Good Kids, Tough Choices

Rushworth M. Kidder PhD is the founder and president of the Institute for Global Ethics (www.globalethics.org) and a long-time columnist and senior editor for The Christian Science Monitor. He writes a weekly column for the Institute's Web-based weekly Ethics Newsline which circulates to nearly 10,000 subscribers in 142 countries. Dr. Kidder works extensively on ethical issues with Ford, Accenture, Reuters, the US Coast Guard and other organizations. He is the author of nine books on ethics, global affairs, and literature including Moral Courage and How Good People Make Tough Choices. Rush travels, lectures, consults, and trains on ethics widely.

Acknowledgments. Introduction: Three Lenses for Ethical Parenting. How to Use This Book. What If I Face Ethical Dilemmas of My Own? 1 Raising Kids in Today's Moral Environment. What the Research Tells Us. Why Parents Make a Difference. 2 Birth Through Age Four. Branson and the Gold Coins. Teaching Responsibility. Playing According to Your Own Rules. Loren Wrecks the Train. 3 Ages Five Through Nine. Teaching Thrift in an Age of Opulence. Teaching Ethics Through Principles. Ethics and Peer Pressure. 4 Ages Ten Through Fourteen. Resolving Ethical Dilemmas. Zero Tolerance. Avoiding Bystander Apathy. Showing Moral Courage. 5 Ages Fifteen Through Eighteen. Finding the Third Way. A Sexual Crisis. Caught Stealing. Confronting Parental Weakness. Explaining Divorce. 6 Ages Nineteen Through Twenty-Three. Counseling, Not Controlling. Supporting Your Daughter or Saving Your Grandchildren. The Difference Between Courage and Stubbornness. 7 Conclusion. How Emotion and Morality Interact. Using the Moral Toolkit. Top Ten Tips for Ethical Parenting. Notes. Glossary. Further Reading. About the Author. Questions for Discussion. Index.