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Author Young-Eisendrath, Polly, 1947-

Title The self-esteem trap : raising confident and compassionate kids in an age of self-importance / Polly Young-Eisendrath.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Little, Brown, 2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Eureka Non-Fiction  155.2 You    ---  Available
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  155.4125 You    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description viii, 248 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-240) and index.
Contents The trouble with being special -- The roots of the problem -- The importance of adversity -- The necessity of conscience and virtue -- Autonomy and emotional maturity -- The value of being ordinary -- Religion and reverence -- Love and its near enemy -- The truth about happiness.
Summary Profiles today's young people as a simultaneously depressed and entitled generation with unique challenges, in a reassuring guide for parents that addresses cultural changes that are affecting the ways in which children develop, experience the world, and embrace responsibility.
Source NBK 4/9 PPL
Subject Self-esteem.
ISBN 9780316013123
9780316013116
0316013110

 
    
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