Fresh Air from WHYY, April 7, 2009 · Psychologist Richard Weissbourd contends that parents who are obsessed with their children's happiness are ignoring other important values — like goodness, empathy, appreciation and caring — that are necessary to a well-rounded personality. Weissbourd is the author of The Parents We Mean to Be: How Well-Intentioned Adults Undermine Children's Moral and Emotional Development.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The Well-Meaning, Bad Parent
Labels: child education, fresh air, npr, parental education, richard weissbourd, terry gross
Posted by M&J at 9:19 AM
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seems that you are (re-)discovering "Fresh Air" :) I used to listen to it while I drove back from work, but recently I work on my breathing while driving :) and hence I missed it for a while ....
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