Blessings and Baby Steps

Book excerpt: Sometimes it's hard to find the excitement and joy beneath the daily toil of raising children. Rabbi Ilana Grinblat shows us how by revealing the ways our children raise us and teach us, no less than we raise and teach them. How the agony of labor can become a lesson in grace When separation anxiety yields to confidence What we learn from sleep training about balancing comfort and discipline How the circuitous route into preschool helps us embrace life's detours From conception through childbirth, from "the wondrous ones" to "the formidable fours," Rabbi Grinblat leads us on a personal journey to find the magic and meaning in the everyday work of parenting. Book jacket.