Parenting

According to Jewish tradition, the summer months of Tammuz and Av are filled with strife for the Jewish people. It is the time when we had the story of the spies talking Lashon Hara about Eretz Yisroel,  Korach’s rebellion and later on the Churban Bayit Rishon and Sheini. Why our ancestors failed is less important than

I just finished reading the book “Quiet: The Power of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop Talking.” I really enjoyed it. It is good to know that the thinkers and the dreamers do a lot of good in the world. Introverts are great leaders, true friends, innovators, writers and philosophers. The world cannot do

Dear That’s Life, For better or for worse, I do not often make it home in time to do homework with my children. That being said, my children know that no matter what, if they need help with their math homework, I am not the parent to call. I was therefore a little curious when

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, drinking and even drugs.

In this week’s Parsha, Shelach, a tremendous amount of turmoil is caused by Lashon Harah, negative language. The Jewish people are getting ready to enter the Promised Land and Moshe sends 12 spies to scout out the Land of Israel. Ten of the spies returned from their trip with extraordinarily large clusters of grapes, pomegranates and figs and

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 lessons across?

Four ways you can use Mother’s Day as vehicle to teach your children the lessons of Shavuot and how to be a productive member of the Jewish community.

Kids need help learning to reign in their behavior now so that they can learn to manage later on. It may seem as if they want to be allowed to do whatever they want, but it does not bode well for them down the line if we do not put our foot down.