Episode 152 - Unconditional parenting, part fourteen

In this episode I cover the second half of Chapter Ten: The Child's Perspective in the book Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohnhttp://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/ http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empathy An assortment of helpful nonviolent communication resources I've compiled (2MB download of PDFs)http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7585370/NVCcompilation.zip Our culture has a tough time with the idea of self-centeredness, similar to the notion of selfishness; Ayn Rand helped clarify:http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/selfishness.htmlhttp://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/contradictions.html You are your highest value, first and foremost, which enables you to see others as their own highest value--thus, neither sacrificing oneself to others, nor others to oneselfA world of selfless people is not one in which people are getting their needs met A profound way to explore your inner-self, especially your child-self--The Art Of Self-Discoveryhttp://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=38 http://digg.com/news/technology/steve_jobs_narrates_never_aired_version_of_think_different_commercial bumper music "A New World" by Antinomiecouldn't find link; closest site - http://www.myspace.com/nemystic to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697