The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance

The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance

by PollyYoung-Eisendrath (Author)

Synopsis

Kids today are depressed and anxious. They also seem to feel entitled to every advantage and unwilling to make the leap into adulthood. As Polly Young-Eisendrath makes clear in this brilliant account of where a generation has gone astray, parents trying to make their children feel special are unwittingly interfering with their kids' ability to accept themselves and cope with life. Clarifying an enormous cultural change, THE SELF-ESTEEM TRAP shows why so many young people have trouble with empathy and compassion, struggle with moral values, and are stymied in the face of adversity. Young-Eisendrath offers prescriptive advice on how adults can help kids - through the teen and young adult years - develop self-worth, setting them on the right track to productive, balanced and happy lives.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: 1
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Published: 04 Dec 2008

ISBN 10: 0316013110
ISBN 13: 9780316013116

Media Reviews
'Incisive, persuasive, practical and wise...an immensely valuable, reliable and engaging book' - Edward M. Hallowell, MD 'Parents want what's best for their children and THE SELF-ESTEEM TRAP is - finally - the book that delivers' - Jean M. Twenge, PhD '...a truly helpful book on parenting' - Jack Kornfield
Author Bio
Polly Young-Eisendrath, a psychologist and Jungian analyst, is the author of 13 books (translated into 20 languages), including The Resilient Spirit and Women and Desire. She lives and practices near Montpelier, Vermont.