A new book from Shea Publishing is inviting readers to reconsider one of the most common assumptions about family life. In Who Educates Parents?, Dr. Žilvinas Svigaris argues that children are not simply shaped by their parents; they also play an active role in shaping the people their parents become.
The book stands apart from conventional parenting guides by avoiding promises of easy answers or step-by-step solutions. Instead, Dr. Svigaris writes from the perspective of lived family experience, reflecting on more than twenty years of raising three children. His approach is personal, thoughtful and grounded in the belief that parenting develops through dialogue, trust and shared discovery.
What makes Who Educates Parents? especially unusual is that the author’s children contribute their own reflections throughout the book. Their voices add depth and honesty, showing how family members can experience the same moments in different ways. This creates a rare intergenerational conversation that highlights the value of listening within families.
The book covers a wide range of subjects relevant to modern parents, including adolescence, education, technology pressures, creativity, responsibility, family traditions, learning through music and preparing young people for an unpredictable future. At a time when many parents feel pressure from social media and changing educational expectations, the book places emphasis on curiosity, empathy and connection rather than perfection.
Dr. Svigaris combines academic experience in Computer Science, Economics and Philosophy with a deeply personal family narrative. Available now, Who Educates Parents? is aimed at parents, educators, grandparents, parenting professionals and anyone interested in building stronger and more respectful relationships between adults and children.