The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children
About this audiobook
In the trenches of a typical day, every parent encounters a child afflicted with ingratitude and entitlement. In a world where material abundance abounds, parents want so badly to raise self-disciplined, appreciative, and resourceful children who are not spoiled by the plentitude around them. But how to accomplish this feat? The answer has eluded the best-intentioned mothers and fathers who overprotect, overindulge, and overschedule their children’s lives.
Dr. Mogel helps parents learn how to turn their children’s worst traits into their greatest attributes. Starting with stories of everyday parenting problems and examining them through the lens of the Torah, the Talmud, and important Jewish teachings, The Blessing 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 their children are both ordinary and unique, and treasure the power and holiness of the present moment.
It is Mogel’s singular achievement that she makes these teachings relevant for any era and any household of any faith. A unique parenting book, designed for use both in the home and in parenting classes, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee is both inspiring and effective in the day-to-day challenge of raising self-reliant children.
About the author
DR. Wendy Mogel is a clinical psychologist, parenting expert, a New York Times bestselling author and international keynote speaker. Her mission is the protection and promotion of self-reliance, resilience, accountability and exuberance in children. She was once on a program with President Barack Obama, once with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and once with the circus. DR. WENDY MOGEL is a clinical psychologist, parenting expert, New York Times best-selling author and international keynote speaker. Her mission is the protection and promotion of self-reliance, resilience, accountability and exuberance in children. She was once on a program with President Barack Obama, once with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and once with circus performers.
Carrington MacDuffie is a singer and recording artist, who first began reading audiobooks featuring poetry. The recipient of multiple Earphones Awards and six Audi nominations, she has read novels by Jackie Collins, Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Anna Quindlen’s Still Life with Bread Crumbs, and Christopher Buckley’s Florence of Arabia. She also co-narrated Transgressions: Death's Betrayal by Macmillan Audio. MacDuffe has published her own audiobook, Many Things Invisible, featuring poetry integrated with music and sound.
