When your little girl starts growing up, it can be hard to find swimwear that looks right. We pulled together some favorites that will keep them comfortable and confident in and out of the water. When the girls are small, we buy swimsuits that are adorable. They’re so fun and easy to find at all…
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A Child Went Behind His Mother’s Back. Rabbi Brezak Explains How to Respond.
If your child is doing dangerous things, often punishing doesn’t work. This is what does. Parenting Challenge: We allow my seven-year-old to ride his bike near the house. Our street is very long, and we let him go down the entire street; but he knows he has to stay near the house and come home…
Want to Show a Graduate You’re Proud? Our Grad Gift Guide Is Here
Here are a few gift ideas that they’ll enjoy both now and as they move onto life’s next stage. They worked hard. It hasn’t been easy for our kids over the past couple of years, but they made it. And whether they’re graduating from elementary or high school, these are some items they may find…
How to Toilet Train Your Toddler
Practical tips and steps to make the process stress-free for both of you. I never thought I would write a post on toilet training.Before I start, while training has gone smoothly for most of my children, there was one time that it didn’t. That one child completely demoralized my confidence in my ability to train…
The Clever Elly Device Reminds Drivers to Check the Back Seat
A comment on a Between Carpools post is helping to make a change in Israeli car safety! In the summer of 2020, we shared a post from a mom who accidentally left her baby in the car. While that story ended well, B”H, she shared in the hopes of raising awareness amongst our readers of…
Some Cute Ideas for Your Daughter’s Bas Mitzvah Party
Do you want to add a spiritual element to the party? Or do you need some extra fun? My daughter’s bas mitzvah party, overall, was pretty typical for our neighborhood. We had a dairy buffet and dessert table plus a project for the girls to do as an activity. (They decorated tumblers with waterproof stickers….
Does Your Child Always Complain, “I’m Bored!”
Maybe now you’ll have a response. If you type the word bored in the bcp search bar, the first few posts include ways to entertain bored kids. We have a post on a bored jar, ideas for a bored tween (written by a tween), ideas of things for bored kids to do on vacation, and…
Top 6 Sunscreens: You’ll Actually Want to Wear Them Every Single Day
These sunscreens really protect and fill your needs. Sunscreen.Most of us at the BCP team grew up in an age where tanned skin was something we worshipped and slathering baby oil before baking in the sun for hours was completely acceptable. But, no more. We have come a long way. And we now know the…
Your Child Has Lice. What to Do Next?
Before you do anything else, the first thing to know is: Don’t freak out! Today, lice can be taken care of quickly and easily. The first thing that I’m going to tell you is if you live in a town where there are professionals who can take care of the lice for you, do it….
Eight Tips for Nursing Moms Who Work Out of the Home
Pumping is the worst! You’re in the middle of work, trying to do a million things and then realize you need to pump. It’s always at the most stressful time… …So you quickly try to finish up and then excuse yourself to go pump. There are five people hanging out in the room you usually…
