the blessing of good parenting advice

As you may know, I am an inveterate collector of good advice, particularly as it relates to raising kind, competent, and well-mannered children. Well, I think I hit the jackpot with the book I’m currently reading, The Blessing of a B Minus’, by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. I heard Dr. Mogel speak on Friday night at the Challenge Success plenary at Stanford. She dished up some amazing nuggets of useful, practical advice in her keynote address.

I bought the book on a break in the agenda and have been reading a little bit every day. I would normally devour a book like this in a few hours but am trying to slow down in order to fully absorb the wealth of information she provides. I’ve also been jotting down notes from each chapter and seriously think I am going to create some wall decals or posters so we may (visually) encounter this valuable advice on a daily basis.

Here are some select quotations from the book:

“All the world is a very narrow bridge. The main thing it to not be afraid.” Rabbi Nachman

“The only way out is through.”

“A large portion of life is maintenance and repair.”

“Manners grease the wheels of society.”

“Deed over creed. Actions are more important than beliefs.”

“Learn the value of ordinary work. God really is in the details.” (re: the cosmic impact of daily chores)

If I do create wall art, would anyone like it as well? I can easily make it available via PDF download.

P.S. If you are interested in learning more about Challenge Success, I encourage you to visit the website: http://challengesuccess.org/