parents bring up empathetic, self-confident, moral, independent thinkers. Children who are externally directed make decisions based on the peer groups, violent movies, sexually explicit television shows, and rap lyrics that permeate their lives. When children are self-directed, on the other hand, they use their power of reason like a sword to cut through the jungle of external influences. Fortunately, the author shows us, it is never too late to foster in our children the ability to weigh options, consider sources, and think for themselves. Filled with real-life examples, humorous anecdotes, and countless interviews with parents, children, and teachers, Raising Children Who Think for Themselves Identifies the five essential qualities of self-directed children Outlines the seven strategies necessary for parents to develop these qualities in their children Addresses nearly one hundred child-raising challenges--from body piercing to whining wars--and offers solutions to help encourage self-direction

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