Title:
Mamaleh knows best : what Jewish mothers do to raise successful, creative, empathetic, independent children / Marjorie Ingall.
ISBN:
9780804141413
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Harmony Books, 2016.
Physical Description:
245 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Know your history -- Nurture independence-- your kid's and your own -- Maintain discipline -- Distrust authority -- Encourage geekiness -- Emphasize-- but don't fetishize-- education -- Tell stories -- Laugh -- Value money (but not too much) -- Cultivate spirituality and model tikkun olam -- How to raise a mensch.
Summary:
"We all know the stereotype of the Jewish mother: Hectoring, guilt-inducing, clingy as a limpet. In Mamaleh Knows Best, Tablet Magazine columnist Marjorie Ingall smashes this tired trope with a hammer. Blending personal anecdotes, humor, historical texts, and scientific research, Ingall shares Jewish secrets for raising self-sufficient, ethical, and accomplished children. She offers abundant examples showing how Jewish mothers have nurtured their children's independence, fostered discipline, urged a healthy distrust of authority, consciously cultivated geekiness and kindness, stressed education, and maintained a sense of humor. These time-tested strategies are the reason Jews have triumphed in a wide variety of settings and fields over the vast span of history. Ingall will make you think, she will make you laugh, and she will make you a better parent. You might not produce a Nobel Prize winner, but you'll definitely get a great human being"-- Provided by publisher.
OCLC Number:
ocn898923054
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
