Explore Jewish parenting, family communication and passing traditions on to children, with articles and ideas for mothers and fathers.
Jewish parenting: reading with children and about teenagers
Part Two Mimicry Is a Child's Form of Self-Defense On the other hand, let us consider a situation in a religious community. If the custom at kindergarten is for all the boys to wear socks of a partic…
Part One Most likely, everyone is familiar with the folk parable from the East about a grandfather, a boy, and a donkey. An old miller rode a donkey while his grandson walked beside him. But people d…
Our topic today is “How to instill in a child the desire to do what needs to be done.” This may sound unclear, but let me explain. For example, a child has a choice: go and study or go and play. What…
Our topic today is “How to instill in a child the desire to do what needs to be done.” This may sound unclear, but let me explain. For example, a child has a choice: go and study or go and play. What…
In the previous article, we discussed praise and support. Today we will describe the remarkable effect that praise, support, and trust can have on a child in a seemingly hopeless situation. Our guest…
Let me briefly remind you of what is important to know about praise: As we said, a child should always receive love, without any conditions at all, simply because they are our child—they are entitled…
Initiative …Is Encouraged! Every child has moments when, on his own initiative, he does something good: plays with and keeps the younger children occupied, washes the floor or the dishes as a surpris…
The Taste of Defeat Conversely, demanding that an overly difficult task be completed will have the opposite effect. Let’s say we have a seven-year-old girl whose mother tells her: “I’m going to lie d…
Even When Scolding, Build on the Child’s Good Qualities In response to some misbehavior, a parent can say: “Such a good, well-mannered boy as you! I simply can’t believe you did this! It’s so unlike…