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Book SynopsisParents and clinicians share an interest in promoting children's personal maturity and character development. This book addresses this concern.
Trade ReviewAuthored by a parent and child psychiatrist, this book is instructive both for parents and educators. It spells out insightfully the 'whys and hows' that lead to healthy child development, self-discovery, good citizenship, and true consideration for others. Richly illustrated with many clinical vignettes, it provides a basic approach to forestall and resolve the growing wave of child violence. -- Ruth F. Lax
Raising Children with Character offers a wise, sensible perspective and pragmatic guidance for parents trying to raise ethical, compassionate children. Dr. Berger focuses on intimacy, relationships, and intelligent, self-confident parental authority. She gives the reader numerous clinical jewels and sensitive wisdom to learn from in this thoughtful, informative book. -- Alvin Rosenfeld
There is hardly a single paragraph in the entire book that isn't worth quoting. * Suburban Express *
Praise for the previous edition: Extremely valuable....this book is full of words of wisdom about parenting and is highly recommended to professionals, parents, educators, and all those interested in the welfare of children. * Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry *
In a sea of books on child rearing and development that focus on or blame nature or nurture, it is a joy to welcome Raising Children with Character. It espouses mutuality and interaction and, unashamedly, love as the catalyst to healthy character formation. The text is written in an easygoing style that encourages readers to participate by calling to mind their own vignettes and examples. The case reports are informative and show the working interactions of a sensitive clinician with her patients from all walks of life, without the jargon of the profession. Designed for everyone from therapists to parents, Dr. Berger's text provided me with new insights even after thirty years of my own practice. -- Theodore Shapiro
Praise for the previous edition: "Extremely valuable....this book is full of words of wisdom about parenting and is highly recommended to professionals, parents, educators, and all those interested in the welfare of children." * Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Why Character Counts Chapter 2 Intimacy from Birth through Preschool Chapter 3 On the Parent's Good Authority Chapter 4 Building Self-Discipline Chapter 5 From Collapsing to Coping Chapter 6 The Struggle to Be Nice Chapter 7 The Emphasis on People Chapter 8 Citizenship in School Chapter 9 The Floundering Student Chapter 10 The Adolescent's Needs Chapter 11 Fostering Maturity Chapter 12 Male and Female Chapter 13 Romance and Marriage Chapter 14 Toward the Eternal
