Can compassion hurt? Why do we quarrel so often with loved ones? Is it worth fighting for the truth no matter what? Children rarely ask such questions to adults. But they really care. How to share your opinion with your child so that he wants to hear you? How to start a conversation on such difficult topics as lies and injustice, friendship and betrayal? The philosopher, director of the Institute of Practical Philosophy in Paris, Oscar Brenifier, collected in this book 19 dialogues in which parents and children, as if casually, discuss important issues. It turned out to be a valuable «cheat sheet» for adults. It will help to start a conversation and find the right words. Practice. But don’t turn the dialogue into an edifying monologue: we talk with children to better understand our son (daughter) and enjoy joint reasoning, right? In addition, Oscar Brenifier reminds us that any truth is subjective, and it is important to understand why we behave the way we do. And this is also taught by his book — children and parents.
Clever, 2015, 192 p.