Blessings and Baby Steps charts the spiritual journey of parenthood from pregnancy through preschool.
Author Rabbi Ilana Grinblat interweaves her personal experiences with those of friends, congregants, and mentors as well as with tales from Jewish tradition. Each short (2-4 pages), breezily told chapter offers a new insight from a particular moment of parenting and highlights a quality that this stage nourishes.
CONTENTS:
Six sections guide the parent on a spiritual journey from conception through the four-year-old child.
Pregnancy and Birth
The First Year
The Wondrous Ones
The Tremendous Twos
The Thrilling Threes
The Formidable Fours
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Includes blessings for children from the Jewish tradition
Each chapter offers relevant, bite-size text study
USES:
Essential reading for new parents, grand-parents, and caregivers
Makes a great gift on the birth of a baby, for Mother's Day, and as a thank you
Provides rich topics for sermons, text study, and welcome addresses to congregants
Ideal for parenting classes