How to Raise Kind Kids

And Get Respect, Gratitude, and a Happier Family in the Bargain

Author  Thomas Lickona
How to Raise Kind Kids

Can you teach a child to be kind?

This vital question is taking on a new urgency as our culture grows ever more abrasive and divided.
 
We all want our kids to be kind. But that is not the same as knowing what to do when you catch your son being unkind.  A world-renowned developmental psychologist, Dr. Thomas Lickona has led the character education movement in schools for forty years. Now he shares with parents the vital tools they need to bring peace and foster cooperation at home. Kindness doesn’t stand on its own. It needs a supporting cast of other essential virtues—like courage, self-control, respect, and gratitude. 

With concrete examples drawn from the many families Dr. Lickona has worked…