Parenting; Parenthood

How proper PARENTING can create a happy home

The Latin word parente, the origin of the English word parent, means to bring forth, to give birth, or to produce, highlighting the physical role parents play in the creation of a child. The Hebrew word for parents, horim, on the other hand, means teacher...

"One who spares the rod, hates his child" -- what is the parctical meaning in this adage for today's parent?

What emotional or spiritual profile would you like to build in yourself?

Building your child’s character requires focusing on the “big” issues; but it also means not neglecting the “minor pegs” grounding his values.

My daughter is always complaining that “all the other mothers” always do their children’s projects and homework for them . . .

“My children are constantly fighting with each other,” laments Susan, a mother of three. “Will there ever be peace in my home?”

“Be fruitful and multiply” the first mitzvah in the Written Torah! The first blessing given to new parents is that they may raise their child “…to the chupah”; and before the chupah the blessing given to bride and groom is that they may be fruitful and mu...

The present publication is an anthology of Chabad customs regarding pregnancy and childbirth, including the topics: conduct during pregnancy; conduct during delivery; bris milah; pidyon haben; birth of a daughter; miscellaneous. These customs have been co...