Parenting Jewish Teens: A Guide for the Perplexed

By Joanne Doades

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580233058
• ISBN13: 9781580233057
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Parenting Jewish Teens- a must read!

Teenagers! Can there another demographic group more challenging yet full of promise! JoAnne Doades book on Parenting Jewish Teens offers a realistic approach to raising teens based on years of insight and experience. Her book is a paractical guide filled with great understanding, sensitivity and humor. I particularly like her integration of Jewish primary sources into the discussion If you have Jewish teens, this book is a must!

Loved the real-life stories about the family

This books would be helpful to all parents. We have all been in many of these same situations and the author's down-to-earth approach makes this book a joy to read.

Must have for Jewish Parents

I couldn't put this book down. As a Jewish mom of two pre-teens boys, I worry about how I'll handle the teen years. This book gave me some excellent ideas. It also provides the confidence of knowing others have been through these years and made it through. The stories and examples are funny, heartwarming, and very real.

Insightful and Poignant Guidebook

Parenting Jewish Teens: A Guide for the Perplexed by Joanne Doades is a must-read for any parent of teenage children. Ms. Doades shares her experience as a parent of three Jewish teens to help other parents learn from her triumphs and her mistakes. The book is certainly inspirational, encouraging parents to persist in their relationships with their teenage children even in difficult times. In today's society where family relationships are disjointed to say the least, Parenting Jewish Teens: A Guide for the Perplexed is like a breath of fresh air!