Parenting the Ephraim’s Child – Deborah Talmadge and Jaime Theler
This nonfiction parenting book takes the “strong-willed child” theory and approaches it from a different direction, one of spirituality. Historically speaking, the tribe of Ephraim was a warrior tribe, firm in their convictions but a little but unruly. The authors of this book have chosen to compare today’s “out of control” child to the Ephraimites, drawing the conclusion that as those warriors of old learned to harness themselves to be righteous spiritual leaders, so can these children learn to magnify their own strengths and to temper their impulses to become truly incredible people. I read this book with a considerable … Continue reading