Jun­greis– Wolff says par­ent­hood doesn’t endow us with instant wis­dom, but the Code of Jew­ish Law rec­om­mends that begin­ning each morn­ing with grat­i­tude to our Cre­ator will set the tone and guide our actions and reac­tions through­out the day. She says that all kinds of real-life wor­ries ​“rob us of our peace of mind,” and ​“even days with no daunt­ing chal­lenges… require sta­mi­na and pos­i­tive thinking.” 

Par­ents should focus on the gift of their chil­dren by spend­ing time with them and tru­ly lis­ten­ing to and com­mu­ni­cat­ing with them. Par­ents must be role mod­els for their chil­dren and should nev­er think it’s too late to make a change for the bet­ter. She stress­es mod­er­a­tion: stop over-sched­ul­ing, over-prais­ing, and over­com­pen­sat­ing chil­dren with mate­r­i­al goods. Teach­ing by exam­ples of how she was raised by her own par­ents, the author pass­es on the patience and faith she has learned from them to her own stu­dents in sound, sen­si­ble advice.