Teaching Right from Wrong
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Teaching Right from Wrong: Forty Things you can do to Raise a Moral Child

Teaching Right from Wrong: Forty Things you can do to Raise a Moral Child


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Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction Feelings: Emotions Are the Groundwork of Morality 1. Tune In to Your Children's Feelings 2. Talk About How You Think Others May Be Feeling 3. Comment on Your Own Emotions 4. Sing to and Hold Your Children 5. Read Imaginative Stories to Your Children Reason: Feelings Need to Be Guided By Reason 6. Give Reasons Why You Approve or Disapprove of Your Children's Behavior 7. Provide Reasons for Rules You Want Your Children to Follow 8. Encourage Your Children to Play with Children of Various Ages 9. Engage Your Children in Reflective Discussions by Asking Open-Ended Questions 10. Promote Independent Thinking Self-Esteem: Self-Respect Is a Prerequisite to Acting Morally 11. Treat Your Children with Respect 12. Express Interest in Your Children's Activities, Projects, and Dreams 13. Help Set Goals and Encourage Your Children to See Them Through 14. Praise a Task Well Done 15. Give Your Children Emotional and Verbal Support to Stand Against the Crowd When Necessary Discipline: Behavior Has Consequences 16. Be Flexible - Not Arbitrary - In Your Discipline 17. Don't Use Intimidation; Never Use Ridicule 18. The Severity of the Punishment Should Be Related to the Severity of the Wrongdoing 19. Discipline with Explanations 20. Criticize in Private Habits: Morality Is Learned Through Observation and Doing 21. Provide Opportunities for Your Children to Help Others 22. Give Positive Verbal and Nonverbal Feedback for Being a Good Person 23. Work with Your Children in Community and Volunteer Service 24. Expect and Encourage Good Deeds from Your Children 25. Help Your Children Keep Promises Prejudice: Treating All People Fairly Is Fundamental to Morality 26. Examine Your Own Biases 27. Provide Examples That Counteract Society's Prejudices 28. Don't Allow Biased or Bigoted Comments to Go Unchallenged 29. Give Your Children Books That Show Different Kinds of People Playing, Working, and Living Together 30. Talk About Differences Between People, but Talk About Them Neutrally Values: Some Values Are More Important Than Others 31. Tell Your Children About the People You Admire and Why 32. Live Your Life As You Want Your Children to Lead Theirs 33. Show the Importance of Protecting the Vulnerable 34. Comment on Compassionate Behavior - Let Your Children Know That Caring Is an Important Value 35. Let Your Children Know What You Value and Why You Value It Community: Morality Is Social 36. Supervise Your Children's Television Viewing 37. Get Involved with Your Children's Education 38. Make Family Meals Important and Regular Occasions 39. Make Time for Your Children 40. Take an Interest in the World Outside Your Home Afterword Selected References

About the Author :
Arthur Dobrin has led the Ethical Culture Society of Long Island for more than 30 years and is a professor of humanities at Hofstra University. In addition to frequent speaking engagements, he has appeared on CNN to discuss children and moral issues, and is the author of a book for children, Love Your Neighbor: Stories of Values and Virtues.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780425178225
  • Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Forty Things you can do to Raise a Moral Child
  • Width: 130 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0425178226
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 191 gr


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