RAISING DIGITAL NATIVES (AGES PRESCHOOL TO TEEN) WITH JEWISH VALUES
"A gem of a new book." -Ari Goldman, New York Daily News
"Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah is a valuable must-buy for all Jewish parents, and not just for Hanukkah. Not only does Estroff give practical childrearing advice but her joyful approach to Judaism is a healthy antidote to religious skeptics." -Hadassah Magazine
"Estroff’s witty, sympathetic tone and her attention to ethical matters make her a refreshing authority.” - Jewish Living Magazine
"A warm book full of tangible advice that will fashion children into committed Jews and menschen; In short into people who will be a blessing in their own lives and in the lives of all those whom they meet."
- Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, A Code of Jewish Ethics Vol. 1: You Shall Be Holy
"Sharon Duke Estroff’s Can I have a Cell Phone for Hanukahis a wise, witty, and insightful guide for parents – both Jews and non-Jews – who are faced withnagivating their way through the shoals of contemporary American life." - Deborah Lipstadt PhD, History on Trial: My Day in Court with David Irving
"One of the best parenting books I've read this year." -Five Minutes for Mom Blog
"Sharon Duke Estroff has come to the rescue of parents raising children in today's "overachieving, anxiety- filled culture," with her concise, insightful and often hilarious guide Can I have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah? The Essential Scoop on Raising Modern Jewish Kids." -Jewish Independent
"From playdates, homework and extracurricular activities, to bar/bat mitzvah,tzedakah and Jewish holidays, with humor and insight Estroff offers suggestions for coping with the day-today challenges of Jewish parenting...an easy read packed with a lot of good,practical advice."
-Chicago Jewish Star
"Great ideas, great thoughts, and great solutions will take you by the hand...This book belongs in the library of every parent and grandparent." -Atlanta Jewish Times
"With Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah? a mother will have help navigating her way through the childrearing years and beyond. With humor and in a contemporary modern mind, the book offers wonderfully creative ways to take your children from one subject to another." -Shalom Newspaper
"Insightful and humorous, "Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah?" covers many of the parenting issues us mommy bloggers banter about every day, such as choosing a kindergarten to teaching your children the value of a dollar. Estroff writes in a fun and catchy rhythm that makes her down-to-earth advice a joy to read, including text peppered with Jewish references that add flavor and voice." -The MommySpot
"Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah? is brimming with humor and strategy, love and secret parent handshakes. Well, maybe no secret parent handshakes, but there might as well be, as Sharon welcomes us to her private club of parents who adore their children while realizing the children don't actually need online screen-names at five, nor Blackberries at 12." - Melissa Faye Greene The Temple Bombing
"Peppered with humor, Estroff's book addresses dilemmas that begin as early as the preschool years and evolve throughout elementary school, junior high school and high school. She discusses academic competitiveness, cutthroat soccer games and surviving homework. She guides parents who struggle with the idea that they must provide the most entertaining play dates, most exciting birthday parties and the most lavish b'nai mitzvah receptions." -Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
"Any parent feeling overwhelmed will find "Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah?" filled with interesting, easy-to-read advice. Estroff has a sense of humor, noting when she’s made parenting mistakes and discussing the lessons she learned the hard way. Parenting in the 21st century may not be easy, but Estroff helps make the task a little less difficult." -The Reporter
"Sharon Duke Estroff has the uncanny ability to give solid, useful, and practical information on how to raise children while making you laugh out loud at the same time. Her book is a must for every parent Jewish or not Jewish."
- Stephen Nowicki Jr. Ph.D Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success "Sharon has filled "Can I have a Cell Phone" with lots of practical advice for Jewish parents, including how to deal with Santa-envy, how to survive the homework struggle, how to plan a birthday party without breaking your budget and how to help shy kids make friends. Also, there are chapters on grade-school playdate protocol and parenting in the Net generation." -Jewish Literary Review
"Ms. Estroff, mother of four, Jewish educational consultant, and author of a nationally syndicated parenting advice column, writes with wit, candor, and authority. She brings issues and wisdom from her personal parenting experiences, those of the families at her day school, and those from her readers together in gentle, measured, moderate, and reasonable, contemporary guide to raising children." -Juggling Frogs Jewish Parenting Blog
"I'm not Jewish...but I love this book. I laughed through it all while still appreciating the serious lessons it teaches. Every mom and dad with will find themselves nodding and smiling as they discover each other on every page."
- Bonnie R. Strickland, Ph.D.
Former President, American Psychological Association
Sharon Duke Estroff is an internationally syndicated parenting columnist. Her articles reach millions of readers and can be found in more than fifty publications including:
The Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh
Boston Jewish Advocate
Contact Sharon Duke Estroff at sharonestroff@sharonestroff.com
Internationally-Syndicated Parenting Columnist and Author
