For the past month, it’s been hard to keep a healthy schedule. But starting today (or last night) you probably want to tackle that lack of structure and achieve a healthy schedule. No matter the ages of your family members, or your specific struggle, there’s lots of tips from sleep experts here on BCP. One…
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Is It Hard for Your Child When You All Go Away for Yom Tov?
Not every child adjusts well to new sleeping places and schedules, away from his familiar surroundings and comforts. This is how you can help ease the transition. The most hectic time of year! Mothers you earned the reward! The children are off to school and things are slowly falling into schedule. The kids are adjusting…
Top Book Picks for Your Sukkos Reading
Yom Tov is a great time to relax and enjoy a new book…here’s what’s new and recommended right now. There’s a light at the end of the Yom Tov to-do list tunnel in the form of long Sukkos evenings and afternoons. Prep for some old-fashioned relaxation with an absorbing book that will sweep you and…
Updated! How to Be a Good Carpooler
Some people dread carpool. And with good reason. It’s not just the traffic. I have lots and lots of experience carpooling. At one point in my life a couple of years ago, I was part of six different carpools (!). When I wrote the first version of this post in 2017, though, most of my…
Playdate Etiquette 101
Do we need to be more mindful when hosting other children, or sending our children to a friend to play? Our readers respond. I had this great idea for a post: let’s give parents and their children the tools to be the best hosts and guests on play dates. But then I realized I might…
Set Your Child Up For Success in the New School Year
Do you have a child who gets apprehensive about new starts and new teachers? These pointers will make the transition so much easier. You are taking in the last few weeks of summer, watching your children enjoy its freedom— freedom to wake when they please, to play for endless hours— and you can’t help but…
Oh No, I’m Not Ready to Send My ADHD Kid Back to School!
You can do this! Opening my inbox this morning made my heart sink. The first two emails were the school supply list for this year and the cheerful “welcome to – grade” letter from the new teacher. Ugh! There I was blissfully enjoying lazy summer days, later wake-up, no homework, kids coming home from camp…
How to Create Alcohol Ink Art
It’s the perfect activity to keep kids (and teens!) busy creating all day long. With these five easy-to-come by supplies, you’ve got yourself a sophisticated art project that tweens, teens and even adults will enjoy creating. Supplies: Start with removing the paper insert from your frame and set it aside for later. Take the glass insert…
SBT: The Best Way To Unwind After A Long Day
You’ve never heard of SBT? Nope, it’s not a new therapy! It’s Scheduled Boredom Time. Here’s why it’s important. Ask any Mom (or any kid!) out there, being bored is the worst! Polling the mothers, bored means annoying siblings, kvetching, and the dreaded, ‘There’s nothing to do!’ And polling the kids, bored is a feeling…
How to Keep a Connection When You’re Apart All Week
Tips and tricks for wives to keep the connection strong, even when you only see your husband on the weekends. So, you’re up in the country for the summer! What does YOUR relationship sound like lately? Maybe something like this: Sunday: Bye, have a good week! Monday: Hi, how are – Yossi! Not in the…
