Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah? is one of the best parenting books I’ve read this year. As an evangelical Christian, I wouldn’t normally pick up “the essential scoop on raising modern Jewish kids,” but as a mom trying to navigate the ever-changing waters of my nine-year-old’s life in 2007, I have no doubt that parenting this generation requires a working knowledge of their modern culture. Author Sharon Duke Estroff dishes up the scoop with humor and a balanced perspective stemming from her expertise as a mother of four and twenty years of teaching experience.
Estroff thoroughly covers a range of topics of interest for those of us parenting school-aged kids including
- kindergarten readiness and school enrollment (public or private)
- teaching your children to properly handle money
- friendship (including a funny chapter with a Q&A format answering all those questions about the post-preschool era playdate, another on “the scho
olyard social jungle,” and yet another on birthday parties, and yes, an exclusively Jewish concern–the Bar/Bat Mitzvah) - extra-curriculars: how much, how to pick them, and how to balance them with religious commitments
- a very informative chapter on “parenting the net generation” with wonderful overviews and safety precautions about IM, social networking, cyber bullying and yes, cell phones.
You can download a discussion guide at the author’s site to enhance your study or make a perfect springboard for a book club meeting.
If you would like to win one of five copies, leave a comment here, and we’ll announce the winner in next week’s book column.
The winners of For Parents Only are #40, Jessica and #88 Amy R.
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I’d love to win one!
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Sounds like a wonderful book! I would love to have it! At ten, my daughter is asking for things I wouldn’t have dreamed of asking for until I was atleast 13!
Fun sounding book!
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I would love this!
I’d love to win a copy of this interesting book.
Sounds like a very interesting book. I’d love to win a copy.
Sounds good! I’m always looking to add to my “parenting bookshelf.” Please enter me!
what an amazing book!
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thanks for the info……..i probably would have never even looked at this book, but it looks like something that would be beneficial!
fun title!
Hahahhaha I still can’t get over kids even have cell phones these days…
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I think this guide would be very helpful for me. 🙂
interesting!
Sounds great!
Sounds like an excellent book for our Jewish family!
Greetings,
What a wonderful contest…definitely helpful for making informed decisions leading to a wise vision.
Have a beautiful day,
Lesley
We need this book! Thanks for sharing!!
As a part-time nanny for my grandchildren, I’d like to check out how to raise “modern Jewish kids.” Thanks for the opportunity.
This book sounds really interesting!
May daughter is only 7, and I already need all the help I can get!
Our house is all about Christmakah! So if anyone could tell me how to raise a child in this modern day and age in a blended family, I am all over it!! Me please, me! 🙂
I totally need this for my halvsie daughters!
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Sounds like a lot of useful information. Please enter me in the give-away.
Sounds like a wonderful book!
I am very interested in this book!
This sounds like a great resource!
I would love to read this– we make the kindergarten decision next month…
My 2 year old was begging to open presents even before his older cousins. He’s going to be a challenge.
This sounds like a great book. In my house… one wants a cell phone and the other an iPod! What ever happened to the presents I got as a kid… socks, hair bands and clips, crayons and coloring books, BOOKS! Progress?
I would love to read this book!
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Hadn’t heard of this one before. Enter me!
This sounds interesting!
As a mom of 12 and 6 year old boys I would LOVE to read this book! Thanks!
Sounds great!
Sounds like an interesting read.
Count me in! Thanks! 🙂
:::snort::: how did this author know what my 10 year old dd wanted for Hanukkah? It’s been part of her ‘wish list’ for the past year…
Oh, and don’t be surprised if your children receive invitations to Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations as they get older.
I would love to win. The book sounds great. Can it be shipped to Canada?
This sounds like a great book! 🙂