Most parenting books speak directly to adults, offering advice on how to raise children successfully. Who Educates Parents? by Dr. Žilvinas Svigaris takes a different path by bringing children into the conversation and exploring how parents and children educate one another over time.
Published by Shea Publishing, the book is based on the author’s experience of family life and is written in collaboration with his own family. Instead of presenting parenting as a fixed set of techniques, Dr. Svigaris examines it as an evolving relationship shaped by conversation, reflection and shared responsibility. The book’s central idea is that children do not merely receive education from adults; they influence how adults grow, think and change.
The family perspective gives the book its distinctive voice. Dr. Svigaris includes his children’s recollections and interpretations of family experiences, even when they differ from his own. These honest differences in memory and meaning help reveal the complexity of family relationships and invite readers to think more openly about their own homes.
Who Educates Parents? explores communication, adolescence, education, schools, creativity, music, family traditions and the challenges of raising children in a rapidly changing world. The book also speaks to the pressures families face today, including technology, social media and uncertainty about the future. Rather than offering strict rules, it encourages parents to build relationships through mutual respect and meaningful dialogue.
With his academic background in Computer Science, Economics and Philosophy, Dr. Svigaris brings a broad and reflective perspective to a deeply personal subject. Who Educates Parents? is available now and is intended for parents, teachers, grandparents, family therapists and anyone interested in a more honest discussion about modern family life.