How to raise kids who aren’t assholes
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- Author：Melinda Wenner Moyer
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Summary
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。
"Wenner Moyer crafts a winning guide for parents who wish to build a 'better， fairer， stronger world。' This delightful mix of strategy and humor shouldn’t be missed。"
-Publisher's Weekly， Starred review
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 are 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 parenting issues， from toddlerhood through the teenage years。 First， Melinda outlines the traits we want our children to possess--including honesty， generosity， and antiracism--and then she provides scientifically-based strategies that will help parents instill those characteristics in their kids。 Learn how to raise the kind of kids you actually want to hang out with--and who just might save the world。
"Wenner Moyer crafts a winning guide for parents who wish to build a 'better， fairer， stronger world。' This delightful mix of strategy and humor shouldn’t be missed。"
-Publisher's Weekly， Starred review
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 are 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 parenting issues， from toddlerhood through the teenage years。 First， Melinda outlines the traits we want our children to possess--including honesty， generosity， and antiracism--and then she provides scientifically-based strategies that will help parents instill those characteristics in their kids。 Learn how to raise the kind of kids you actually want to hang out with--and who just might save the world。
Reviews
Kelly
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I received a copy to review。 Really excellent。 As a pediatrician， I have drawn most of the same conclusions about these topics by following the literature。 Readable; high yield and well written！
Chris Boutté
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I was fortunate enough to receive an advanced copy of this book and wasn’t sure what to expect because I’ve never read any work from Melinda。 Although I’m a parent who loves to read， I’m not a massive fan of parenting books because a lot of them are purely based on subjective opinions， and parenting is different for all of us。 With that being said， this book from Melinda Wenner Moyer is a must-read for just about anyone who interacts with kids。 On Twitter， I made a joke that this book should be I was fortunate enough to receive an advanced copy of this book and wasn’t sure what to expect because I’ve never read any work from Melinda。 Although I’m a parent who loves to read， I’m not a massive fan of parenting books because a lot of them are purely based on subjective opinions， and parenting is different for all of us。 With that being said， this book from Melinda Wenner Moyer is a must-read for just about anyone who interacts with kids。 On Twitter， I made a joke that this book should be handed out in maternity wards， but I wasn’t even really joking。 This book is that good， that I hope it gets the attention it deserves， and if you’re ever looking for a baby shower gift， give them a copy of this book。 So， why was the book so good？ First， Melinda is an excellent writer who was able to keep me engaged throughout the book， and I binged it within a matter of days。 Melinda does an insane amount of research， and it shows in this book。 She cites evidence-based studies， and she also interviewed a ton of experts in child psychology and development。 Personally， I think I’m a decent parent who has a lot of conversations with my son about all sorts of topics， but Melinda covered a bunch of areas I hadn’t even considered。 Even for topics such as sexism， mysogyny， racism， and other subjects， she pointed to some research and gave excellent tips that I’ll definitely be using with my son。 Not only that， but throughout the book， Melinda shares personal experiences with her children and admits that even after all of the work for this book， she’s still working on her parenting and has learned to cut herself some slack because none of us are perfect parents。 If I had to have a criticism of the book， it’d be that there wasn’t a specific chapter dedicated to mental health and substance use。 But personally， I think with all of the strategies and research provided in this book， you can take what you learned and apply it to conversations with your kids about mental health and substance use。 And she does touch on topics like mental health and well-being throughout the book in chapters like the one on screen time or discussions about sex。Lastly， although it may make me sound bias in this review， I must say that Melinda is good people。 As someone who reads a ton of books， receives advanced copies， writes reviews， and interviews authors on The Rewired Soul podcast， I’ve met a lot of jerks and people with massive egos。 I like supporting authors who are good people， and from my interactions with Melinda， she’s definitely one of them from my interactions with her。 I think this is important to note because there are authors I absolutely love， but regardless of their knowledge and talent， I debate on supporting their books because of how they treat people。 So， if you want to read one of the best parenting books out there while supporting a good person， get this book。 。。。more
Madeleine
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I was so excited to receive this book in exchange for a review。 I was crossing my fingers that I would win！ I knew it would a fun， humorous way of looking at this very important （often overlooked topic）。 There are 1 million parenting books that teach us all the things we need to do for a baby and toddler‘s but nothing about what to do from then on out。 How to make sure the respectable pillars of society。 How to raise them to be kind and courageous。 The world needs more young individuals （where i I was so excited to receive this book in exchange for a review。 I was crossing my fingers that I would win！ I knew it would a fun， humorous way of looking at this very important （often overlooked topic）。 There are 1 million parenting books that teach us all the things we need to do for a baby and toddler‘s but nothing about what to do from then on out。 How to make sure the respectable pillars of society。 How to raise them to be kind and courageous。 The world needs more young individuals （where instant gratification and first world luxuries are at an all-time high） who are well-groomed from an early age on how to navigate this。 。。。more
Jenny
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