When psychologists Shumaker and Heckel wrote their earlier book on
Children Who Murder, it became clear to them that
society—specifically a significant portion of its young
members—is in crisis. Focused on this crisis, these authors found
an everyday issue that makes life more challenging for parents who
are trying to raise kids of good character. The issue is this:
There are extensive differences now in the family, the school
environment, the community and even religious institutions,
compared to previous generations. For example, familes of today
rarely have a coherent extended family. And by far in most regions,
dual working parents are common, as are single parents and
stepfamilies. Church activities, events and agents are not as
evident in the community as they were in the past. Schools under
increasing demand for testing and measurement take less time to
devote to issues of character. Altogether, the changes are
significant, and can leave parents searching for ways to instill
character in their kids. Shumaker and Heckel spotlight these
historical changes, and also ways parents today are succeeding in
creating kids of character nonetheless. When authors Shumaker and
Heckel wrote their earlier book on Children Who Murder, it became
clear to them that society—specifically a significant portion of
its young members—is in crisis. Focused on this crisis, these
authors found an everyday issue that makes life more challenging
for parents trying to raise kids of character. The challenge is
this: there are extensive differences now in the family, the school
environment, the community and even religious institutions,
compared to previous generations. For example, families of today
rarely have a coherent extended family. Dual working parents are
common. Church activities, events and agents are not nearly as
evident in the community as they were in the past. And schools,
under increasing demand for testing and measurement, devote far
less time to issues of character than they did in the past.
Altogether, the changes are significant and can leave parents at a
loss for how to best develop character intheir kids. Shumaker and
Heckel show us how some parents are creatively handling this
challenge. The authors do not argue that most American kids are out
of hand, cruel, or immoral. They are neither cynics nor prophets of
doom. What they do see is a disappearance of supports for parents,
making the adults'job more demanding. Yet they pinpoint ways some
parents are succeeding in this new millennium. This book begins by
explaining the basics of moral development in children reviewing
recent research findings. If offers parents, teachers, professors,
administrators, clergy, and legislators helpful tools to promote
character.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2007 |
First published: |
March 2007 |
Authors: |
Robert V. Heckel
• David M. Shumaker
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-98889-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-275-98889-9 |
Barcode: |
9780275988890 |
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