Clinical psychologist and Jewish educator Wendy Mogel distills the ancient teachings of the Torah, the Talmud, important Jewish thinkers, and contemporary psychological insights into parenting issues to guides us toward effective, enlightened parenting in an increasingly speedy, material, and competitive age.

Follows a young couple over one life-changing weekend during which the husband flees lower Manhattan with his newborn daughter for a weekend in the Caribbean, while his wife tries to recapture who she was before the baby.

"If you've picked up this book, you're probably at your tipping point. Behavior that used to seem excusable--he's just spirited; she's a little lawyer--has become a huge source of stress in your life. But parenting doesn't have to be this hard. When Kids Call the Shots opens your eyes to the root cause of your child's bossy behavior, with a liberating message and advice that puts your family on a healthier, happier path,"--page [4] of cover. Entitled,...

Validation-recognizing and accepting your child's thoughts and feelings, regardless of whether or not you feel that your child should be experiencing them-helps children develop a lifelong sense of self-worth. Children who are validated feel reassured that they will be accepted and loved regardless of their feelings, while children who are not validated are more vulnerable to peer pressure, bullying, and emotional and behavioral problems. The Power...

New York Times bestselling author, internationally known clinical psychologist, and lecturer Wendy Mogel returns with a revelatory new book on parenting teenagers. Mogel's sage advice on parenting young children has struck a chord with thousands of readers and made her one of today's most trusted parenting authorities. Now, in a long-awaited follow-up, Mogel addresses the question she hears most frequently: what to do when those children become teenagers,...

"Offering real solutions that use everyday mindfulness games, activities, rituals and habits, a must-have resource, designed for use with children ages 2-10, shows parents how to improve both their child's and their own ability to focus, calm down and deal with stress."-- Provided by publisher.

"As co-founder of Outreach Concern, Inc., one of the largest school-based counseling services in the country, Dr. Rick Capaldi developed a guide to raise kids into confident, independent adults. His "three Rs"--Read your child's environment, Regulate their emotional temperature, and Redirect their behavior--will help parents and teachers steer children toward emotional stability and success. This model has been effectively utilized in counseling over...

"American youth sports is undergoing a crisis in parental behavior: parents are fighting with refs, coaches, their kids, and each other. Verbal abuse is being thrown at adolescent referees, fist fights are breaking out on the sidelines, and leagues are having to impose new restrictions on parents' involvement. Sports psychologist Jerry Lynch sees this epidemic of bad behavior as a symptom of parents' overinvolvement in their children's sports lives...

"The time has come for parenting to become what it was always meant to be - about the parent. Dr Shefali Tsabary details how our children can be raised as conscious adults only when we as parents allow ourselves to be raised into a higher state of consciousness."--Back cover.