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Self-Esteem Trap (2008)

by Polly Young-Eisendrath(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0316039837 (ISBN13: 9780316039833)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Little, Brown & Company

review 1: I read recently a book about raising girls in a "me" culture and it worried me, mostly because I felt the logic of the author was so far from my own sense of of right and wrong. After reading this book I feel so much better. This book gives the keys to becoming good people, not just for kids but for anyone brave enough to try. This book embraces the potential of ordinariness. I can allow myself to be ordinary and still feel happiness, and I get to help my exceptionally average kids to set goals to being good people. This book is going on my shelf as one of the best parenting books I have ever read.
review 2: This book was written by a psychologist who has seen people of my and my parent's generation who never felt satisfied with their level of achievement. She... more talks about how we were trained to believe we are "special"-- in a way, better than everyone else-- which can be a big letdown because our expectations may be unreasonably high and we don't connect as well with others. Basically re-inforces the idea that we are all interconnected and the importance of helping eachother and not living in a vacuum of self (with impossibly high expectations). Eisendrath argues for parenting with discipline and also puts in an intellectual plug for religion. She also advocates letting children accept the consequences of their choices and not over-praising a child, as it sets up him/her for a lifetime of needing praise, even when it is not deserved. less

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