Chanukahâ€"Rekindling the Eternal Light
12/13/2017 02:00:00 AM
Last night we celebrated Hanukkah with our VBS community. Each family brought a Hanukiyah and candles to light. Together we created a special moment in our community where we came together to remember and celebrate this ancient story. As we continue to celebrate Hanukkah this week take time to think about how your family can continue to bring light to others. The article below gives some ideas of how we can achieve this. Chag Urim...Read more...
Hannukah Kavanot
12/06/2017 02:00:00 AM
We celebrate Hanukkah with our friends and family. But we know that Hanukkah is more than just the latkes, soufganiyot (Jelly Doughnuts), and presents, so how do we remember our Jewish history? What is the message of Hanukkah that we want to give to our children? Below is a list of Hanukkah Kavannot (honor), of ways that we dedicate each night of Hanukkah to something important. As a family read the list of suggestions and discuss how you can...Read more...
Eight Gifts That Give
11/30/2017 02:00:00 AM
Last week we remembered to be thankful and show gratitude to the blessings we have in our lives. With Thanksgiving weekend coming to a close, we are now entering the Holiday season. Each year we ask ourselves, how we can make Hanukkah, a holiday about dedication and Jewish identity, more meaningful for ourselves and our children. What can we do differently to show the importance of the Holiday but still find joy in our celebration?...Read more...
Eight Ways to Teach Kids About Gratitude
11/21/2017 02:00:00 AM
What's Jewish about gratitude? So many things! In Judaism hoda'ah means gratitude or being thankful for what we have. But there's also a phrase, hakarat hatov, which extends beyond simple gratitude to “recognizing the good” all around us. Hakarat hatov is something kids often practice pretty naturally when they're little. For babies, everything is new and everything...Read more...
Children Need Close Pals, Not Popularity
11/14/2017 02:00:00 AM
Children Need Close Pals, Not Popularity
Research suggests that intimate friendships have long-term benefits, such as higher self-esteem and lower levels of anxiety and depression
By Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Sept. 15, 2017
Chasing after popularity can be stressful for childrenâ€"and for their parents. A growing body of research suggests that they...Read more...
10 Reasons I Quit Competitive Parenting
11/09/2017 02:00:00 AM
10 Reasons I Quit Competitive Parenting
THE MOTHERHOOD EXPERIENCE
I give up. I quit.
Yes, yes, I know. We tell our kids that they shouldn't quit. When they decide that they don't actually like soccer after begging to join the team, we make them finish the season. When they ask to quit tae kwon do after we bought the uniform, belt, and gloves, we make them finish the three-month...Read more...
3 Ways you Unknowingly Destroy your Children's Self-Esteem
10/31/2017 02:00:00 AM
3 Ways you Unknowingly Destroy your Children's Self-Esteem
Parent's want their children to grow up self-confident and capable. Sometimes without even realizing it, your responses may be doing the exact opposite.
"Mom, I'm starting a new piano song! Will you sit by me?" my youngest son asks.
I walk in and sit down at the piano bench. When he starts new songs, he likes me nearby.
A...Read more...
Feeling Left Out: Was Everyone Invited But Me?
10/26/2017 02:00:00 AM
Feeling Left Out: Was Everyone Invited But Me?
Feeling Left Out in Adolescence
By Audrey Mann Cronin
On the night before my daughter's highly anticipated camp reunion, posts of her beloved bunkmates at a sleepover party started popping up in her Instagram feed with captions like, “Don't you wish you were part of our...Read more...
Parents Who Raise “Good” Kids Do These 5 Things
10/19/2017 02:00:00 AM
According To Harvard Psychologists:
Parents Who Raise “Good” Kids Do These 5 Things
Feb 11, 2017
Times have changed greatly and with new times come new habits, sets of behavior and attitudes that seem very different from the ones we were used to when we were kids.
Today's generations are all geared up with the newest technology that seems to distract them from the need to go out and...Read more...
My Secret Jewish Prayer
10/10/2017 02:00:00 AM
My Secret Jewish Prayer
By Leah Moore
When I was a little girl, I heard a story about prayer. I can't remember if it was directly taught to me in Hebrew school or something I just picked up. In the story, a small child did not yet know how to pray, yet she knew the letters of the alphabet. So she would simply recite the alphabet aloud, and God would put the...Read more...
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