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Positive Jewish Parenting 37 articles

Empowering Success as a Single Parent (Video)
Empowering Success as a Single Parent (Video)
Remember that you are a person - not a chauffeur, not a cook, not a housekeeper. And that means you need to take care of yourself. Five ideas to empower your...
Jan 19, 2012
By Rachel Pill, LCSW
Raising Emotionally Healthy Preschoolers
Raising Emotionally Healthy Preschoolers
Chaya Gorsetman, Ed.D. Early childhood lays an all-important foundation for a well-adjusted emotional life. Learn how to explore attitudes, language and conversation with children to enhance their social and emotional growth....
Jan 19, 2010
By Chaya Gorsetman
Stop Overreacting! Reacting Calmly to Our Children
Stop Overreacting! Reacting Calmly to Our Children
Judith Siegel, Ph.D. This workshop will explain the physical and emotional factors that cause us (and our children) to respond to situations in ways we later regret. The beliefs and emotional...
Jan 19, 2010
By Judith Siegel
Body Image and Self-Esteem: An Interactive Workshop
Body Image and Self-Esteem: An Interactive Workshop
Rochelle Harary, M.S How do our children perceive themselves, and how does it relate to their self-worth? Discussions will include societal pressures as well as self-esteem and its effect on the...
Jan 19, 2010
By Rochelle Harary
When Your Child Defies You
When Your Child Defies You
Rochelle Harary, M.S What do you do when your child defies you? Understand the cause of this defiant behavior and the most effective way to intercede. An interactive discussion will ensue...
Jan 19, 2010
By Rochelle Harary
A Blueprint for Relationships: What Children Learn from Their Parent’s Marriage
A Blueprint for Relationships: What Children Learn from Their...
Judith Siegel, Ph.D. Our children learn more from what they observe than from what they are told. This workshop presents what children learn about caring, conflict resolution, trust, respect, and negotiation...
Jan 19, 2010
By Judith Siegel
Nurturing Spirituality and Idealism in a Culture of Immediate Gratification and Materialism
Nurturing Spirituality and Idealism in a Culture of Immediate...
Norman Blumenthal, Ph.D. Many educators and parents are seeing children drifting from religious practice more out of indifference and ennui than anger or rebellion. In a time when so much is...
Jan 19, 2010
By Norman Blumenthal
Raising Resilient Children
Raising Resilient Children
David Yammer, Ph.D Teaching coping strategies for life’s challenges and disappointments. Is there value in allowing children to be frustrated? Helping parents deal with those uncomfortable feelings. Positive Jewish Parenting Communal...
Jan 19, 2010
By David Yammer
The Making of a Mensch
The Making of a Mensch
The Making of a Mensch: Instilling Positive Values in Our Children – Presented by Dr. Norman Blumenthal at the Positive Jewish Parenting and Marriage Educational Alliance, NY, NY on May 3,...
May 13, 2009
By Dr. Normal Blumenthal
The Uniqueness of Each Child Within Family Dynamics
The Uniqueness of Each Child Within Family Dynamics
The Uniqueness of Each Child Within Family Dynamics – We know each of our children is special, but what do we do when the “specialness” conflicts with or outshines the siblings...
Feb 2, 2009
By Dr. David Pelcovitz

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