Description: In the trenches of a typical day, every parent encounters a child afflicted with "the gimmes, with whining, and with ingratitude". In a world where material abundance abounds, parents want so badly to raise children who are not spoiled by the plentitude around them. But how to accomplish this feat can elude the best-intentioned mothers and fathers.

Drawing on the wisdom of the Torah, the Talmud, and important Jewish thinkers -- in a way that never seems gimmicky, that is always integral to the message -- The Blessings of a Skinned Knee shows parents how to:
-- Teach children to honor their parents and to respect others
-- Escape the danger of overvaluing children's need for self-expression so that their kids don't become "little attorneys"
-- Accept that your children are both ordinary and unique
-- Treasure the power and holiness of the present moment

It is Mogel's singular achievement that she makes this blueprint -- followed by Jewish parents for the past three thousand years -- relevant for any era, any city, and any home. A unique parenting book, The Blessings of a Skinned Knee is both inspiring and effective in the day to day challenge of raising self-reliant children.

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