Jewish Parenting Books

Motek

Sun, Jul 23 2006, 9:21 pm

I've compiled a list of Jewish Parenting books. I posted them in the Chinuch section and I'm reposting them here so more people will notice it.

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)
24) Balanced Parenting – Pelcowitz
25) Direction – Feurman
26) Polishing Diamonds – Kaplan
27) Preparing Your Child for Success - Greenwald

feel free to comment on them

JRKmommy

Thu, Jul 27 2006, 12:07 pm

I've read and loved "Raising Roses Among the Thorns" and "To Kindle a Soul".

"Raising Roses" is geared toward a frum audience, and a central idea is that a strong parent-child bond provide is essential protection against the dangers of the outside world. No psycho-babble at all. It provides short chapters, simple language, clear points to remember and simple exercises at the end of each chapter.

"To Kindle a Soul" contains some similar parenting ideas and philosophies to "Raising Roses". However, it is geared toward presenting "traditional Jewish parenting wisdom" to a more general audience. It is more all-encompasing - food, exercise, sleep, discipline, TV, attention and faith are all covered - and it "sells" this approach to a general audience with a whole slew of studies. It makes you think.

I'll add a couple more:

For breastfeeding, Tehilla Abramov's "Straight from the Heart".

"How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk", by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. Maybe it's not a "Jewish" book per se, since it is written for a general audience, but the authors are both Jewish and I find that there is a lot of Jewish wisdom in their advice. Excellent, very simple book, and the suggestions work with people of any age!

bashinda

Wed, Jul 25 2007, 8:22 pm

somehow I can never get through Raising Children to Care although I like what she's saying. I should really try to read that. I liked Rabbi Kaplan's columns in Hamodia (including the anecdos and anecdon'ts even when I disagree with him) but I haven't read the book. Anyone read (More) Effective Jewish Parenting?

I like How To Talk so Kids will Listen... with one caveat. The authors and their teacher may be / may have been Jewish but they're secular and it definitely shows in the book. You have to read through it carefully. Some of it IMO doesn't quite fit a frum framework, but in general it's good.

Are there any books which discuss childraising for BTs btw? Things like: how to explain to Miri why Bubbe/Tante etc. doesn't cover her hair/ dress tsniusly etc?