A lot of parents have come to think that the most important thing they need to do is to make sure their child will feel good about himself all the time, no matter how badly he treats others and no matter how poorly he does his work. They have been led astray by the self-esteem movement which teaches us that feelings are more important than behavior or character. But this is not really anything new. Self-esteem is just a new name for an old problem: pride.

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