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.

摘要

为了回应丰富的育儿文献和当代对专业知识的强调，最近的学者建议我们如何育儿应该由价值观和家庭的特殊需求决定，这种组合通常被称为实践智慧。在这篇文章中，我建立在以前呼吁采取道德方法做父母的基础上。我认为，能够分享和培养自己独特的个性，并让自己的才能和兴趣得到认可是过上美好生活的关键条件，而且父母在帮助孩子了解和实现自己的天赋方面发挥着重要作用。我提出了一个关注孩子的练习，对孩子的描述性回顾。在这样做时，我首先描述这种做法，说明它，然后解释它如何帮助一个人生活得很好。