{"product_id":"the-blessing-of-a-skinned-knee-raising-self-reliant-children","title":"The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant Children","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published in hardcover in 2001.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Notes \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow I Lost One Faith and Found Another\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blessing of Acceptance: Discovering Your Unique and Ordinary Child \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blessing of Having Someone to Look Up To: Honoring Mother and Father \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Why God Doesn't Want You to Overprotect Your Child \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blessing of Longing: Teaching Your Child an Attitude of Gratitude \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blessing of Work: Finding the Holy Sparks in Ordinary Chores \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blessing of Food: Bringing Moderation, Celebration, and Sanctification to Your Table \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blessing of Self-Control: Channeling Your Child's Yetzer Hara \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blessing of Time: Teaching Your Child the Value of the Present Moment \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blessings of Faith and Tradition: Losing Your Fear of the G Word and Introducing Your Child to Spirituality \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNotes \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecommended Reading \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The larger lesson is that children need to learn to fend for themselves...for the professionals who work with children--principals, teacher, camp directors, school psychologists--that lesson is worth the price of Mogel's paperback.\" \n\u003cb\u003e --The New York Times Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Mogel's] thoughtful observations consistently illuminate and reassure. Impassioned, lyrical, and eminently practical, this inspiring volume is a real treasure.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Writing with great warmth and humor, [Mogel] gives examples from her own family life and those whom she has counseled. Highly recommended for all parenting collections.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"You don't have to be religious, you don't even have to be Jewish, to appreciate Mogel's philosophy that allowing children to fall down and pick themselves up (with kisses as needed) is the way to raise resilient, self-confident kids.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Lisa Belkin, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"For anyone who has a child, was a child, or cares about children. Wendy Mogel teaches you how to raise a child to be a good person and not just raise a child to feel good. Great for the Jewish parent, great for the Presbyterian parent, the Buddhist, and even the skeptic.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Carrie Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A treasure trove of information for parents. Dr. Mogel's personal and caring touch comes through clearly as she presents practical and useful suggestions for parents. \n\u003cb\u003e--Jacqueline Haines, Gesell Institute for Human Development\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"We like the emphasis this book places on the parents being the center of the wheel of the family and the importance of raising children who appreciate their place in the world and their obligation to be mensches [Yiddish for 'people of integrity and honor'].\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"All hail Wendy Mogel's Overparenting Anon list: Folks, Wendy Mogel got the anti-helicopter parenting movement rolling with her book, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee. Here's a taste of her fabulous list that I wish I had tattooed (just for the first 20 years or so) on my arm.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Lenore Skenazy, Creator, FreeRangeKids.com\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wendy Mogel presents us with one of the finest and most challenging books on parenting to emerge in recent years. In a firm and loving voice, she reminds parents and all those who care about children of the sanctity of parenting. Her blending of Judaism and parenting wisdom jumps off every page. I love her work--both as a rabbi and as a father.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, author of \u003ci\u003ePutting God on the Guest List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Prophets call on the wisdom of a tradition, its revealed truth, to say out loud what we know but are afraid to utter. Wendy Mogel has issued a prophetic call to good parenting, one laced with psychological insight, practicality, and humor. Her words are themselves a gift of faith and a blessing.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Peter Cobb, Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"While reading The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, I felt that I was being tutored by an elder in the ways of the world. As a Christian minister, I have found that our faiths have that relationship to each other. As a parent, I was encouraged in the very ways that our generation of parents is baffled. You have hit on all of the issues that are difficult: materialism, permissiveness, guardianship against the destruction of humane values, and preservation of sacred time and space in a harried, dislocated world.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Reverend Robert Thompson, Phillips Exeter Academy\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published in hardcover in 2001.;Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-273) and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWendy Mogel, PhD, is a practicing clinical psychologist, international public speaker, and the author of \n\u003ci\u003eVoice Lessons for Parents\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \n\u003ci\u003e The Blessing of a Skinned Knee\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Blessing of a B Minus\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the host of Nurture vs Nurture, a new podcast from Armchair Expert, and lives in Los Angeles. Please visit her website at WendyMogel.com. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe beloved bestseller that offers a practical, inspiring new roadmap for raising self-reliant, ethical, and compassionate children. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the trenches of a typical day, every parent encounters a child afflicted with ingratitude and entitlement. 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