Raising a teenager is difficult; your Jewish values can help make it easier.
Relationships with teenage children can be
maddening and frustrating. They undergo the most peculiar
transition from children you think you know into mysterious
adolescent strangers you often wish you didn’t.
Drawing upon the teachings, insights, and
wisdom that have sustained the Jewish people throughout the
generations, this groundbreaking and invaluable guidebook will
help you navigate the tumultuous journey of parenting a Jewish
child into adulthood while asking—and
answering—important questions, including:
• How is my Jewish teen’s life
different from my life when I was a teen?
• How do I cope with the pain of
separation as my child enters the teenage years?
• What are the causes of the conflict
between me and my teen, and how can I help our family move
through our most difficult moments?
• How must my own behavior change as
my teen grows older?
• Is it possible to live with
differences in Jewish belief and observance within the same
family during my child’s teenage years?
• What are the unique challenges of
parenting Jewish teens in special situations, such as an
interfaith home; a special-needs teen; an adopted teen; or a
teen who is engaged in risky or self-destructive behaviors?
“Eventually, we’ll get past
their daily tantrums, their exotic grooming, their messy
bedrooms, and the boy/girlfriends from hell, and watch our
teens grow into responsible adulthood. But with Joanne
Doades’ wisdom, we’ll do it with deeper
understanding, deeper love and stronger connections. If you
have a teen, you need this book.”
—Rabbi Edward Feinstein, author, Tough
Questions Jews Ask:
A Young Adult’s Guide to Building a Jewish Life
A Young Adult’s Guide to Building a Jewish Life
“Very impressive …
well-written, informative, relevant to the issues faced by
today’s parents, practical, and humorous. Will be …
read and re-read by parents as they seek to understand not only
the world of their teenagers, but their own feelings and
thoughts. Highly recommended.”
—Dr.
Robert Brooks, Harvard Medical
School; coauthor, Raising Resilient
Children
“Excellent…. There is not
another like it.”
—Dr. Sol
Gordon, professor emeritus,
Syracuse University; author,
Raising a Child Responsibly in a Sexually Permissive World
Raising a Child Responsibly in a Sexually Permissive World
“Doades is the generous friend we
parents all need. She’s been there, she’s survived,
and she knows how to share her hard-earned wisdom with gentle
humor and respect—for us and for our teens.”
—Rabbi
Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer, author, Parenting as a Spiritual Journey: Deepening
Ordinary & Extraordinary Events into Sacred Occasions
“Gentle and persuasive guidance for
all those who are raising teens.”
—Dr.
Kerry M. Olitzky, coeditor, The Rituals & Practices of a Jewish Life:
A Handbook for Personal Spiritual Renewal
A Handbook for Personal Spiritual Renewal
“Combines [personal experience] plus
a deep love for Judaism. Ultimately, if we want to raise a new
generation of Jewish people, we have to help them get through
their teenage years and come out whole at the other end. This
book will help!”
—Shulamit
Reinharz, coauthor, The JGirl’s Guide: The Young Jewish
Woman’s
Handbook for Coming of Age
Handbook for Coming of Age
Joanne Doades,
mother of three, is an award-winning Jewish educator who is a
featured speaker at conferences, workshops and training
programs on Jewish parenting and Jewish identity development
topics. She is director for curriculum development for the
Union for Reform Judaism’s Department of Lifelong Jewish
Learning.
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