The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
Using Jewish Teachings to Raise SelfReliant Children

This was required reading for my new job at a girls' school (which, incidentally, is not Jewish). Although I am neither Jewish nor a parent, I found this book very engrossing. I couldn't put it down, despite the fact that I was on vacation in the mountains at the time. (Well, all right, I could put......more

I enjoyed reading this book. Filled with seemingly common-sense guidance on raising children, I found myself noticing--more than normal--how children today don't behave (are bratty/insolent/fresh-mouthed, you get the idea) because they haven't been offered loving guidance as put forward in this book......more

This is like the parenting manual you should have received when your kid was born. You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy and derive enormous benefit from it. This is one of the books I most often recommend, along with How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid fo......more