A new book by Dr. Žilvinas Svigaris is challenging traditional ideas about parenting by suggesting that children are not only shaped by their parents, but also play an active role in shaping them. Who Educates Parents?, published by Shea Publishing and available now, offers a thoughtful and deeply personal look at family life, education and the changing relationship between parents and children.
Unlike many parenting books that focus on expert advice or fixed methods, Who Educates Parents? is built around real family experience. Dr. Svigaris wrote the book in collaboration with his own family, including contributions from his children. Their voices appear throughout the book, sometimes offering different memories and interpretations of the same family moments. This creates an honest and unusual dialogue between generations.
The book explores a wide range of themes connected to modern family life, including communication, adolescence, education, responsibility, creativity, music, family traditions and preparing children for an uncertain future. Rather than presenting parenting as a one-way process based on authority, Dr. Svigaris argues that strong families are built through mutual respect, trust and shared learning.
At a time when parents face growing pressure from social media, technology and changing educational expectations, Who Educates Parents? encourages families to move away from perfection and toward curiosity, empathy and meaningful conversation. The book invites readers to reflect on their own relationships rather than search for universal parenting formulas.
Dr. Svigaris brings together academic experience in Computer Science, Economics and Philosophy with more than two decades of lived family experience. His book will appeal to parents, grandparents, teachers, education professionals, family therapists and anyone interested in building healthier relationships between generations.