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Parenting 551 articles

Need a crash course on teenage girls? A sense of parental camaraderie? A good laugh? Enter OU Life’s Parenting section; it’ll get you out of trouble and back in the parenting game.

Upstanders, Not Bystanders
Upstanders, Not Bystanders
In this week’s Parsha, Shelach, the Jewish people are preparing to enter the Promised Land and Moshe sends 12 spies to scout out the Land of Israel. Ten of the spies...
Jun 11, 2014
By Adina Soclof
Ten Commandments of Parenting: Watch the Webinar
Ten Commandments of Parenting: Watch the Webinar
Last week we had a great Lunchbreak Webinar, titled “ The Ten Commandments of Parenting” I didn’t realize how hard it would be to come up with 10 basic principles of...
May 28, 2014
By Adina Soclof
My Three Favorite Parenting Techniques
My Three Favorite Parenting Techniques
I just met with one of my colleagues, a parent educator like myself, and I was asking her for a good topic for my next post. She suggested that I write...
May 20, 2014
By Adina Soclof
Letting Go Of Perfect Parenting
Letting Go Of Perfect Parenting
Many mothers, and some fathers, have shared with me their insecurities about parenting. The question that always comes up is, “But am I doing this parenting thing right? Am I really...
May 13, 2014
By Adina Soclof
Catastrophic Thinking
Catastrophic Thinking
How many times do parents hear from their children: “I had the worst day ever!” “Sara is so mean to me! She did not give me her snack! She hates me!”...
Apr 29, 2014
By Adina Soclof
Simple Ways To Keep Your Family Happy All Year Long
Simple Ways To Keep Your Family Happy All Year...
Purim was great this year. It always is because it is one of my most favorite holidays.  I love the story of Mordechai and Esther and each year when I hear...
Mar 19, 2014
By Adina Soclof
Magen Yeladim
Magen Yeladim
Last week, our community was privileged to welcome Magen Yeladim’s Safety Kid program to Cleveland. The Los Angeles-based staff, including Debbie Fox, Yair Cohn, and Yelli Koenig, braved the Cleveland weather...
Mar 12, 2014
By Adina Soclof
Cultivating Your Child’s Innate Gifts and Strengths
Cultivating Your Child’s Innate Gifts and Strengths
In this week and last weeks Parsha we speak about Bezalel and Oholiav, who were appointed to build the Mishkan. They were gifted with Divine wisdom and artistic knowledge. They were...
Mar 6, 2014
By Adina Soclof
Our Inclusion
Our Inclusion
Sometimes I stalk Rozie a little bit at school. I know it’s crazy mom behavior, but I can’t help it. I’m not worried; I love her school and teachers. I just...
Feb 18, 2014
By Sheva Givre
The Patience Shortcut
The Patience Shortcut
In this weeks Parsha, after the Chet HaEgel, the sin of the golden calf, Moshe is granted a vision of the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy which describe the merciful and forgiving...
Feb 12, 2014
By Adina Soclof

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