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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Little Brown & Co
Publication date
September 2, 2009
Pages
248
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316013123
ISBN-10
0316013129
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.50 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
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The Heart of Centering Prayer | The Resilient Spirit | The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids | Your Child's Self-Esteem | The Highly Sensitive Child | The Denial of Death | The Present Heart | Women and Desire
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
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 SELFESTEEM 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 off ers 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.
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 SELFESTEEM 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 off ers 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.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Little Brown & Co (September 2, 2008)
9780316013116 | details & prices | 248 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $25.99
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Little Brown & Co (September 2, 2009)
9780316013123 | details & prices | 248 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.00
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Miscellaneous
from Little Brown & Co (September 2, 2008)
9780316039833 | details & prices | List price $9.99
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