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Learning From Our Mistakes
Learning From Our Mistakes
As parents, we are often fearful of allowing our children to move forward and explore because of the possibility of them making a mistake.
Jul 8, 2013
By Adina Soclof
Teaching Your Family Ahavat Chinam
Teaching Your Family Ahavat Chinam
Happy families are families who can love each other unconditionally without judgment. It can be hard at times to remember this fact but it is incredibly rewarding to instill these values...
Jul 1, 2013
By Adina Soclof
Creating a Stress-Free Family
Creating a Stress-Free Family
Four tried-and-true ways to maintain a peaceful home.
Jun 18, 2013
By Adina Soclof
Connecting With A Quiet Kid
Connecting With A Quiet Kid
We need to cherish our quiet, sensitive, careful and dreamy kids. We need to appreciate their strengths and cultivate them. We also need to find ways to nurture our relationships with...
Jun 12, 2013
By Adina Soclof
Dear That’s Life: All Aboard!
Dear That’s Life: All Aboard!
Parenting in a modern world is not just about keeping one’s child grounded, though that is a major component. Some days, it is simply about keeping up.
Jun 11, 2013
By Miriam L. Wallach
The Loss of a Baby
The Loss of a Baby
Savitsky talks with Rabbi Yamin Levy, author of Confronting the Loss of a Baby: A Personal and Jewish Perspective.
Jun 6, 2013
By Steven Savitsky
Dealing With Your Teen
Dealing With Your Teen
To help kids really learn to act appropriately we need to reach their conscience and give them the skills that need to cope with their challenges of high school, peer pressure,...
Jun 3, 2013
By Adina Soclof
Highlighting Your Kids’ Strengths to Make Them More Responsible
Highlighting Your Kids’ Strengths to Make Them More Responsible
Sometimes we get frustrated at our kids because we concentrate on all the bad things they do. Perhaps we need to start focusing on all the good things our kids do.
May 28, 2013
By Adina Soclof
Do Not Place A Stumbling Block
Do Not Place A Stumbling Block
As parents it is our job to lead our kids on the right path. What do we do when they won't listen? How can we use our words to get our...
May 21, 2013
By Adina Soclof
To Mourn a Child
To Mourn a Child
Steve Savitsky speaks with Rabbi Jeffery Saks, one of the editors of "To Mourn a Child: Jewish Responses to Neonatal and Childhood Death."
May 9, 2013
By Stephen Savitsky

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