Gratitude & Kindness: A Modern Parents Guide to Raising Children in an Era of Entitlement

by Carla Fry, Lisa Ferrari

Do you think you are raising an entitled child? Find out if you are unintentionally encouraging them to want, want, want all the time. Entitled children are not born; they are made. In this Modern Parents Guide, you'll find out how to enrich your children's lives by making gratitude and kindness real to them. Based on the latest in science and psychological research, this book will teach you the practical skills to buffer the effects of entitlement and turn your family around. - Discover why YOU need to care about gratitude in your family. - Find out where entitlement comes from and how it is continues to grow. - Use our Family Change Model to help save your family from entitlement. - Realize what YOU can do about it right now. Written by two clinical psychologists in the field of parenting, this guide combines experiences from their clinic with current scientific data. Dr. Ferrari and Dr. Fry are often quoted by local and national lifestyle magazines and television for their expert advice and tips - from Canadian Living, Global News and Today's Parent to Flare, ELLE, Canadian Family, and more. Begin reading now and see how you can inoculate and safeguard against the damaging effects of our entitlement-enhancing society.

Genres: Parenting

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 17, 2015

Reviews

[Jacqueline Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the layout of this book and the information presented. The authors each have a psychological background that influence the credibility of the information and also improve the quality of the tips shared. The best part of the book is teaching children how to live their lives based on gratitude and kindness - most importantly how it stems from the actions and mentality of the parent. Our children learn more from what we do than what they say - it is true, actions speak louder than words. That said, entitled children is a recipe of poor limitations and discipline parenting style - it is super important we share with and teach our children how important it is to be grateful for the things we have in our live prioritizing our needs over our wants. Prioritizing empathy and kindness over self-centred actions and words.

At the end of the book is an appendix outlining exercises helpful for parents when implementing some of the tips shared into their parenting methods. Each chapter is summarized with the key points for quick reference point after reading. My most favourite chapter is #6 Gratitude Journalling.

Definitely have a read. I highly recommend.