Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times

by Zoe Weil

Overview

A pioneer in the humane education movement shares an essential guide for new parents who want to raise their children with genuine compassion.

In Above All, Be Kind, Zoe Weil teaches parents how to raise their children to be humane in the broadest sense. This includes being more compassionate in their interactions with family and friends, also means growing up to make life choices that demonstrate respect for the environment, other species, and all people.

The book includes chapters for early, middle, teenage, and young adult years, as well as activities, issue sidebars, cases, tips, and profiles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781550923025
Publisher:	New Society Publishers
Publication date:	09/17/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	277
Sales rank:	859,562
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Zoe Weil is a pioneer in the field of humane education. She is the co-founder and President of the International Institute for Humane Education. She created and directed a nationally-recognized humane education program (Animalearn). She has trained hundreds of teachers and activists to become humane educators, and conducts humane education training workshops across the U.S.. The co-author of several humane education books for young people, as well as a parent, she lives in Surry, Maine.

Editorial Reviews

In a world replete with negative peer and media influences, teaching a child to be generous, honest, and kind may seem impossible. As cofounder and president of the International Institute for Humane Education, Weil encourages parents to identify first which values are most important to instill in their children (through a helpful "My Life Is My Message" worksheet). Then she assists them in developing an action plan for modeling those characteristics. Once parents have identified these values, the author reveals four key elements to creating compassionate, confident children: providing information; teaching critical thinking; instilling the three Rs of reverence, respect, and responsibility; and offering positive choices. Next, Weil supplies guidelines for raising humane children in three developmental stages-the early years (zero to six), the middle years (seven to 12), and adolescence (13-plus). While this book explains how to address some difficult situations (e.g., what to do when your five-year-old wants a toy gun) and includes inspiring tales of families altering their lifestyles to embody humaneness, its strong environmental and vegetarian agenda may put off certain readers. Recommended for public libraries in environmentally aware areas.-Charity Peak, Regis Univ., Colorado Springs Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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