Journey Through Life
When my second child was born sixteen months after the first, my oldest son had not yet learned to walk. I remember pulling up to my home...
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The Torah (Five Books of Moses) contains life lessons for everyone at all times. These articles provide timeless solutions to modern challenges.
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- Jun 25
- 3 min
Greatness or Grasshoppers: Forming a Child's Self Image
My son was an inquisitive, social child. As a toddler he spent all day talking, asking questions, and interacting with everyone he...
- May 15
- 3 min
Instant Parenting or Slow Process?
“See results now!”, “Guaranteed immediate improvement!”, the ads blare at us everywhere. For parents desperate to get a full night’s...
- Mar 20
- 4 min
Are Our Children Doomed to be Victims of Their Emotions? The Joy of Purim.
Allowing our children to believe that they are limited by their feelings dooms them to a life of sadness and anxiety. Empowering our childre
- Mar 13
- 4 min
Should We Judge Parents By Their Children?
Social media is crawling with posts implying or explicitly stating that if a mom parents the right way, her child will turn out to be...
- Feb 22
- 5 min
How to Get Your Kids to Listen Without Yelling or Arguing
The request from a young mother told a familiar story. Her sweet, adorable toddler was hijacking her night, every night. Bedtime to this...
- Feb 15
- 4 min
A New Perspective on Chores
Every Friday morning, my children and I set aside our week’s homeschooling studies and work together to prepare for Shabbos (Sabbath)....
- Feb 7
- 3 min
How to Teach Your Children to Think
In order to help them learn to make their own thoughtful choices, wise parents give children a window into how and why they make decisions.
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Faith in the Future: The Ultimate Parenting Mindset
Faith is the hallmark of parents who dedicate themselves to raising the next generation long before they see the fruits of their labor.
- Jan 10
- 4 min
What Makes Your Kid Lose It?
A mother can help her children make good choices by striving to keep them in a framework that helps them be successful.
- Dec 27, 2023
- 5 min
From Victimhood to Empowerment
“I can’t do this!” “My teacher hates me!” “I never get what I want.” “You always punish me for every little thing!” Do these lines sound...
- Dec 20, 2023
- 3 min
Why Are You Falling Apart Now?
As a young mother preparing for an expected birth, I knew my young children would probably struggle to adapt to life with a tired Mommy...
- Nov 28, 2023
- 4 min
Addressing a Common Communication Challenge
A parent's job is to use language to build a bridge with our children, opening conversations and sharing thoughts and feelings.
- Sep 14, 2023
- 4 min
Stumbling to Greatness
Making mistakes is not the problem. Viewing mistakes as definitive limitations instead of opportunities for growth is a problem.
- Aug 30, 2023
- 5 min
Three Steps to Raising Grateful Kids
How can I stop my kids from being entitled, self-centered brats? This is the million dollar question for today’s parents, made more...
- Aug 1, 2023
- 4 min
Gifts of Dependency
No one can parent a person who doesn’t want to be parented. The fact that our children depend on us for their needs allows our relationship
- Jun 27, 2023
- 2 min
My Children, My Brothers?
The Torah stresses respect from children for parents, so a verse in Genesis should raise eyebrows. Let’s take a look at Jacob’s...
- Jun 27, 2023
- 2 min
Youthful Impatience
Genesis 37:2 introduces us to Joseph at 17 years old, described in Hebrew as a “na’ar,” a lad. The transmitter of Biblical wisdom known...
- Jun 27, 2023
- 3 min
One Day At a Time
Deuteronomy 18:13 says, “You should be tamim with Hashem your God.” Tamim is a difficult Hebrew word to understand. It is alternatively...
- Jun 27, 2023
- 3 min
The Journey and The Destination
The last section of the book of Numbers is known in Hebrew as Masei – journeys. It recounts the 42 journeys that the children of Israel...
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