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by Polly Young-Eisendrath

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Clarifying an enormous cultural change, this work shows why so many young people have trouble with empathy and compassion, struggle with moral values, and are stymied in the face of adversity. It offers prescriptive advice on how adults can help kids develop self-worth.

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Kids today are depressed and anxious. They also feel entitled to every advantage and unwilling to make the leap into adulthood. As Polly Young-Eisendrath makes clear in this brilliant account of where a generation has gone astray, parents trying to make their children feel special are unwittingly interfering with their kids' ability to accept themselves and cope with life. Clarifying an enormous cultural change, THE SELF-ESTEEM TRAP shows why so many young people have trouble with empathy and compassion, struggle with moral values, and are stymied in the face of adversity. Young-Eisendrath offers prescriptive advice on how adults can help kids -- through the teen and young adult years -- develop self-worth, setting them on the right track to productive, balanced, and happy lives.

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  • Title The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance
  • Author Polly Young-Eisendrath
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little Brown and Company
  • Publication date 2009-09-02
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780316013123 / 0316013129
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Self-Esteem
  • Category Family / Parenting / Childbirth
  • Dewey Decimal Code 155.2

About the author

Polly Young-Eisendrath, a Jungian analyst and psychotherapist, is the author of 13 books (translated into 20 languages), including The Resilient Spirit and Women and Desire. She lives in Burlington, VT.
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