How
to Raise Selfless Kids in a Self-Centred World, Dave Stone
With a title like this, who isn’t interested? We know our world is increasingly
self-absorbed and also that with our own sinful nature we always want to
be first above all others.
As parents, we long for our children to
learn selflessness: how to care about others first, how to help, how to be
generous, how to include others and how to love people who are different to us.
This little book deals with topics including
greed, hospitality, grace, serving others, and seeing people without prejudice.
It’s full of tips and anecdotes to encourage
you to teach your children how to love and serve others in various creative
ways.
With 150 small pages, it’s only a primer
for this topic. All the examples and
teaching points were delivered through examples and stories. Some people find this a great way to learn and
if that’s you, you’ll probably find it very helpful. I tend to prefer a more
logical, structured format that goes into more depth, and I found it a bit
light.
This is recommended for those who don’t like a lot of reading or don’t have time
for it, but would still like some good ideas for ways to encourage your kids
towards becoming ‘godly, generous, giving people’ (p14) who are other-person oriented.
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