Right from Wrong: Instilling a Sense of Integrity in Your Child

by Michael Riera, Joseph Diprisco

Does your child have a conscience? Is he remorseful when caught in a lie? Very high on any wise list of dreams for our children is the hope that they become people of integrity. But integrity is not simply something that happens as a result of unconditional love, healthy genes, or good luck; it emerges, if it does, because parents make it a priority to exercise influence in this arena. Combining stories of children experiencing the day-to-day struggles of growing up with compassionate, in-depth analysis and pragmatic counsel, Right From Wrong makes nurturing the qualities of integrity tangible to parents and to the others who might be actively involved in guiding a child's moral life. Through the authors' wise and discerning eyes we witness children as they experience loss or sadness, react to sibling rivalries, schoolyard violence, and academic pressures, or even while they interact at the family dinner table. The ways in which parents use listening, praise, discipline, honesty, and consequences to react to these situations reinforces a child's sense of right and wrong; from these choices readers will learn valuable lessons about a parent's power to nurture character and morality in young children.

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[Yapha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was our faculty summer reading book, written by the new Head of School. I really enjoyed it, and think it is one of the more important parenting books that I have read. It is most valuable for its conversation starters. It gives great advice on discussing tough topics and situations with your kids. It covers kids ages 5-12 and the moral dilemmas they will probably face at sometime in their lives.

[Yayu]

want to read it