Positive Parenting

by Abraham J. Twerski, Ursula Schwartz

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D. and Ursula Schwartz, Ph.D. are outstanding mental health practitioners. In this practical book they say, "Let's concentrate on how to do things right, and how the Torah and Jewish tradition counsel us to raise our children." This book belongs at the top of the Jewish reading list of every parent, teacher, or person who deals with parents and children.

Genres: Jewish, Parenting, Nonfiction

313 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1996

About the author

Abraham Joshua Twerski (Hebrew: אֲבְרָהָם יְהוֹשֻׁע טווערסקי‎) was an Israeli-American Hasidic rabbi, a scion of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty, and a psychiatrist specializing in substance abuse.

Reviews

[Edy · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Time has indeed demonstrated that many things that appeared to be disadvantageous at the time they occurred were subsequently proven to have been blessings in disguise.”

“The obstacles to ahavas Yisrael are generally greed, lust, and envy, all of which emanate from the desire to acquire that which is not one’s own.”

“It is our job as parents to create a bridge to our children so that we can connect with them and fulfill our duties. The bridge spans the inherent separateness between us and the child that we are given. It is important to remember that it is primarily our obligation to reach the child and it is not his obligation to reach us.”

[Kressel Housman · Rating 4 out of 5]

For me, reading parenting books is like reading mussar or doing exercise. I know it's good for me, but it's hard to get motivated. I usually nosh my way through most parenting books, or I start and never finish, but I actually read this one cover to cover, so that tells you something. Unfortunately, I don't remember much of it, other than it made me feel glad that I'm raising my kids in the frum world and the story of the stonecutter, which I've since told my kids and which they love.

[LM · Rating 1 out of 5]

This just wasn't for me. He writes so much about what not to do. It almost read like "don't
abuse your child" to me.