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Argues that our struggle to become good parents can help us to become good persons.

Becoming Good Parents goes beyond a psychological understanding of parenting to include a deeper explication of the philosophical (moral) and existential (spiritual) dimensions of parenting. It counters the contemporary notion that parents can be satisfied with simply being good enough in their parenting practices, which encourages a sense of complacency. Through everyday examples, illustrative use of Harper Lee''s moral novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and a reinterpretation of the theoretical viewpoints of psychologists Erik Erikson, Heinz Kohut, and Rollo May, along with philosophers Iris Murdoch and Michael Gelven, the author argues that the struggle toward perfection (goodness) is a natural human impulse. Parenting provides an optimal context for the practice of character refinement, which can potentially contribute to the psychological and spiritual growth of both parents and children. Ultimately, the book demonstrates that by becoming good parents, we become good persons.

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      Publisher: State University Press of New York (SUNY)
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/18/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780791454626, 978-0791454626
      ISBN10: 0791454622

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Argues that our struggle to become good parents can help us to become good persons.

      Becoming Good Parents goes beyond a psychological understanding of parenting to include a deeper explication of the philosophical (moral) and existential (spiritual) dimensions of parenting. It counters the contemporary notion that parents can be satisfied with simply being good enough in their parenting practices, which encourages a sense of complacency. Through everyday examples, illustrative use of Harper Lee''s moral novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and a reinterpretation of the theoretical viewpoints of psychologists Erik Erikson, Heinz Kohut, and Rollo May, along with philosophers Iris Murdoch and Michael Gelven, the author argues that the struggle toward perfection (goodness) is a natural human impulse. Parenting provides an optimal context for the practice of character refinement, which can potentially contribute to the psychological and spiritual growth of both parents and children. Ultimately, the book demonstrates that by becoming good parents, we become good persons.

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