HaYidion: Cover of the Parents issue
This column features books, articles, and websites, recommended by our authors and people from the RAVSAK network, pertaining to the theme of the current issue of HaYidion for readers who want to investigate the topic in greater depth.
Brooks, Robert and Goldstein, Sam. Raising Resilient Children. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Cooper, Aaron and Keitel, Eric. I Just Want My Kids to be Happy! Chicago: Late August Press, 2008.
Debow, Yocheved and Woloski-Wruble, Anna. Life Values and Intimacy Education: Health Education for the Jewish School Grades 3-8. Jersey City, New Jersey: Ktav, 2008.
Diamant, Anita and Kushner, Karen. How to Be a Jewish Parent. New York: Schocken, 2000.
Elkind, D. The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon (3rd ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus, 2001.
Evans, Robert. Family Matters: How Schools Can Cope with the Crisis in Childrearing. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
Fullan, M. Leading in a Culture of Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
Goodman, Andy. Storytelling as Best Practice: How Stories Strengthen Your Organization, Engage Your Audience, and Advance Your Mission. Self-published, 2003.
Gordis, Daniel. Becoming a Jewish Parent. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000.
Howe, Neil and Strauss, William. Millenials and the Pop Culture. Great Falls, VA: LifeCourse Associates, 2006.
Kindlon, D. Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age. New York: Miramax Books, 2001.
Lareau, Annette. Home Advantage: Social Class and Parental Intervention in Elementary Education (2nd ed). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000.
Lareau, Annette. Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life. Berkeley, CA: U of California Pr, 2003.
Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara. The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn From Each Other. New York: Random House, 2003.
Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara. Worlds Apart: Relationships Between Families and Schools. New York: Basic Books, 1978.
Levine, M. The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids. New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
McEwan, E.K. How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin, 2005.
Minkin, Seth. The Word of Mouth Manual, Volume II. Self-published, 2008. Available as a free download at http://www.bzzagent.com/monkey/.
Mogel, Wendy. The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children. New York: Scribner, 2001.
Morinis, Alan. Climbing Jacob’s Ladder. Boston: Trumpeter Pr, 2007.
Morinis, Alan. Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar. Boston: Trumpeter Pr, 2008.
Pomson, Alex. Back to School: Jewish Day School in the Lives of Adult Jews. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State U Pr, 2008.
Sachs, Brad E. The Good Enough Child: How to Have an Imperfect Family and Be Perfectly Satisfied. New York: Harper Paperbacks, 2001.
Sachs, Brad E. The Good Enough Teen: Raising Adolescents with Love and Acceptance (Despite How Impossible They Can Be). New York: Harper Paperbacks, 2005.
Thompson, M., & Mazzola, A.F. Understanding Independent School Parents: An NAIS Guide to Successful Family–School Relationships. National Association of Independent Schools, 2005.
Wertheimer, Jack, ed. Family Matters: Jewish Education in an Age of Choice. Waltham, MA: U Pr of New England, 2007.
Wiseman, R. Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads: Dealing With the Parents, Teachers, Coaches and Counselors Who Can Make—or Break—Y our Child’s Future. New York: Crown, 2006.
Thompson, M. “The Fear Equation.” Independent School Magazine, Spring 1996.
PEJE’s Admissions Community of Practice page, including case studies and discussions on many issues: http://peje.org/networking/communities_of_practice/admission.php
Free Range Thinking, Andy Goodman’s monthly newsletter of communications best practices and resources for public interest groups, foundations, and progressive non-profits and businesses that want to reach more people more effectively: http://www.agoodmanonline.com/newsletter/index.html
Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media, by Beth Kanter: http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/
Getting Attention: Helping Non-Profits Succeed Through Effective Marketing, the blog of Nancy Schwartz: http://www.gettingattention.org/
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