How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes - Science-based strategies for better parenting - from tots to teens (Moyer Melinda Wenner)(Paperback / softback)

As featured in The Guardian, How to Raise Kids Who Aren''t Assholes is a clear, actionable, sometimes humorous (but always science-based) guide for parents on how to shape their kids into honest, kind, generous, confident, independent, and resilient people . . . who just might save the world one day.As an award-winning science journalist, Melinda Wenner Moyer was regularly asked to investigate and address all kinds of parenting questions: how to potty train, when and whether to get vaccines, and how to help kids sleep through the night. But as Melinda''s children grew, she found that one huge area was ignored in the realm of parenting advice: how do we make sure our kids don''t grow up to be assholes?On social media, in the news, and from the highest levels of government, kids are increasingly getting the message that being selfish, obnoxious and cruel is okay. Hate crimes among children and teens are rising, while compassion among teens has been dropping. We know, of course, that young people have the capacity for great empathy, resilience, and action, and we all want to bring up kids who will help build a better tomorrow. But how do we actually do this? How do we raise children who are kind, considerate, and ethical inside and outside the home, who will grow into adults committed to making the world a better place?How to Raise Kids Who Aren''t Assholes is a deeply researched, evidence-based primer that provides a fresh, often surprising perspective on p
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