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We all know the stereotype of the Jewish mother: Hectoring, guilt-inducing, clingy as a limpet. In Mamaleh Knows Best, Tablet Magazine columnist Marjorie Ingall smashes this tired trope with a hammer. Blending personal anecdotes, humor, historical texts, and scientific research, Ingall shares Jewish secrets for raising self-sufficient, ethical, and accomplished children. She offers abundant examples showing how Jewish mothers have nurtured their children's independence, fostered discipline, urged a healthy distrust of authority, consciously cultivated geekiness and kindness, stressed education, and maintained a sense of humor. These time-tested strategies have proven successful in a wide variety of settings and fields over the vast span of history. But you don't have to be Jewish to cultivate the same qualities in your own children.Ingall will make you think, she will make you laugh, and she will make you a better parent. You might not produce a Nobel Prize winner (or hey, you might) , but you'll definitely get a great human being.
About the Author
Marjorie Ingall is a columnist for Tablet Magazine. Before that, she was The East Village Mamele at The Forward. She's a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review and has written for many other publications, including the late, lamented Sassy, where she was the senior writer. She hails from Rhode Island (The Biggest Little State in the Union) and is happy to translate the words "bubbler" and "cabinet" for you, as well as to rhapsodize about coffee milk. Nowadays she lives in New York with her husband, children, and two extremely vocal cats. She's also at marjorieingall.com.
