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Young-Eisendrath, a Vermont-based Jungian analyst, practicing Buddhist and author (Women and Desire), identifies a threatening and perplexing problem she calls the self-esteem trap. Today's children and young adults are suffering from a number of symptoms, including obsessive self-focus, restless dissatisfaction, pressures to be exceptional, unreadiness to accept responsibilities and feelings of either superiority or inferiority. According to the author, instead of contentment and positive self-regard, kids raised to believe they are extraordinary or special are more likely to be unhappy and disappointed. Being ordinary and realizing one's connection to the human community is the real key to happiness, she argues, and cultivating the qualities of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, concentration and wisdom will lead to children who are self-confident and content. She also warns against parents who run interference, protecting their children from inevitable disappointments. Instead, letting kids develop autonomy and experience the consequences of their decisions, she claims, is the way to go. At times, Young-Eisendrath's scope seems unwieldy, but her message rings true. (Sept.)
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'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
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An important and surprising book on how a child grows up to be a competent adult,
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This review is from: The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance (Hardcover)
Many parents mistakenly believe that constant praise is good for a child and will result in happiness and confidence. This book reveals the pitfalls of praise and constant attention. The author outlines the problems that can be created created when a child grows up to feel too exceptional or special and may have a hard time finding his place in the world, it it isn't at the top.Highly recommended for Raymond Parenting parents.
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Timely and well written,
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This review is from: The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance (Hardcover)
It speaks an improtant message to us to pass on to our children that we need to be sure that we are not enabling their feelings of entitlement and place in society. The basic rules of respect, courtesy and gratitude are dwindling and part of the reason why is that us as parents do not want our children to feel sadness or disappointment or failure. We want extraordinary children - but what ends up happening is that we end up raising kids who can't think for themselves, have no creativity and have never experienced failure, so as soon as they are adults, become depressed and breakdown. As a type A personality that always thought the most important thing was to have you and your kids be extraordinary, it has changed my thinking to believe that being ordinary definitely has its benefits.
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The Self Esteem Trap,
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This review is from: The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance (Hardcover)
Fabulous advise. Too bad the people who need it will likely not read it. Every parent should know this no matter what age your kids are.
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