Product Description: Seven Steps to Mentschhood teaches the path toward becoming a ''mentsch'' both in and out of school. Directly connected to the student's real-life conduct, it is based upon six verses from the Torah and one from Proverbs. The ''steps'' follow a logical pattern from less to more challenging, and their aim is to enable a child to develop an intrinsic sense of ''doing the right thing'' on his or her own initiative...read more

Provides parents with advice on using Jewish teachings from the Torah and Talmud to overcome struggles with raising children, nurture strengths and uniqueness, and encourage respectfulness towards their parents and others.

Every parent hopes their child will be self-reliant, optimistic, and well mannered, a challenge in our current culture. Clinical psychologist and Jewish educator Wendy Mogel distills the ancient teachings of the Torah, the Talmud, important Jewish thinkers, and contemporary psychological insights into nine blessings that address key parenting issues such as: * determining realistic expectations for each child * respect for adults * chores * mealtime battles * coping with frustration * developing independence and self-control * resisting over-scheduling and over-indulgence The Blessing of a Skinned Knee guides us toward effective, enlightened parenting in an increasingly speedy, material, and competitive age.