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1、10ConversationsYouNeedtoHavewithYourChildren≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠≠ShmuleyBoteachTomysonMendy,ontheoccasionofyourBarMitzvah.Mayyougrowtobeamanwhouseswordstoinspiretheworld,andchangeitforthebetter.ContentsPrologue1Whycan’tIgetmychildtolisten?WhydoIhavetorepeateverything?Whydoeseveryconversati
2、onendinanargument?1OnBecomingaPerson11Thequestionbecomes,“Who,notwhat,doyouwanttobe?”2ChildhoodandHappiness35Apersonwhowastrulyachildfirst,apersonwhoexperiencedlifeassomethingwonderfulandawe-inspiring,takesthatwithhimintoadulthood.3KnowledgeandInspiration53Tome,thetrulyimportant
3、questionisthis:“Areyouintellectuallycurious?”4BestowingDignity77Everyhumanbeinghasvalue,andeveryhumanencounterisafreshchancetolethimknowit.iiiContents5HonoringtheFeminine95Womennurtureandenhanceeverythingtheycomeintocontactwith,menmostofall.6Forgiveness125Achildneedstounderstand
4、oneofthebasictruthsaboutforgiveness:Whenweforgive,wearedoingitfirstandforemostforourselves.7FamilyandTradition137Fartoomanyfamiliesnowadayslivetogetherasstrangers.8Love149Loveistheforceintheuniversethatbringseverythingtogether;hatedriveseverythingapart.Loveisthegravitythatunites
5、us;hatetheantigravitythatripsusasunder.9Fear159Achildwhomeasureshisself-worththroughgrades,popularity,andevenhispositionontheLittleLeagueteamwillcarrythatintoadulthood,andhisentirelifewillbecoloredbyskewed,fear-drivenvalues.ivCONTENTS10God169TheplaceofGodinourlifeistoalwaysremin
6、dusofthemoralquestion.Goddemandsrighteousness.Acknowledgments193AbouttheAuthorOtherBooksbyShmuleyBoteachCreditsCoverCopyrightAboutthePublishervPrologueWHYCAN’TIGETMYCHILDTOLISTEN?WHYDOIHAVETOREPEATEVERYTHING?WHYDOESEVERYCONVERSATIONENDINANARGUMENT?Inmylifeasafamilycounselor—ando
7、nmyfam-ilyandparentingTVshow,ShalomintheHome—Iamapproachedconstantlybyparentslookingforhelpwiththeirchildren.ItisarequestItakeveryseriously;asafatherofeight,Iknowhowharditcanbetofeelyou’vetriedeverythingyoucanthinkof,towonderwhetheryou’rebeingtooindulgentortooharsh,toodistantort
8、oointrusive.Somepar-entsareconvincedthatthere’s