Blessings and Baby Steps: The Spiritual Path of Parenthood

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 BirthThe First YearThe Wondrous OnesThe Tremendous TwosThe Thrilling ThreesThe Formidable FoursSPECIAL FEATURES:Includes blessings for children from the Jewish traditionEach chapter offers relevant, bite-size text studyUSES:Essential reading for new parents, grand-parents, and caregiversMakes a great gift on the birth of a baby, for Mother's Day, and as a thank youProvides rich topics for sermons, text study, and welcome addresses to congregantsIdeal for parenting classes