Parenting; Parenthood

About this Blog Just about every career requires prior course training, and often some work-related experience. Becoming a parent can be one of the most responsible positions we undertake, yet most of us do so unprepared and without any prior knowledge. W...

My son has started a streak of lying. He tells me he does things and then I find out that he didn't. I want him to understand that lying is unacceptable...

I am a second generation Holocaust survivor with parents who both went through Auschwitz. While my parents both clearly had a relationship with G‑d, they were not observant and were in too much pain to ever discuss what Judaism meant to them...

I have been in a spiritual funk for quite a while, actually, and not really “feeling it.” All the things I planned to improve during this past year didn't improve, and I'm hesitant to make a new round of resolutions I know I won't keep.

Question: My son is four years old. Lately, he's gotten into the habit of loudly screaming "NO!" whenever he's asked to do anything. It could be a simple "Come give mommy a kiss..." He'll scream, "NO!" Or "It's dinner time, let's go wash our hands." "NO, ...

We give our children everything they need and want. Now that they are tweens and teens, we are having a real problem…

I am the mother of a beautiful thirteen-year-old girl who always seemed to be quite confident and happy with herself. Recently, however, she has been spending so much time worried about her clothes and how she looks...and now she is trying to go out all t...

I am the mother of three young children whom I absolutely adore. However, I feel like I am falling apart running after them. I grew up with a mother who was always stressed out and I don't want to be that to my children. Yet I don't know how to take care ...

Letting them see how important prayer is to you – and that you're excited to pray – is the strongest message that you can send them. Pray together with your children!