This child: descriptive review in support of parental ethics. Issue 3 (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Furman, Cara
• Is Part Of: Ethics and education. Volume 16:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 321
• Page End: 335
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: Descriptive Inquiry -- ethics -- parenting -- practical wisdom; Education -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; Education -- Aims and objectives -- Periodicals; Education -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; Moral education -- Periodicals; 370.1
• DOI: 10.1080/17449642.2021.1927344
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-9642

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In response to the abundance of parenting literature and a contemporary emphasis on expertise, recent scholars have suggested that how we parent should be determined by values and a family's particular needs, a combination often referred to as practical wisdom. In this article, I build on previous calls for an ethical approach to being a parent. I argue that being able to share and cultivate one's unique personality and have one's aptitudes and interests recognized is a key condition of living well and that parents play an important role in helping their children know and realize their gifts. I put forth an exercise for attending to children, the descriptive review of the child. In doing so, I first describe this practice, illustrate it, and then explain how it can help one live well as a parent.