Parenting

Educating Our Young: Creating Harmony in the Home

Educating Our Young: Creating Harmony in the Home

How parents relate to each other has a significant effect on how their children relate to one another and, later,…
Is It Possible to Change a Child’s Character?

Is It Possible to Change a Child’s Character?

Can you change your child's personality? Rabbi Zamir Cohen explains a fundamental educational concept based on the teachings of the…
Educate a Child According to His Way – Rabbi Zamir Cohen

Educate a Child According to His Way – Rabbi Zamir Cohen

What does King Solomon's statement in Proverbs “Educate the child according to his way", mean? Learn to identify the educational…
The Ultimate Goal of Successful Education – Rabbi Zamir Cohen

The Ultimate Goal of Successful Education – Rabbi Zamir Cohen

The measure of success in education is how the child behaves when he is not with his parents and teachers…
Guidance for Parents Struggling with Kids in Crisis – Rabbi Uri Zohar

Guidance for Parents Struggling with Kids in Crisis – Rabbi Uri Zohar

World famous Rabbi and Outreach personality provides guidelines for parenting in modern times. Must see
A Powerful Story of A Father’s Love

A Powerful Story of A Father’s Love

A remarkable true story that every parent must read
How to Approach the Nine Weeks of Summer Vacation

How to Approach the Nine Weeks of Summer Vacation

Vacation is an extraordinary opportunity for growth and development. We just have to approach it with the proper mindset
5 Parenting Tips on How to Raise Confident Kids

5 Parenting Tips on How to Raise Confident Kids

Give your children the greatest gift by implementing Rivka Malka’s tips on how to raise confident kids. Discover the connection…
Fostering Your Child’s Independence

Fostering Your Child’s Independence

Why should you wipe her nose for her when she’s fully capable of doing it herself?
4 Things You Should Never Say to Your Children

4 Things You Should Never Say to Your Children

Why we need parenting classes in our generation
Communication: Don’t Talk Down to Children

Communication: Don’t Talk Down to Children

They have it hard already; we can be scary without even trying
Mom, You’re the Best!”

Mom, You’re the Best!”

A sign on the door of a pediatrician in Spain goes viral for a good reason
How do You Raise Your Children with Happiness?

How do You Raise Your Children with Happiness?

Build them up with kind words and do the same with your spouse
My Daughter is Fine, Society Needs to be Fixed! 

My Daughter is Fine, Society Needs to be Fixed! 

Abigail’s mom explains that our society hasn’t yet accepted her daughter with Down’s syndrome
My Down Syndrome Twin Daughters are the Greatest!

My Down Syndrome Twin Daughters are the Greatest!

I still can’t figure out why the doctor said “I’m sorry” when he told me they have Down’s syndrome
New Research Says: “Talk to Your Fetus”

New Research Says: “Talk to Your Fetus”

It will help him develop his language skills early on in life
Supermom! Lydia Mesilati was a Foster Mother for 20 Children

Supermom! Lydia Mesilati was a Foster Mother for 20 Children

These 26 are mine! True 6 were born to me but my foster children were mine in every way
Jon Morrow’s Message: “If I Can Do It You Can Too!”

Jon Morrow’s Message: “If I Can Do It You Can Too!”

Suffering from a chronic terminal illness, Jon Morrow became a millionaire by inspiring millions of people to give it their…
The Power of a Mother’s Love

The Power of a Mother’s Love

There’s No Stopping You When Your Mother Believes in You
Pray For Your Children, Today!!

Pray For Your Children, Today!!

The day before Rosh Chodesh Sivan is the most auspicious time to pray for the welfare of your children; do…
Parents Watch Out For Magnetic Beads

Parents Watch Out For Magnetic Beads

Keep them out of your baby’s reach; they are very dangerous for babies that swallow them
You Don’t Buy Kids in the Bakery

You Don’t Buy Kids in the Bakery

They’re not finished products ready to produce nachas, satisfaction you need patience and alot of self-control to help them grow…
I Don’t Like My Son, What Do I Do?

I Don’t Like My Son, What Do I Do?

I discovered I dislike my third son, what do I do? What does Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler advise?
I Forgot my Daughter in the Car, She Survived by a Miracle

I Forgot my Daughter in the Car, She Survived by a Miracle

A remorseful father warns us to watch over our children. In the hot summer a child can die in a…
Looking Forward to a Dreamy Seder Night?

Looking Forward to a Dreamy Seder Night?

Are you dreaming of a pleasant, fascinating and enjoyable night for the whole family? Don’t just dream! Plan it now…
Your Son’s Friends are His Best Teachers!

Your Son’s Friends are His Best Teachers!

Well not exactly but they are far better motivators according to this new study
“Mommy Please Tell Me That I’m Good”

“Mommy Please Tell Me That I’m Good”

“Please don’t tell me that everything I do is wrong!”
Despair is Irrelevant

Despair is Irrelevant

As a messenger you have to deliver regardless
Special Child’s Mom: “G-d Guides Every Step I Take”

Special Child’s Mom: “G-d Guides Every Step I Take”

Mushkie Landau, the mother of a special needs child discusses how her faith helps her parenting.
I’ve Gone to Fulfill a Dream

I’ve Gone to Fulfill a Dream

“I’m taking the day off to fly a kite with my daughter”
Tips for a Good Relationship with Your Teenager

Tips for a Good Relationship with Your Teenager

Who doesn’t want some more guidance for dealing with troublesome teens?
Whose Project is it Anyway?

