Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times
A Nonfiction, Relationships, Parenting book. Reverence is an emotion that we can nurture in our very young children, respect...
"Above All, Be Kind" teaches parents how to raise their children to be humane in the broadest sense to become not only more compassionate in their interactions with family and friends, but to grow up to make life choices that demonstrate respect for the environment, other species, and all people. The book includes chapters for early, middle, teenage, and young adult years, as well as activities, issue sidebars, cases, tips, and profiles.Zoe Weil is cofounder and President of the International Institute for Humane Education. She developed the first graduate program in humane education in the U.S. and conducts frequent humane education workshops. Author of several humane education books for young people, and a parent, she lives in Maine."
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- Pages: 272 pages
- ISBN: 9781550923025 / 1550923021
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If the traditional Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic) are the basics that we want our children to master academically, then reverence, respect, and responsibility are the three Rs that our children need to master for the sake of their souls and the health of the world. Zoe Weil, Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times // Reverence is an emotion that we can nurture in our very young children, respect is an attitude that we instill in our children as they become school-agers, and responsibility is an act that we inspire in our children as they grow through the middle years and become adolescents. Zoe Weil, Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times //
Although this book has been previously reviewed as a "parenting book," I have looked at this book as a concerned citizen and educator who believes it takes a "village to raise a child." One need not be a parent to pick up this book to reap benefits.If you look at any point in history, people may have described their lives as "challenging"... This book gave me so much more then I expected. Living humanely means to encompass all the best qualities of being human: kindness, compassion, honesty, willingness to change, generosity, courage, self discipline, humor, wisdom and integrity ... of course being all of that all the time is not realistic but, learning to have most qualities... This is a wonderful book for parents that really emphasizes teaching children to be humane. The book is filled with anecdotes, advice and tips for practical application of the concepts. At the end of the book, Zoe Weil offers a comprehensive questionnaire that will guide a parent to take steps to act more humanely and to live the concept...
