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Mamaleh knows best : what Jewish mothers do to raise successful, creative, empathetic, independent children / Marjorie Ingall.
- Title
- Mamaleh knows best : what Jewish mothers do to raise successful, creative, empathetic, independent children / Marjorie Ingall.
- Author
- Ingall, Marjorie
- Publication
- New York : Harmony Books, 2016.
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| Text | Request in advance | HQ755.8 .I54 2016 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 245 pages; 22 cm
- 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"--
- "In this funny, insightful look at the best practices of Jewish mothering, Marjorie identifies the 10 key tenets of Jewish parenting, then uses a blend of funny anecdotes, modern research, and ancient texts to show how anyone can teach those values at home"--
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-235) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780804141413 (hardback)
- 080414141X (hardback)
- 9780804141420 (eISBN) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2016010796
- 40026357076
- OCLC
- 898923054
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library