Whose Project is it Anyway?

Hands off, Mom - let the kids do it themselves.
Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream

"I thought I had her pegged. And now I realize - as the sky grows dark and we only see…
If You Can’t Beat Them

If You Can’t Beat Them

What's more harrowing for parents than traveling with their children? Jet-lagged kids!
Superwoman and the Eshet Chayil

Superwoman and the Eshet Chayil

I was just doing everything that I needed to do for my family. What could possibly be wrong with that?
“Train the youth according to his way”

“Train the youth according to his way”

The goal of education is not to change the child’s nature, rather the role of education is to take any…
Having a Large Family

Having a Large Family

Many couples these days experience doubts when it comes to having more children. They fear that additional children will create…
Help! My Teenager is Driving Me Crazy

Help! My Teenager is Driving Me Crazy

How does one deal with a recalcitrant teenager? Does the Torah offer some guidance to parents?
No Longer Wrapped in Silence: Mom, I Now Can Hear You!

No Longer Wrapped in Silence: Mom, I Now Can Hear You!

Sweet Ayalah was a year and her baby brother Benjamin both underwent a cochlear implant to allow them to hear.…
Children’s Involvement in Running the Home

Children’s Involvement in Running the Home

Our job as parents is to give our children the skills necessary to become self-sufficient. Running a home is a…
G-d’s Kindness: the Operation was a Success and the Siamese Twins Were Separated

G-d’s Kindness: the Operation was a Success and the Siamese Twins Were Separated

China, April 2015: Siamese twins who were born attached to the hips, were separated successfully by a surgery that utilized…
Hand in hand

Hand in hand

The memory of my father’s touch accompanies me still
Rethreading the loom

Rethreading the loom

While most of her family let go of the threads, my mother held on with a vengeance
This time it will be different

This time it will be different

What’s in a meatball, anyway?
When family ties can’t bind

When family ties can’t bind

My nephew conned my son out of money, then he ruined a promising shidduch prospect, should i speak up?
Out of control

Out of control

Tortured for years by bizarre outbursts, my son’s tourette syndrome was cured by a radical new procedure
He lived alone

He lived alone

A father’s tragic choice
Raising Hair (and Some Funds)

Raising Hair (and Some Funds)

We were dedicated mothers volunteering for a mission
My Son Gavi

My Son Gavi

When Gavi’s preschool teacher, asked us to come in for a conference, I knew she wanted to tell us how…
Don’t Be Afraid

Don’t Be Afraid

When her son becomes sick, a mother’s love transcends their estrangement
Maybe Some Tuna

Maybe Some Tuna

Twenty-five years after becoming frum, I still feel bad for hurting my parents
But I’m Not Tired Yet Mommy

But I’m Not Tired Yet Mommy

According to specialists, getting enough sleep is crucial for children’s development
Second choice

Second choice

It was not the carriage of her dreams
Fractured Families

Fractured Families

Our lives were shattered when my husband was accused of breaking our baby’s bones
Bending The Rules

Bending The Rules

Sometimes the situation calls for a little leeway
Nothing Like The Present

Nothing Like The Present

Amalek tries to discourage us with talk of inevitable failure
The Dance

The Dance

What we wouldn’t do for our children
The Cycle of Kibbud Av Va’eim

The Cycle of Kibbud Av Va’eim

Children emulate what they see in the home
Dear Mother, Believe in the Child Hashem Gave You

Dear Mother, Believe in the Child Hashem Gave You

The following moving letter from Iris Yifrach, written on the day her son Eyal’s body was found
Criticsm, Candor, and Clothes from the Sea

Criticsm, Candor, and Clothes from the Sea

How can we ensure that our children will listen to our rebuke?
Love your Children with all your Senses – R. Yemima Mizrachi

Love your Children with all your Senses – R. Yemima Mizrachi

What is a child’s very first need when he is born? "Your child’s physical needs are almost petty when it…
They Don’t Deserve Everything

They Don’t Deserve Everything

A child needs to understand that he can’t get everything he wants. This understanding will only do him good
My Very First Prayer Book

My Very First Prayer Book

The moment in which I received my first Siddur, was special and exciting. Now that my son is about to…
Message to Parents: Compliment, But Don’t Exaggerate

Message to Parents: Compliment, But Don’t Exaggerate

It turns out that even compliments in parenting have a limit
What Are Children Looking for Outside the Home? Love!

What Are Children Looking for Outside the Home? Love!

A child cannot live in a vacuum, and when he is missing something at home, he will search for it…
Setting the Tone at Home

Setting the Tone at Home

When a father comes home, he must strip himself of the “general’s clothes” and assume the role of husband and…
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