Timeless Wisdom, Practical Guidance

Every parent reaches this moment, and even though you know it’s expected, it still hits as a shock. At some point, your precious, sweet,...

One of the real challenges of parenting is that, despite the occasional moment of triumph, most hours and days are filled with plain old...

One of the most delightful and exhausting aspects of parenthood is the never-ending stream of questions from our children. Why is it...

The request from a young mother told a familiar story. Her sweet, adorable toddler was hijacking her nights—every night. To this...

Mrs. Henny Machlis (1957-2015) was a remarkable woman who, alongside her husband, Rabbi Mordechai Machlis, opened their Jerusalem home to...

A typical conversation with a neighborhood mom begins, “I don’t know how you homeschool.” She often continues, “My life feels upside down...

A shepherd walks through the desert, grazing his father-in-law’s sheep. Suddenly, he sees a bush engulfed with flames, but something...

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...

“I’ve spoken softer, I’ve hugged longer, I’ve read extra pages and kissed all the boo boos. I’ve smiled from the heart. I’ve taken time...

My son was an inquisitive, social child. As a toddler he spent all day talking, asking questions, and interacting with everyone he...

As a tired teenager I remember wondering how I would possibly handle sleepless nights with infants once I became a mother.  The idea that...

In the weeks between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, the gap between the celebrations looms large. In the United States, Mother’s Day...

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul....

There are precious parenting moments as when your child embraces you in a loving hug. There are proud parenting moments such as when you...

“See results now!”, “Guaranteed immediate improvement!”, the ads blare at us everywhere. For parents desperate to get a full night’s...

Do you ever look at another mom and marvel at how incredible she is? Do you wonder at the superpower that allows her to calmly take care...

A simultaneously delightful and exhausting aspect of parenthood is the constant stream of questions youngsters ask . Why is it raining?...

One of the gifts we receive by being around young children is the opportunity to look at the world through their eyes with wonder and...

Allowing our children to believe that they are limited by their feelings dooms them to a life of sadness and anxiety. Empowering our childre

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...