The Blessing of a Skinned Knee

Using Jewish teachings to raise self-reliant children. The format for the second book discussion was to give each participant an opportunity to read their favorite quote. People in the group took a few minutes to comment on the quote giving the reader of the quote the last word. The discussion went very well except when it came time for me to read my quote I forgot to hold my comments until the end. The book inspired some good discussions about parenting and we got to know each other a little better in the process.  Group participants came up with the book idea, focusing on one chapter at a time and favorite quotes.  I look forward to hearing more suggestions for next years book discussions. I'm wondering if we could do the same thing with Hebrew School classes. One chapter of a book could be photocopied for every student to take home and read, pick a quote and come into the library for a discussion. Younger students could come in with a parent. We could also have film discussions...

Good Book Discussion on March 15

Eight of us spent 90 minutes having a good discussion based on the book Blessings of a Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children. Our focus was on chapter 1 of the book. Sunday March 29, 10:30-11:30, we are looking forward to discussing chapter 2. Each member of the group will pick a quote from the book to present.