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Fight Back Against the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Fight Back Against the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Childhood obesity in this country has more than tripled in the past 30 years. Reverse the trend in your own home.
Jun 7, 2012
By Aliza Beer
A Lecture Your Children Will Learn From
A Lecture Your Children Will Learn From
The less parents talk, the more thinking children have to do.
Jun 6, 2012
By Adina Soclof
Sound Calm, Even When You’re Fuming
Sound Calm, Even When You’re Fuming
Forget blaming your kids and spouse. Try this simple phrase instead.
May 31, 2012
By Adina Soclof
Defiant Children: 4 Truths Every Parent Needs To Know
Defiant Children: 4 Truths Every Parent Needs To Know
Learn these and avoid a power struggle.
May 24, 2012
By Adina Soclof
This Shavuot, Keep Your Teens Safe
This Shavuot, Keep Your Teens Safe
As a community, we must change the concept of staying up all night for the sake of staying up all night.
May 23, 2012
By Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone
Sefirah: The Perfect Time to Teach Our Children Respect
Sefirah: The Perfect Time to Teach Our Children Respect
At the beginning of Sefirah (the counting between Pesach and Shavuot) last year, Cleveland’s LocalJewishNews.com posted an article reminding the community about the grave sin committed by great Torah scholars of this time....
May 10, 2012
By Adina Soclof
Big Brother, Big Sister: An Exceptional Mentoring Program
Big Brother, Big Sister: An Exceptional Mentoring Program
Steve Savitsky talks with Bracha Goetz about her program that matches up children and teens with much-needed mentors. Bracha Goetz is the author of Let’s Stay Safe, a book reviewed in the Jewish Action summer...
May 10, 2012
By Stephen Savitsky
The Best Tip to Create Positive Communication with Your Kids
The Best Tip to Create Positive Communication with Your...
Our job is to help them see the big picture. But how do we accomplish this?
Apr 25, 2012
By Adina Soclof
Become a Happier (Read: Better) Parent
Become a Happier (Read: Better) Parent
Why do I hold myself - and my kids - to standards that make everyone crazy?
Apr 12, 2012
By Adina Soclof
Reading is FUNdamental: Teaching Our Children the Joys of Reading
Reading is FUNdamental: Teaching Our Children the Joys of...
Children’s literature enhances everything from school achievement to emotional development to increased life span and higher standards of living.
Apr 4, 2012
By Chana Mayefsky

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