Description Preface Chapter 1: Death and Birth — On Assigning Value Without Basis Chapter 2: A Newborn Baby — On the Change in Life Plans Chapter 3: Cutting the Second Umbilical Cord — We Must Think and Act for Someone Else Chapter 4: Lack of Time and Peace of Mind — Making Time for Yourself Chapter 5: What Is Education? — Sometimes You Have to Take a Firm Stand Chapter 6: What Is Culture? — On Being Human Chapter 7: The Desire to Be Thanked — A Stubborn Illusion About Love Chapter 8: Fleeting Thoughts — On Handling a Child Translator's Note Not How Will You Raise Your Child, But What Kind of Parent Will You Be? Recommended on KBS 1-TV's "Book Reading Night"! Selected by Germany's Ministry of Education as "A Book Every Parent Must Read"! Am I really doing a good job as a parent? Just how far does a parent's role extend? When children are stubborn and unreasonable, how much should we tolerate, and how much should we give in? This outstanding philosophical guide to parenting offers thoughtful answers to these very questions—illuminating the philosophy and mindset needed to become a truly good parent. Korean parents' enthusiasm for their children's education is unmatched, and the market is already full of books offering advice on educational issues. This is not one of those books telling you exactly how to raise your child. Nor does it set up an idealized image of the perfect parent and pressure ordinary parents to measure up, making them feel inadequate. The author, a renowned German education expert, has logically organized his own personal experiences, feelings, and reflections as a parent. He delves deeply into the questions that many parents leave as "unanswered questions," offering his own thoughtful responses. Drawing especially on the words left behind by great philosophers, poets, and novelists, the book reads almost like a book of proverbs, offering profound insight into life, philosophy, and education. Not How Will You Raise Your Child, But What Kind of Parent Will You Be? The birth of a child is a monumental, life-changing event that completely transforms a person's life. Yet we tend to focus only on the ten months of waiting for the baby to arrive, and afterward, solely on "how to raise the child." The parents themselves—the very people responsible for raising the child—rarely stop to deeply consider what it truly means to become a parent, or how their own lives will change once the child is born. This book explores what changes a child brings to a parent's life, what it truly means to become a parent, and what mindset and philosophy one should live by as the parent of a child. The author also reminds us that "parents are not gods," viewing parents as imperfect human beings. Many parents, believing they must be role models for their children, try to be perfect in every way when it comes to their kids, and blame themselves with guilt whenever they fall short of that standard. But parents are human too—they inevitably make mistakes, have shortcomings, and are far from flawless. The author argues that rather than pushing themselves to be perfect, parents should humbly accept their own flaws and mistakes; only then can they warmly embrace their child's own shortcomings and imperfections. And when they do, the child, too, grows into a generous person capable of embracing not only their own flaws but also the shortcomings of others.