About this item
Above All, Be Kind teaches parents how to raise their children to be humane in the broadest sense—to become not only more compassionate in their interactions with family and friends, but to grow up to make life choices that demonstrate respect for the environment, other species, and all people. The book includes chapters for early, middle, teenage, and young adult years, as well as activities, issue sidebars, cases, tips, and profiles.Zoe Weil is cofounder and President of the International Institute for Humane Education. She developed the first graduate program in humane education in the U.S. and conducts frequent humane education workshops. Author of several humane education books for young people, and a parent, she lives in Maine.
About the Author
is the co-founder and present of the (IHE) . In addition to creating the M.Ed. and certificate programs for IHE and leading IHE's Sowing Seeds and MOGO (Most Good) workshops, Zoe Weil is the author of (2004) for educators, (2003) for parents, and (January 2009) . She has also written books for young people, including (2007) about 12-year-old activists inspired by an eccentric substitute teacher who's really a humane educator, and (2004) . She has written numerous articles on humane education and humane living and has appeared frequently on radio and television. Zoe speaks regularly at universities, conferences, schools, churches, and in communities around the United States and Canada. She has also served as a consultant on humane education to people and organizations around the world. Zoe received a Master's in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School (1988) and a Master's in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania (1983) . She is certified in Psychosynthesis counseling, a form of psychotherapy which relies upon the intrinsic power of each person's imagination to promote growth, creativity, health, and transformation. Zoe lives with her husband, teenage son, and several rescued animals at the Institute for Humane Education in Surry, Maine.
