There is a famous parable of three bricklayers building a Synagogue They are asked, “What are you doing?” The first says, “I am laying bricks.” The second says, “I am building a Synagogue.” The third says, “I am building the house of G-d.” The first bricklayer has a job. The second has a career. The

“Mommy, just one more book!” “Daddy, play with me.” “Watch me! Look what I can do!” There is nothing more important to a child then their parent’s love and attention. It is critical to a child’s healthy development. If a child is not getting the love and attention that they need in positive ways, they

“There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” – Jill Churchill Mother’s Day is right around the corner. I always tell my kids that being a Mom is the best job out there. However, it definitely is one of those jobs where you can feel unappreciated.

We all love Purim, the megillah reading, the graggers, the mishloach manot, the candy, the costumes and the parties. We  also love the Purim story. Good against evil and our people’s ultimate triumph. We gladly pay homage to Mordechai and Esther the true heroes who went to bat for the Jewish people. They showed a

As Jews, we take education seriously, we always have. Every day, in Shema, we reiterate the importance of Jewish education, “Veshinantam L’baneicha” However, nowadays, we seem to have taken it to a new level, every parent seems to be on edge when it comes to discussing their child’s academic abilities. Parents are worried when their

Many parents feel that their children are irresponsible. Parents will tell their kids, “I had a job and paid for my own stuff!” “My parents never checked my homework, I just did it myself!” Finally, they will shake their head and say, “You are so irresponsible!” All those things may be true of what we

Many parents feel that their children are irresponsible. Parents will tell their kids, “I had a job and paid for my own stuff!” “My parents never checked my homework, I just did it myself!” Finally, they will shake their head and say, “You are so irresponsible!” All those things may be true of what we

In the case of parenting, trying to make our children happy is really a lose/lose situation. The truth is, the more you try to make your child happy the less happy they will be.

Parenting comes with lots of challenges. However, there is nothing worse than having to deal with a temper tantrum. It is exhausting for both parents and children. Many times temper tantrums cannot be avoided, but many times we can prevent them! Here are 3 ways that we can help parents prevent temper tantrums: 1. Be

Yehoshua ben Perachia would say: Make for yourself a Rav (teacher), and acquire for yourself a colleague, and give all individuals the benefit of the doubt. יהושע בן פרחיה אומר: עשה לך רב וקנה לך חבר והוי דן את כל האדם לכף זכות It is not easy to stay calm in the face of our