Jewish Parenting Books

Motek

Mon, Sep 20 2004, 3:50 pm

I've compiled a list of Jewish Parenting books. How about if we exchange book reviews?

JEWISH PARENTING BOOKS

1) Adahan – Raising Children to Care
2) Levy – (More) Effective Jewish Parenting; When Children Fight
3) Wikler – Partners with Hashem
4) Brezak – Chinuch in Turbulent Times
5) Young – Apples from the Tree
6) Schmidt – Love is Not Enough
7) Mermelstein – Being and Becoming
8 ) Ganz – Make Me, Don’t Break Me
9) Orlowek – Child/Disciple; Raising Roses among the Thorns
10) Radcliffe – Delicate Balance
11) Twersky – Positive Parenting; Not as Tough ..
12) Elkins – Unconventional Wisdom (for children with problems learning)
13) Munk – Sparing the Rod (on reward and punishment)
14) Wolbe – Planting and Building
15) Wagshal – Successful Chinuch
16) Wolpin – Timeless Parenting (a compilation of articles)
17) Feinhandler – Beloved Children (insights from parsha)
18 ) Klein – To Teach a Jew
19) Neuwirth – Halachos of Educating Children
20) Kelemen – To Kindle a Soul
21) Pollak – Torah Powerhouse
22) Slonimer Rebbe – Nesivos Sholom
23) Saltzman – Parenting by the Book (parsha)

Yael

Mon, Sep 20 2004, 3:52 pm

"love is not enough" is the only one I have read and I really liked it.

Tue, Sep 21 2004, 11:30 pm

Thansk for the list - I do have a few of those in my library - I should read them some time! I did read a book that, although not written by a frum author, was written based on the "wisdom of the Torah, the Talmud and important Jewish teachings". It's called "Blessings of a Skinned Knee" by Wendy Mogel which addresses issues such as: respect for adults, chores, keeping expectations in line with your child's temperment, meal-time battles, coping with frustrations, avaiding overscheduling and overindulgence and more.

Pickle Lady

Wed, Sep 22 2004, 4:22 pm

I read "Blessings of a Skined Knee" it was good. It was very applicable to the secular world though. Also she viewed judaism as great for building family rituals.

curlyhead

Tue, Sep 28 2004, 12:16 am

Chinuch in Turbulant times and Love is not enough were very good book.

Rochel Leah

Tue, Sep 28 2004, 8:15 am

A good not jewish book - but has good tips: " How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk". I dont know the author but will get back with it.

Ruchel

Wed, Jul 25 2007, 6:01 pm

http://imamother.com/forum/vie.....28643 Smile

amother

Mon, Jan 14 2008, 10:04 am

I really need some good Jewish parenting books.

I'm sure most books cover the same subjects, but just to be certain this is what I'd like to read about: Disciplining, when to give in vs. spoiling... patience, balancing attention to more than one child.

gigi

Mon, Jan 14 2008, 2:48 pm

I like this one..

Successful Chinuch by rabbi S Wagschal

it is short and simple.

amother

Mon, Jan 14 2008, 10:50 pm

Thanks gigi. How about anyone else?! Come on Jewish mamas!!! Smile

mod

Tue, Jan 15 2008, 12:47 pm

Threads merged. See above.

rachel19977

Mon, Feb 04 2008, 5:39 am

This isn't Jewish, but sure deals with kids / babies/ toddlers problem since they have books for different ages of the kids life: Parenting with Love and Logic. They have a website.

ffbmom

Mon, Feb 04 2008, 6:01 am

The ones I have read are:

Sarah Chana Radcliffe's book, Rasising Your kids without Raising your Voice has a good system in place. She takes her work from John Gottman's Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child, who is excellent. Both therapists are frum, but write for the global world.

I also thoroughly enjoyed Rabbi Dov Brezak's book, Chinuch in Turbulent Times.

amother

Wed, Feb 10 2010, 4:05 pm