Title: UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me
World
Author: Michele Borba
Publisher: Touchstone Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication Date: June 7, 2016
Genre: Psychology, Parenting and Relationships, Education and Teaching
For my first read of the year, this one wasn't too shabby!
Things that I liked:
- The overall topic and resulting discussion
- The author's style and apparent knowledge and experience
- This was an easy read, but didn't lack quality
- Although I am not a parent, I was still able to learn a few things that will be applicable both now and in my future as a potential parent and also a coworker/employee/potential employer, etc.
The thing I did not like:
- Basically, the one and only thing that I didn't like about this book was that I was expecting research and commentary on the topic of WHY empathetic children succeed in our all-about-me world. It's right there in the title, after all... instead of showing the rewards of raising an empathetic child, this book just focused on the importance of doing so. It was valuable, to be sure, just not exactly in the ways I expected.
So overall, yes, this was a good and productive read. As a parenting book, Borba is very successful. At the end of each chapter is a guide to help put into the practice the points that she's stressed, and her methods do seem sensible (again, as a non-parent I obviously haven't personally tried anything suggested in the book, but neither would I be opposed to doing so).
Would I recommend this book? Sure! Likely to new parents or psychology enthusiasts.
On a scale of 1-5, I'd give this book 3/5 stars. Although I did enjoy it and feel a like it was definitely worth the read, the title was pretty misleading. As I said before, I'd be really interested to read a book about the positive affects of raising a child to be empathetic. I do feel like empathy is invaluable, and I honestly hope that this book reaches the masses.
(First review down!)
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