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Tired of Answering Your Kid's Questions... Again?
A simultaneously delightful and exhausting aspect of parenthood is the constant stream of questions youngsters ask . Why is it raining?...
Apr 15, 2024


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 20, 2024


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...
Mar 13, 2024


Balancing Love and Limits
When our children misbehave we need to search for the roots. Are they overtired? Are they scared? Are they overstimulated?
Feb 28, 2024


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 22, 2024


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 15, 2024


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.
Feb 7, 2024


Connection Before Direction
Take the time to build a relationship within which your children feel secure. Prioritize spending time together; communicate your enjoyment
Jan 31, 2024


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 23, 2024


You're Not Alone
You know those days when you feel like you just can’t do it anymore? The times when you feel you’ve given everything you have to your...
Jan 17, 2024


Mundane Mothering? Building Eternity.
Caring for young children, giving them security and love, is the greatest accomplishment there is.
Jan 3, 2024


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 27, 2023


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...
Dec 20, 2023


Chanukah, Beginnings, and Endings
Chanukah is about beginning a course of action because it is right, holy, and pure, even though we don’t know how it will end.
Dec 14, 2023


Can You Hear What I'm Saying?
As we listen and speak, it is wise for us to remember that the words people hear are never simply the words that were spoken.
Dec 7, 2023


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.
Nov 28, 2023


Thanksgiving - Cultivating Gratitude for Invisible Blessings
Thanksgiving is here and this week’s Torah portion, Parshas Vayeitzei (Genesis 28:10–32:3), gives us the key to feel overflowing...
Nov 22, 2023


Marriage - A Partnership of Individuals
What happens when Mom is sick? For the last few weeks I’ve been under the weather. Not sick enough to stay in bed all day, but not...
Nov 15, 2023


Moral Clarity or Confusion
If we want to raise children who have moral clarity and can call out evil when they see it, we have to parent them with moral clarity.
Nov 1, 2023


How To Live in Times Like These
I feel like I am swimming through a thick fog as I go through each day. Despite my best efforts to sleep well, I wake up weary each...
Oct 18, 2023
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