Raising Unselfish Children

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A generation of child-focused parenting has produced narcissistic, selfish, dysfunctional adults who are ill-prepared to survive in the real world. But in this revolutionary book, parenting expert Jill Rigby assures moms and dads that it’s never too late to reshape your child’s heart and develop a parenting plan that starts right where you are. Shining the light of reality on the failed self-esteem philosophy, Jill will show you how to gently “bump” children off self-center and instill in them an others-centered heart and a healthy self-respect.

The following is an excerpt from the book, which will be released March 2008:

“The quest for self-esteem has nearly destroyed our society. And yet we continue to develop self-esteem in our children. As soon as our children are born, we hand them a mirror, wanting our children to love themselves, while we begin the task of making them ‘happy.’ We smother our children with attention, lavish gifts for every ‘A,’ and tell them they can be anything they want to be, do anything they want to do, and have anything they want to have. We tell our children by our words and show them in our actions that ‘It’s all about you.’ We crown them prince and princess of their domain. But rather than growing up to be grateful, selfless, and thankful, they’re turning out to be ungrateful, greedy and resentful, not just to the world, but to us…the very folks who have given them everything. And why not? A child who only looks in a mirror can only see themselves. But loving yourself doesn’t bring happiness, loving others does. Loving ourselves empties our souls and feeds our selfishness. Loving others feeds our souls and starves our selfishness.”

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